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 | Mioi | Twist; wring hands, as twisting hibiscus fibre pad with overhand movement to express coconut cream from grated coconut |
| Tikopia | Puupuu | A container (formerly of leaf, barkcloth or fibre, now usually a tin); money box |
| Tikopia | Kore | Speak; scold, criticise, rebuke Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Supee | Mucus from the nose |
| Tikopia | Moi/moi | Shred, reduce to particles |
| Tikopia | Soko/soko/fia | Few |
| Tikopia | Kakenga | Something to climb on, e.g. ladder of forked tree limb with rungs of twisted vine or short branches |
| Tikopia | Kano/kano | Be unaccustomed to (a particular food); hesitate in selection, turn over in one's mind |
| Tikopia | Masike | Rise, get up |
| Tikopia | Piri | Near, close (of time and space) |
| Tikopia | Pili | Put on top, lie on, come to rest on Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Rere | Traditional concept of entry into trance state; spirit held to "run" into medium, and so become manifest among men |
| Tikopia | Rii | Type of coconut with sweet chewable husk |
| Tikopia | Sano | Call to mind, remember |
| Tikopia | Siki | Lift up; hold in arms; catch in hands |
| Tikopia | Siki | Finish, complete (applied to plaiting, netting, etc.) |
| Tikopia | Siki | Fishing club; shark club |
| Tikopia | Tafeta | Bag or small basket, of closely plaited leaf material and string handle, for stowing small objects |
| Tikopia | Ake | Come up; move upwards; climb |
| Tikopia | Ake/ake | Come up (commonly from sea or beach) |
| Tikopia | Tua- | Ordinalising prefix |
| Tikopia | Nai | Third person singular pronoun preceding suffixed verb in "passive" construction... |
| Tikopia | Ena | Definitive demonstrative, pl. of Tena. Those, but commonly used with singular enquiry or demonstration |
| Tikopia | Enei | Demonstrative definitive, pl. of Tenei, these here |
| Tikopia | Kano | Collective body, totality |
| Tikopia | Ku/ou | I |
| Tikopia | Kai/na | Eaten |
| Tikopia | Fakaoti | Completely, wholly, all etc. |
| Tikopia | Fakaoti | Completion |
| Tikopia | Fakaoti | End, finish, complete |
| Tikopia | Suku(suku) | Tail, end |
| Tikopia | Fakatoo | Descend, come down, sink; come to an end |
| Tikopia | Fakatoo/too | Go down, set (of sun) |
| Tikopia | Apo/taki | Have a mind to |
| Tikopia | Firifiri mata | Eyelash Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Fakatonu | Set right, correct, make straight |
| Tikopia | Fakatonu | Confirm, agree with, believe in |
| Tikopia | Fakatupu | Cause to grow |
| Tikopia | Fakatupu | Create |
| Tikopia | Fakakai | Sharpen |
| Tikopia | Tuutanga | Section of somthing cut |
| Tikopia | Tuuraga | Cut-mark |
| Tikopia | Moto/moto | Freshly mature [ex. coconut]; virgin (girl or boy) |
| Tikopia | Araara | Talk, discuss, yarn |
| Tikopia | Amonga | Shoulder load (n) |
| Tikopia | Ara matua | Main path |
| Tikopia | Vao matua | Mature fallow plot |
| Tikopia | Manu | Name of large constellation containing Rigel, Betelgeuse and prob. Canopus... |
| Tikopia | Manu | Kite, manu raurau "leafy creature"...made of sago leaves... |
| Tikopia | Fakamanga | Open wide, gape |
