Entries from Martin 1827 in Pollex-Online
Martin, J. (1827). An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, with an original grammar and vocabulary of their language, compiled and arranged from the extensive communications of Mr.William Mariner, several years reside in those islands. Edinburgh, Constable and Co.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Pale | To push or shove along, as a canoe in shallow water |
| Tongan | Pale | To parry a spear or arrow |
| Tongan | Pali | The os pubis; the share bone |
| Tongan | Palla | A sore, an ulcer; to fester, to suppurate; the name of a disease |
| Tongan | Paloo | To mix with water |
| Tongan | Pani | To bedaub, to smear |
| Tongan | Papa | The hollow piece of board on which gnatoo is imprinted |
| Tongan | Low papa | A board |
| Tongan | Patta. Pa/pata. | Grained, rough, coarse |
| Tongan | Pátoo | A mark of a wound not gained in battle |
| Tongan | Peca | A apecies of bat, the vespertilio vampyrus |
| Tongan | Pete-pete | Rough, rugged (a face marked with the small pox they would call thus) |
| Tongan | Pya | Destitute, an orphan |
| Tongan | Ta. Tá-tá. Té/ia. | To strike or beat. A mallet or hammer. To belabour, or beat. |
| Tongan | Ta | To hew, to carve wood or stone |
| Tongan | Tamate. Tamaté. Támatéä. | To kill by striking. Kill him, kill it. To kill. |
| Tongan | Ta-tattów | To strike the tattow |
| Tongan | Táàˊfi | An obstacle, to obstruct |
| Tongan | Táàˊgi | To deracinate, to pull up |
| Tongan | Tabili | Bellows, also blowing the fire with the breath |
| Tongan | Taboo | Forbidden, illicit; also sacred, consecrated, under a prohibition, any thing forbidden to be eaten or touched |
| Tongan | Tabooni | To shut; a bolt or bar |
| Tongan | Tacanga. Cow catanga. | An attendant of a chief. The suite of a chief. |
| Tongan | Tácapów | Mats of the cocoanut leaf, used for flooring |
| Tongan | Tacca | To be present at, or to assist at any amusement |
| Tongan | Tacca | A circuit or perambulation |
| Tongan | Tacca-milo | Flexuous, winding |
| Tongan | Tacký. Tacca tacký. | To wheel, to roll up. To engird. |
| Tongan | Tocoto. Tacoto. | To lie, to lie down. To lie along, to lie down; one lying; to lean against. |
| Tongan | Táë | Dung, excrement |
| Tongan | Tafa | To cut, to intersect |
| Tongan | Tafanga-fanga | The open country |
| Tongan | Tafe | To stream like water |
| Tongan | Taffi-taffi | To sweep |
| Tongan | Tafoki | To turn back, to return, to turn round, to turn over |
| Tongan | Taggi-taggi | To carry or lead in the hand |
| Tongan | Taha | The numeral one |
| Tongan | Tahi | The sea, sea-water |
| Tongan | Tahi-hoco | High tide |
| Tongan | Tahine | A virgin, a young girl; also a term of respect to female nobles |
| Tongan | Tái | Without, not having (often used to form compound words, like the English derivatives in-, un-, -less) |
| Tongan | Taký. Takyagi. | To anoint |
| Tongan | Tala | To relate, to bid |
| Tongan | Talanoa | A narrative, conversation |
| Tongan | Tali. Ta/tali. | To wait for a person. To await, to expect. |
| Tongan | Tali | To entertain |
| Tongan | Talla | A thorn |
| Tongan | Talo | A certain esculent root |
| Tongan | Taloo | To beckon |
| Tongan | Taloo | Since (after which time) |
