Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online

Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.

Language Item Description
Takuu S/sipa Slanted, oblique; slant, slanted edge
Takuu Ssii (of a gas, steam, etc.) Escape, hiss
Takuu Sivi Cardinal Lory (Eos cardinalis)
Takuu Soa Pair, friend, lover, sister (of a brother), counterpart, two things; be friends
Takuu S/sono Smell bad from body odour (esp. of genitals)
Takuu Soko- (with pronouns and proper names) Only, alone, single-handed, by oneself
Takuu Soo/soro Food made from giant taro or taro
Takuu Somo (of vegetation) Grow, shoot, sprout
Takuu Somo Suck the fingers after eating
Takuu Sopo Jump, (of fish) leap into the air; gush forth, spurt
Takuu Sopo (of the sun or moon) Rise, come up
Takuu Suu Fart softly or inaudibly
Takuu Sue Toadfish (poisonous)
Takuu Sui Succeed to a position, replace, change; pay; pursue (in revenge)
Takuu (S)suke Remove or lift something to access what is underneath, uncover (esp. an earth oven)
Takuu Suki Insert pointed object into something: impale, pierce (esp. a coconut for drinking), prod for sea worms using a pointed stick, caulk a canoe by pushing koka fibres into joints; tuck in the loose folds of a laplap
Takuu Sura Appear, emerge, beget (an offspring); hole in net
Takuu Sunu Grease, fat, coconut oil
Takuu Taa Strike (as in chopping or carving); cut; butcher a large fish, turtle, pig, etc; ritually cut four incisions in a tuna before placing it on the top of a large catch for display
Takuu Taa/taa Tattoo
Takuu Tae Excrement, faeces, shit
Takuu Taea Paddle-tail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
Takuu Tahaa Coconut shell water container
Takuu Taahao Play, but more frequently refers to dancing
Takuu Tahuri (of a canoe) Overturn hull-side first, capsize, flip over...; heed; change
Takuu Tana Used to, accustomed to, not forbidden to, free from restrictions associated with the paarina mourning house
Takuu Taanaki A post-death ritual Problematic
Takuu Tanata Man, male
Takuu T/tana (of an item of clothing) Loose fitting; have too much space; spacious, roomy; have room (for more occupants, etc.); (of water in a channel, etc.) shallow, less than waist deep; (of a screw or joint) loose
Takuu Tanau Snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)
Takuu Tani (of humans and animals) Cry, (of a person) weep; call out, cry out, exclaim
Takuu Tai Sea, tide, sea water; (used before placename) lagoon side of each island and reef, or the sea side of a high island; area (in the water or on land) to the lagoon or sea side of a location
Takuu Taiao Tomorrow, the next day
Takuu Taaiki Snare something in a noose; trap; knot used as foot snare; fish for flying fish or mullet using baits suspended on short lines from floats
Takuu Taina Sibling of same sex
Takuu Taaeva, taaiva Onespot Seaperch [Lutjanus monostigma]
Takuu Taka Walk about, live and work (on a ship as it travels), go around, travel between two or more locations
Takuu Taka (pass. takamia) Press down (e.g. dirt) with one’s foot, step on something
Takuu Taka Shoe, sandal, thong; wear shoes or sandals
Takuu Takaa Rope or string lashing used to join two pieces of wood flush together; lashing in this manner to join two pieces of wood or rope; rope binding used to attach the barb to the shaft of a wooden fishhook; (obs.) plank tied to the side of a traditional canoe to cover the caulking material
Takuu Takallii (of liquid) Boil, be boiling
Takuu Takapau Coconut-leaf mat used for sleeping
Takuu Takere Keel of canoe, base of a food bowl
Takuu T/taki Drag behind, pull, hoist water from a well, drag one foot (as when lame), be led by someone because of infirmity
Takuu Tiki- Each (distributive prefix) Phonologically Irregular
Takuu Takoto Be lying down, reclining; remain, be left over
Takuu Taku My (1st person singular preposed possessive)
Takuu Takuu Axe, hatchet
Takuu Takua Fish sp., type of large tuna
Takuu T/tara Spiny, prickly