Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Kona | Burp and partially regurgitate one's food |
| Takuu | Kona | Male urethra |
| Takuu | K/kona | Have food stuck in one's throat (or the feeling thereof), have heartburn; belch up a bitter gastric fluid, belch, hiccough |
| Takuu | Kopa | Concave; concave part of a wave Problematic |
| Takuu | Koopa/na | Broadly-curved indentation along the perimeter of an island; inlet, bay |
| Takuu | K/kopi | Narrow (as of canoe), too small, of insufficient size to accomodate an object |
| Takuu | Koroa | Set of whale's or porpoise's teeth; collective term for cultural valuables |
| Takuu | Koti | Break, rip or snap off (as leaves from a tree or plant), silently break something off something else |
| Takuu | Koutou | Second person plural pronoun, you (preferred form among older speakers) |
| Takuu | Kovi | Any insect which typically remains inside a house; by extension, a man habitually staying indoors instead of working |
| Takuu | Kuro | Tank, drum, any large container for storing liquids |
| Takuu | Kur/umiti | Crave, long for (a food) |
| Takuu | Laa | Branch of a tree |
| Takuu | Laha | Ringworm |
| Takuu | L/lahi | Pass by close to someone |
| Takuu | Lai, rai | Leatherskin (Scomberoides sp.) |
| Takuu | L/laka, raka | Pass or step above something without touching |
| Takuu | Lakapau | Quick to learn, experienced, knowledgeable, skilful Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Laakei, raakei | Flower, ornament, the formal adornment of the ariki... |
| Takuu | Lakia, rakia | Black Noddy (Anous minutus) |
| Takuu | L/laku, raku | Touch someone once, then flick one's finger back across their skin or clothing, to gain their attention |
| Takuu | Lama | Black dye used in tattooing, made from the fruit of the hetau tree |
| Takuu | Lama | (Torch made of) dry coconut fronds |
| Takuu | L/lama, rama | Fish at night with a lantern or torch |
| Takuu | Lano | Roller for a canoe; head-rest, pillow |
| Takuu | L/lano | Support (one's head); support a heavy weight; anything used as a pillow; support under a canoe... |
| Takuu | Lapu, rapu | Dig, break up soil in a garden |
| Takuu | Lara | Tree sp. (?Vitex trifolia)... |
| Takuu | Lau | (of fish, bird, flying fox, etc.) Entangled (in a net) |
| Takuu | Lau | The part of the garden area where giant taro are planted by inserting a piece of corm into the soil rather than digging a hole |
| Takuu | Lau- | Flat surface |
| Takuu | Lauhara | Pandanus leaf |
| Takuu | Lau- | Collective noun prefix for a group of people |
| Takuu | Lauhie, rauhie | (of weather or sea) Calm, fine |
| Takuu | Lau/ika | One hundred fish |
| Takuu | Lau/kataha | Birdsnest Fern (Asplenium nidus) |
| Takuu | L/lava | Full enough, sufficient |
| Takuu | L/lava | Tie securely to an elevated object |
| Takuu | Lavena, ravena | Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) |
| Takuu | L/leka | Burp and partially regurgitate one's food; hiccough |
| Takuu | L/lepa | Flap back and forth in the wind |
| Takuu | L/lii | Wind sennit cord into a long roll |
| Takuu | Llii | Furious, hot (with anger) |
| Takuu | L/lihu | Hurt, ache, smart with pain |
| Takuu | L/lika | Slightly afraid, scared, wary of supernatural forces |
| Takuu | -l/liki | Thin, little, small |
| Takuu | Loo, roo | Fly sp....; maggot, internal parasite (e.g. of a fish) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Loa | Long, tall, high |
| Takuu | Lomu | Green algae growing on rocks or drift logs; lichen or moss growth on the side of a tree Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Lono | Hear, feel (as in sensing the presence of a fish by the vibrations of the line) |
