Entries from Firth 1985 in Pollex-Online
Firth, R. (1985). Tikopia-English Dictionary/Taranga Fakatikopia ma Taranga Fakainglisi. Auckland, Auckland University Press
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tikopia | Pula | Open eyes, become alert, stare Problematic |
| Tikopia | Pulaka | (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) Problematic |
| Tikopia | Purapura | Seedling |
| Tikopia | Pupura | Seed material such as taro tops |
| Tikopia | Ta/purapura | Spotted, speckled, multi-coloured in amorphous way, e.g. a turtle shell |
| Tikopia | Pule | Cowrie Problematic |
| Tikopia | Pure | Shells (Gaimard) Problematic |
| Tikopia | Pure | Ritual elder in traditional ritual system |
| Tikopia | Purotu | Waterspout Problematic |
| Tikopia | Purotu | Expert, especially in song and dance, but also general |
| Tikopia | Purou | Cover over |
| Tikopia | Puru | Coconut husk |
| Tikopia | Purupuru | Barkcloth rectangle slung over shoulders by man or woman, against cold, or as mourning sign at funeral |
| Tikopia | Purupuru | Sea fish, up to 90 cm, thin, light-coloured; taken by hook ? Hair-tail or Scabbard Fish. Also applied to a kind of squalid shark |
| Tikopia | Puna | Bubble, boil |
| Tikopia | Puna | Ma/puna/ga. :Spring Problematic |
| Tikopia | Puni | Block, bar, compress |
| Tikopia | Punou | Bend head down |
| Tikopia | Punua | Young, of fish, birds |
| Tikopia | Puupuu | Swill around mouth |
| Tikopia | Pusa | Semen; ejaculation Problematic |
| Tikopia | Pusi | Spit, squirt, spray from the mouth |
| Tikopia | Puuta | Fat, bloated |
| Tikopia | Putu | Offering of fresh food, as on the grave of a person recently dead |
| Tikopia | Saa | Uncovered, exposed, protruding |
| Tikopia | Saa | Wrong, as in breaking a taboo |
| Tikopia | Sa | Group, collectivity of persons; population; people |
| Tikopia | Sae | Cut, tear; open up; gape |
| Tikopia | Saere | Walk, stride, go, travel |
| Tikopia | Safe | Right, appropriate |
| Tikopia | Safe | Hang (as clothes on line); flower stem or fruiting bunch of banana |
| Tikopia | Safore | Banded Flagtail (Kuhlia taeniura) and Tropical Bream (K. marginata) |
| Tikopia | Sanga | Cultivate, especially by a working party |
| Tikopia | Sai | Block, close, fence off |
| Tikopia | Saka | Perform rites in traditional ritual system Problematic |
| Tikopia | Sakare | Shoot of plant (e.g. coconut) Problematic |
| Tikopia | Sakaaro | To clean private parts (of women) |
| Tikopia | Sake | Kick |
| Tikopia | Saki | Sticking out, protruding Problematic |
| Tikopia | Sakiri | Look for, search |
| Tikopia | Sako | Quite straight, without bend |
| Tikopia | Sakura | Sailfish (Istiphorus platypthurus) or (I. gladius) |
| Tikopia | Sara | Go by; go past; elapse; miss out; overlap |
| Tikopia | Silato | Tree nettle (Dendrocniche [sic] harveyi) Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Saari | Drip, dribble, droop |
| Tikopia | Sariki | Platform on which to dry areca nuts; floor in modern raised house |
| Tikopia | Saaro | Scrape, grate up, scratch, sweep |
| Tikopia | Saaru | To clear, e.g. undergrowth |
| Tikopia | Saruru | Disturbed (of face) Problematic |
| Tikopia | Sama/naki | Be supported by, live upon; prepare, get ready |
