Entries from Lieber & Dikepa 1974 in Pollex-Online
Lieber, M. D. and K. H. Dikepa (1974). Kapingamarangi Lexicon. Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kapingamarangi | Lau | Hooked |
| Kapingamarangi | Mahagi | Broken off, twisted off |
| Kapingamarangi | Hagailoo | To notify; to announce |
| Kapingamarangi | Hagailongo | Record; to keep a record; omen (of death) |
| Kapingamarangi | Aadee | Clear (place); unencumbered, not busy; stage of ground oven when hot enough for cooking |
| Kapingamarangi | Haalu di tono | To wipe oneself after defecating |
| Kapingamarangi | Hule/i | To uncover, open up |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngahingahi | Old or worn out sarong, rag |
| Kapingamarangi | Haga/n/ngolo | Snore |
| Kapingamarangi | Mad/angaholu | Ten |
| Kapingamarangi | Dil/ongoholu | Ten (people) |
| Kapingamarangi | Kabe | To dislodge something (e.g. by reaching with a pole) |
| Kapingamarangi | Gini/dia | To sting |
| Kapingamarangi | Golo/golo | Try to catch (by sneaking up on) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ma/lali | Slippery |
| Kapingamarangi | Lawe | Stuck, held up |
| Kapingamarangi | Loo/adu | To go (plural) (toward hearer) |
| Kapingamarangi | Loo/moi | To come (plural) (toward speaker) |
| Kapingamarangi | Luu/luu | To shake gently (e.g. baby's hammock or a bottle) |
| Kapingamarangi | Luai | To spit up food (once) |
| Kapingamarangi | Malali | Slippery |
| Kapingamarangi | Malau/-daa | Fish sp.: red snapper |
| Kapingamarangi | Muna | Vertical movement of mouth (as in opening and closing) |
| Kapingamarangi | Nebe | To tuck in (sarong, string etc) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haga/neene | To entice Problematic |
| Kapingamarangi | Bae | Wall (of stone); to build a stone wall; dock, pier |
| Kapingamarangi | Bele/dei di laa | Past noon Problematic |
| Kapingamarangi | Bada/bada | Uniformly large; of the same size |
| Kapingamarangi | Pono | To close, to plug up (e.g. a hole) |
| Kapingamarangi | Podo, bodo/bodo | Short |
| Kapingamarangi | Puni | Closed or joined tightly (as the blade to the handle of the adze) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haga/buni | To unite, to come together |
| Kapingamarangi | Habe/habe | To limp |
| Kapingamarangi | Daahaa | Broad space Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Kapingamarangi | Dali/dali | Taking a long time |
| Kapingamarangi | Haga/daba | To count down (for a race) |
| Kapingamarangi | Nga/dau | Year |
| Kapingamarangi | Duaahina | Sibling |
| Kapingamarangi | Duwwe | Divide; contribute; deal (cards) Phonologically Irregular |
| Kapingamarangi | Duwwo/ngo | A share, portion; hand (of cards) Phonologically Irregular |
| Kapingamarangi | Mawae | Divorce; go in different directions |
| Kapingamarangi | M/mala | Bitter, salty |
| Kapingamarangi | Hagamade | To kill |
| Kapingamarangi | Hai ngoohia | Easy (to do), easily done |
| Kapingamarangi | Doholo | Reef flat between where waves break and the islets |
| Kapingamarangi | Laangi | Day |
| Kapingamarangi | Deeai | No |
| Kapingamarangi | Iai | To exist, be present |
| Kapingamarangi | Kabi | Fire tongs; to hold something betwen two other things |
| Kapingamarangi | Gabi | Laze rod of the loom |
