Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Pati kauae | Jaw of an animal; dimple |
| Takuu | Pe(e)naa | Like that (close to you), in that way |
| Takuu | Peenei | Like this, in this way |
| Takuu | Penu/penu | Last and largest payment of bridewealth... Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Ppee laurauhau | Moorish Idol (Zanclus canescens); type of large butterfly |
| Takuu | Peru/kasi | Rock barnacle; scabies |
| Takuu | P/piri | Cling to someone, follow around too often or too closely |
| Takuu | Piri | Put or placed on a high object located on top of something else |
| Takuu | Pesi | Throw, throw away, discard, abandon (a formal event) |
| Takuu | Pitoo/mee | Little thing |
| Takuu | Pito/uka | Sennit rope when rolled |
| Takuu | Manu/kava | Foul-smelling; smell of stale urine or sweat |
| Takuu | Poonia | Continue past dark, be overcome unexpectedly by darkness |
| Takuu | Porapora | Kind of basket made of coconut leaves... |
| Takuu | Pu/amu | (of adolescent) Ill-behaved, (of child) hyperactive Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Pu/k(a)(u)oho | Juvenile growth stage of squid |
| Takuu | Puupuu taamaki | Overeat, gorge oneself; feel bloated |
| Takuu | Pure/pure | Farewell, say goodbye |
| Takuu | Puuroa | Shellfish sp. (Tritonis sp.)... |
| Takuu | Puruna | Woman who is not young but is unmarried: widow, spinster Problematic |
| Takuu | Laka | (of a woman) Beautiful, or skilful at making something Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Lano, rano | Molar tooth Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Laaraa | Fixed dorsal fin of sharks, whales, porpoises and all large fish |
| Takuu | Naa rau | Thatch panels on a roof |
| Takuu | Kkahu rau | Old, frayed thatch on a roof |
| Takuu | Lle/a | Possessed by a spirit... |
| Takuu | Rehu | Toxic, indigestible, spoiled Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Rehu/rehu | Small rain cloud |
| Takuu | Rii | Coconut tree species bearing nuts with an edible husk; the nuts from this tree |
| Takuu | Lo/lo/sii, lo/ro/sii (pl. lollosii) | Watch over something or someone; protect |
| Takuu | Sai/sai | Hug; (in wrestling) hold a opponent tight around the waist, then throw him to the ground |
| Takuu | Saka/p/piki, saka/piki/piki | (of hair) Curly, frizzy |
| Takuu | Sako | Sprout of a young tree near the roots of its parent |
| Takuu | Sani | (Wind) blow gently Problematic |
| Takuu | S(s)ano | Suspect, have a hunch or feeling; jealous |
| Takuu | Sara | Remove (net, sail) from bindings |
| Takuu | Saravaru | Tree sp. (timber used for canoes, net handles, house posts) Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Sau/puku, sou/puku | South, south wind [= kipu] Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | S(s)au/makallii | Cold; feel cold (of someone else's body, food, air temperature) |
| Takuu | S/see | Search for, seek |
| Takuu | Se/hua | One thousand (coconuts); one hundred kina (money) |
| Takuu | S/seni | Dim, indistinct, almost dark or blind; periods before sunrise and after sunset: dawn, dusk |
| Takuu | Sepu | Step down, disembark; dive (for something) |
| Takuu | Se(r)e/sere | Knife |
| Takuu | Siki | Finish the edge (of a mat) in plaiting, by bending back the ends of the strands and plaiting towards the interior |
| Takuu | S/siki | Female assistant to a clan elder in former days |
| Takuu | Sii/mapo | (of wood) Rotten on the outside while the inner wood remains sound |
| Takuu | Sivo | Nine |
| Takuu | Ssuu | Plant sp. Problematic |
| Takuu | Suakorokoro, siakorokoro | Squid or cuttlefish when large |
