Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Mea/mea | Infant |
| Takuu | M/mio | Whirlpool, water spiralling behind a ship's propellor, eddies, wake |
| Takuu | M/miri | Roll something between one's hands; rub one's hands together; twist, (wring bird's neck) |
| Takuu | Misa | (of reef at water level, etc.) Create turbulence in the water; (of water) turbulent, as when disturbed by a stone breaking the surface |
| Takuu | Miti | (of some fish) Swim on the surface gulping surface morsels |
| Takuu | Moo | (Postposed particle) indicating a degree of politeness...Please, go ahead and, go on and; first of all |
| Takuu | Moa | Red tassel that contains the male flowers of the banana plant |
| Takuu | Moana | Pale Red Goatfish (Parupeneus sp.) |
| Takuu | Moena | Bedding, sleeping mat |
| Takuu | Moo/isi | Few, small quantity |
| Takuu | M/more | Have nothing, be absent or empty, blank |
| Takuu | Motimoti | Technique for taro planting: small amounts of compost are periodically added to hasten growth |
| Takuu | Mooto/iake | Be a virgin |
| Takuu | Mouna | Mountain, hill, man-made mound |
| Takuu | Mounu | Marine worm sp., orange with red stripe...used as bait, etc. |
| Takuu | Mouri | The spirit of a person, existing in recognisable human form both before and after death |
| Takuu | Mui | (of people) Congregate, gather |
| Takuu | Muri, muli | Bottom, buttocks |
| Takuu | Murihenua | End of an island; division of Nukutoa's community into Sialeva and Taaloki |
| Takuu | M(u)/muru | Rub with something (esp. if one feels chilled), rub with the heel of the hand (as of a length of tobacco) |
| Takuu | Mee | Do, make, create, gather; intend, get ready to do something, (of an event) appear likely to occur; act or behave in a certain manner |
| Takuu | N/nana | Noise |
| Takuu | N/nani | Bite a piece off something; nibble, bite with the front teeth, nip Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Nano | Permanent source of fresh water, perpetually swampy area Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Naoa | Period when flotsam arrives (approximately December - May); cluster of floating logs on the ocean; guts of humans, turtles and pigs... |
| Takuu | Naohe | (of a house) Sway from side to side (as in a high wind) |
| Takuu | Naaopo | Gathered or collected together Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Naru | Series of ocean waves breaking in quick succession |
| Takuu | -nataa | With difficulty; take a long time to do something or have something done to it |
| Takuu | Natara | Fish taxon, several species |
| Takuu | Naatasi | Be fair, equal in size |
| Takuu | Nattaa | Make a rustling noise, as of leaves; sound of wind in the leaves of a tree |
| Takuu | Naavari | Bend, buckle, as a pole under pressure |
| Takuu | Nehu | Fry of certain fish used for bait |
| Takuu | N/nehu | Stonefish, scorpion fish Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | N/nehu | Mist, fog, low cloud, haze, opacity; unidentified object on the horizon; hazy |
| Takuu | Neenee | Illness characterized by rapid breathing and shortness of breath Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Neu/neuee, ne/neeuee | Move, fidget, shake Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Ni | Indefinite article: some, any |
| Takuu | N/noa | Knot; tie a knot; noose for shark fishing |
| Takuu | Noho | Stay, be situated; be or remain in a particular state....live, dwell; stay behind; sit... |
| Takuu | Hakanoho | Seat, cause to sit down or up; install (a chief, elder, spirit medium), put into office |
| Takuu | Non/nono | Human brain; edible meat inside the head of a fish Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | N/noto | (of wound, hole etc.) Deep |
| Takuu | Noto/hia | (of canoe) Fully laden; riding low because of the weight of its contents |
| Takuu | N/nuu | Make a whirring or vibrating noise; whimper, whine, (of pig) squeal Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Nutu-a, u/nutu/a | Scold someone |
| Takuu | Hoo | Kind of small silver fish caught in hand nets, commonly used as bait. Possibly Siganus fry or Caesio sp. |
| Takuu | Oo | Provisions for a sea journey, comprising coconuts, but no cooked food |
| Takuu | Oo | Exclamation of surprise Uncertain Semantic Connection |
