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 | Tau/tau-via | Rebuke, abuse |
| Tikopia | Tautau-via | Rebuke, abuse |
| Tikopia | A/forau | Canoe shed |
| Tikopia | Kai tee | "Eat filth" (in cursing) |
| Tikopia | Kau | Hook of great size, esp. shark hook... |
| Tikopia | Maringa/ringa | Hair at border of temple |
| Tikopia | Maringa | Small pinnules at base of palmate leaf etc. |
| Tikopia | Ng/aio | Calm; lack of wind |
| Tikopia | Fatuaki | Begin intertwining process |
| Tikopia | Taka/faki | Stamp on; stamp down; tread down |
| Tikopia | Taka/vakai | Turn round |
| Tikopia | Seru/uruu | Comb (mod.); (previously) sharpened stick used to tease out hair |
| Tikopia | Sau/mariki | Be damp Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Tuke | Projection on body (applied to genitalia in improper speech) |
| Tikopia | Tufa/ki | Instruct; command; arrange; (mod.) preach |
| Tikopia | Suru/suru | Personal decoration of spray of leaves worn in girdle at back, esp. in dancing, and by males |
| Tikopia | Tu/nga | Wooden slab on which bark cloth trad. beaten |
| Tikopia | Vane/vane | A blue-striped perch (Lutjanus quinquelineatus or L.kasmira)... |
| Tikopia | Vini | Whistle or analogous sound... |
| Tikopia | A/aru | Move onwards, advance |
| Tikopia | Tukutuku | Spider sp. |
| Tikopia | uku/tukunga, tuukunga | Customs, conventions |
| Tikopia | Ngae | Tired, weak |
| Tikopia | Ngaengae | Sick, ill; sluggish, apathetic |
| Tikopia | Poo | Night as unit of time, often equivalent to day |
| Tikopia | Fakarua | Repeat; twice; doubled |
| Tikopia | Nanu/nanu | Confused (of speech), inarticulate |
| Tikopia | Nafea | When? (past) |
| Tikopia | Fakaseke ifo i te ngaru | Slid down on the waves (surfing) |
| Tikopia | Matenga | Death |
| Tikopia | Marepe | Spread out Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Tautonu | Exactly, precisely, correctly |
| Tikopia | Faka/seemuu | Silent |
| Tikopia | Fefea | How? Of what sort? (Drd). |
| Tikopia | Sanga | Basket of food given as reward for work of borrowed planter; oven prepared for *sanga tapu* workers |
| Tikopia | Sanga tapu | Traditional ritual collective cultivation on sixth day of *Pea* festival for girl of rank |
| Tikopia | Anga/a | Feast (gen.) Problematic |
| Tikopia | Rangi | Invoke, summon |
| Tikopia | Rangi/aki | Summon |
| Tikopia | Matini | Flag, pennant; barkcloth streamer (?for *noa*, ritual streamer of barkcloth or leaf marker, as memorial decoration, temple offering, or taboo sign) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Tua/a | Be anxious Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Tua/naki | Trust |
| Tikopia | Tureki | Turn over; overturn; upset |
| Tikopia | Ture/ture | Roll back and forth (turmeric roots) |
| Tikopia | Kamika | Bush with spiky flower (unidentified), common on edge of cultivation... Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tikopia | Pala | Damp Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Te kau isu | Base (bridge) of nose |
| Tikopia | Masau | Title of respect for female chief (arch.) |
| Tikopia | Siko | Gather cord for manipulation; coil fishline or other cord; coil of cord; develop a string figure |
| Tikopia | Veka(veka) | Hurried, poor quality in work; "rush job" effect |
