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 | Tama | A boy, a young man |
| Tongan | Tammý | A father |
| Tongan | Tanagi | To gather together, to collect, to convocate |
| Tongan | Tanga-caho | A case for arrows |
| Tongan | Tanga-mimi | The bladder |
| Tongan | Tangata | A man, any male; also a term of honour applied to a brave man... |
| Tongan | Tangi | To weep, to implore |
| Tongan | Tangi. Tattangi. | To coo, as the doves. To clink, to jingle together. |
| Tongan | Tango | To wander by night Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Tangooloo | To snore |
| Tongan | Tano | A grave, or pit |
| Tongan | Tanoo | To overwhelm, to bury |
| Tongan | Táö | A dart, lance, spear |
| Tongan | Taoo | To cook victuals |
| Tongan | Tów-tów. Táoo/be. | To hang. Pendent, hanging. |
| Tongan | Ta/tao | To way-lay; an ambuscade |
| Tongan | Tattów | Alike, coequal; a match, an equal |
| Tongan | Taw | To cure, a cure |
| Tongan | Taw | To drop, to slip down, to fall, to let fall, to be killed in battle |
| Tongan | Taw | To implant, to plant |
| Tongan | Taw | To open, as a box, or door |
| Tongan | Toho-toho. Taw/gia. | A rape; to ravish. To commit a rape. |
| Tongan | Tawto | Blood, to bleed |
| Tongan | Téa | Pale, white |
| Tongan | Teca | To trundle; a wheel, a ball; the name of a boyish sport |
| Tongan | Te, té-té/ | Almost, well nigh. |
| Tongan | Téë. Téë-téë. | To swim, to float. A float, to be buoyant. |
| Tongan | Tefe | To circumcise in the Tonga manner |
| Tongan | Camo | Circumcise [Fiji method] |
| Tongan | Tefito | The root of any plant |
| Tongan | Tefooa | Single, alone |
| Tongan | Tegi/chi | Not yet, ere |
| Tongan | Tehina | A brother |
| Tongan | Tele | To scrape, to shave; a razor |
| Tongan | Telefooa | Bare, naked |
| Tongan | Telie | The name of a tree |
| Tongan | Telinga | The ear |
| Tongan | Tenga | The thigh, the ham |
| Tongan | Teoo | To adorn with dress; finery in dress; to prepare to go any where; ready, prepared |
| Tongan | Tepa | To goggle, to squint |
| Tongan | Téte-téte | Tremulous, chilliness |
| Tongan | Teve | The name of a particular plant, the root of which, in time of security, is eaten for want of better food |
| Tongan | To | The name of a tree, bearing berries, of which the glutinous pulp (called also to) is used to paste together the different sheets of tapa |
| Tongan | Toa | Brave, bravery |
| Tongan | Toa | The casuarina |
| Tongan | Tobe | A lock or tuft of hair |
| Tongan | Toboo-váë | The sole of the foot; a shoe, or sandal |
| Tongan | Toca | Person, or individual |
| Tongan | Tocalów | Eastern, in the east |
| Tongan | Tochi(-tochi) | Nibbled, notched Problematic |
