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 | Boo/booha | Sultry, hot |
| Tongan | Valea | Insane |
| Tongan | Moachibo | The cotton tree |
| Tongan | Eni. Gi-heni. | Here, in this place. Here, hither, to this place |
| Tongan | Ne | A particle frequently joined to the end of words for the sake of euphony -- women more frequently use it than men |
| Tongan | Co/eni | This |
| Tongan | Heni | Here |
| Tongan | Co/ena. Hena. Gi-hena. | That. There, thither. |
| Tongan | He. Gihé. | There. There, thereabout, in that place, thither. |
| Tongan | He. Gihé. | There. There, thereabout, in that place, thither. |
| Tongan | Boo/boonoo | To close; to shut; the lid of any thing |
| Tongan | Taw | The sugar-cane |
| Tongan | Féhia | To hate, abhor, dislike, hatred |
| Tongan | Malië | Well! well done! bravo! |
| Tongan | Pa/pani | To forage, foraging party |
| Tongan | Toca, tocca | Aground; to get aground, to lie on the ground |
| Tongan | Totolo | To crawl, to grovel |
| Tongan | Fétatechili | To lighten, (to flash with lightning), lightning |
| Tongan | Fihi | To tangle, to entwine, to twist |
| Tongan | Toohoo | The forefinger |
| Tongan | Coomoo-coomoo | The chin |
| Tongan | Aców | Wood; any sort of club |
| Tongan | Chi | Small, little, thin |
| Tongan | Chi/chi | Softly, slightly, lightly, in a very moderate degree |
| Tongan | Loloi | Juice of the cocoa-nut |
| Tongan | Aloo | To go, or depart; get along! begone!; the gait or walk |
| Tongan | Toogoo | To lower (a sail) |
| Tongan | Toogoo | To allow; to bequeath; termination of labour |
| Tongan | Bo | Day |
| Tongan | Féfé | How? |
| Tongan | Nónó | Short, of little length |
| Tongan | Tongiagi | A double sailing canoe |
| Tongan | Hico | To take up any thing that has been collected together; to tuck up, as one's dress |
| Tongan | Chinamanoo | A sow after she has had a litter |
| Tongan | Gite | To appear, to view, in sight |
