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 | Samono | Cetacean, dark blue, identified as blue whale |
| Tikopia | Samu | Pick out fastidiously |
| Tikopia | Samu-tia | Pick out, pluck (fastidiously); |
| Tikopia | Sana/sana/ | Turmeric extraction by filtration Problematic |
| Tikopia | Sana | Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) |
| Tikopia | Sani | Bear in mind, remember |
| Tikopia | Sao | Fit into; run, go off |
| Tikopia | Fe/saosao/ | Run up and down, chase around |
| Tikopia | Saosao | A barracouta fish |
| Tikopia | Sapa | More, superior in comparison, especially |
| Tikopia | Sapai | Raise in arms, esp from affection or ritual respect |
| Tikopia | Sape | Club-footed, deformed footed |
| Tikopia | Sapo | Grab |
| Tikopia | Saputu | Maori snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) or an Emperor (Lethrinus kallopterus) |
| Tikopia | Sasa | Beat with a stick, slash with a rope; flick |
| Tikopia | Save | Flying-Fish (Exocoetus sp.) |
| Tikopia | Sau | Dew |
| Tikopia | Sau/anufea | Chill, coolness |
| Tikopia | Sau | Term for transport of things by persons; take, remove, fetch, bring, etc. |
| Tikopia | Sau/sau | Take, invoke, carry on, etc |
| Tikopia | Sauga | Stink |
| Tikopia | Sava | Make hand and arm movements of formal kind in dance |
| Tikopia | Se | Indefinite article singular; a, some, a portion of |
| Tikopia | Se/see | Lacking, in want of Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | See | Flower, blossom, ear-ornament (Drd) |
| Tikopia | Se | Stick insect; ? mantis |
| Tikopia | See | Negative particle; not; why not? |
| Tikopia | Si/se | Not (qualifier of past or present action |
| Tikopia | Sea | Type of dance and associated song with elaborate hand and foot movement |
| Tikopia | Sei | Flower, especially as ear decoration |
| Tikopia | Seka | Mould, especially in food |
| Tikopia | Seke | Slide, slip; disappear, die (i.e. slip away) |
| Tikopia | Sere | To snare |
| Tikopia | Sere | Cut, as with sawing motion of a knife |
| Tikopia | Seru | To comb |
| Tikopia | Sema | Left-handed; left hand |
| Tikopia | Sepo | Eat or drink with a sucking noise |
| Tikopia | Seu | Intercept, snare |
| Tikopia | Seu/seu/ | Avert |
| Tikopia | Seva | Bungler, unskilled person, clumsy person |
| Tikopia | Sii/sii | Fish with a line |
| Tikopia | Sifi | Make shavings, whittle |
| Tikopia | Singa | Slip, fall |
| Tikopia | Singano | Flower sheath of pandanus or palm |
| Tikopia | Sika | Net-needle |
| Tikopia | Sika | Rub in groove, frictionate; fire-plough |
| Tikopia | Siko | Catch (mod.) |
| Tikopia | Siiku | Tail, end |
| Tikopia | Siri | Ask, inquire |
| Tikopia | Siri/siri | Ask about |
