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 | Kakau | Swim (continuous aspect) of man, but not fish |
| Tikopia | Kake | Climb, ascend, come up into |
| Tikopia | Kala | Male genitalia Phonologically Irregular |
| Tikopia | Kara | Hoarse |
| Tikopia | Karafau | Cheek, cheekbone, side of face, including temple |
| Tikopia | Karaga | Call |
| Tikopia | Kararaa | Thin, of liquid |
| Tikopia | Karamisi, kalamisi | Mottled red land crab, inedible |
| Tikopia | Karaapusi | (Aalypha hispida) and (Macaranga spp.) |
| Tikopia | Kaleea | Small land snail, not eaten by Tikopia...Pythia scarabeus, Melampus flavus Problematic |
| Tikopia | Kaareeva | Long-tailed New Zealand Cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) |
| Tikopia | Karevereve | Spider's web, all types |
| Tikopia | Kari | Eat into, nibble away, as waves at shore |
| Tikopia | Kalikau | Turban-shell (Trochus niloticus); arm-rings made from it |
| Tikopia | Kalilisi | Irridescent green lizard Problematic |
| Tikopia | Karoama | Small reef fish, striped yellow longitudinally, possibly young of Goatfish (Mulloidycthys) |
| Tikopia | Kalokalo | Red flowers of coral tree (Erythrina sp.) |
| Tikopia | Karoro | Bowstring |
| Tikopia | Kamakama | Rock crab (Grapsus sp.) reddish or greenish, edible, three to four inches across |
| Tikopia | Kaamata | Beginning |
| Tikopia | Kamo | Wink, make signs with hand or eye |
| Tikopia | Kamu | Chew betel nut |
| Tikopia | Kana | Marine material, probably sponge, said to drift to Tikopia |
| Tikopia | Ka | If Borrowed |
| Tikopia | Kanae | Grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) |
| Tikopia | Te kau tu /keniva/ | The Milky Way |
| Tikopia | Kanofi | Flesh, solid part, as sap wood of tree trunk |
| Tikopia | Kanu | Put a mark on to identify |
| Tikopia | Keo | Reef Heron |
| Tikopia | Kaokao | Ribs, flank |
| Tikopia | Kapakapa | Flap wings. Fin, esp. lateral fin of fish |
| Tikopia | Kapakapa | Fin, esp. lateral fin of fish, flapped in propulsion |
| Tikopia | Kapakau | Shoulder, upper arm, wing, fin |
| Tikopia | Kape | (Alocasia macrorrhiza |
| Tikopia | Kape | Scoop out, lever out, gouge out |
| Tikopia | Kapi | Tuck in, put behind cleat etc. |
| Tikopia | Kapia | Lime, used with Betel nut, in hair bleaching, and as an alkali to turn (Morinda citrifolia) dye crimson; Bottle gourd used as a lime container |
| Tikopia | Kapo | Be quick-handed, grab |
| Tikopia | Kapu (?) | Leaf of Alpinia sp. laid at bottom of tumeric filter funnel |
| Tikopia | Kapu | Possibly traditional for some types of leaf covering |
| Tikopia | Kasi | Bivalve shell (Asaphis violasceus) |
| Tikopia | Kaso | Roof thatch supports of palm wood strips |
| Tikopia | Kaso | Reed (Miscanthus japonicus) |
| Tikopia | Kasoa | Necklace, necklet of leaf or flowers, neck pendant |
| Tikopia | Ivi kasokaso | Short ribs under arms |
| Tikopia | Kata | Laugh |
| Tikopia | Kata | General category of large sea fish |
| Tikopia | Katafa | Bird's Nest Fern,(Asplenium nidus) |
| Tikopia | Rau/katafa/ | Bird's Nest Fern,(Asplenium nidus) |
| Tikopia | Katea | Starboard side of canoe, opposite to outrigger side |
