Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Taa/karo | Stir, work with a stirring motion (as when scraping the inside surface of a container) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Kere/kere | Sandy, dirty, soiled |
| Takuu | Masaria | Adversely sffected by the tide being shallow Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Lauakau, rau akau | Bare reef |
| Takuu | Ttoro | (of a child, crab, etc.) Crawl, creep; (of a snake) slither; (of grasses or weeds) overgrow a location |
| Takuu | Tava | Shellfish taxon, edible species similar to penumoua |
| Takuu | Hakakite | Show something to someone |
| Takuu | Hakkite-a | Point out, direct |
| Takuu | Hiimoe | Tired, sleepy, drowsy |
| Takuu | Puapua | Swollen glands in the neck Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Maa | Orange-spot surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) |
| Takuu | Hakaani | Dry something in the wind; wave the hand...as a signal to attract attention;;lift up a corpse with bare hands so that a shroud can be placed beneath it |
| Takuu | Ane | Seaweed sp. which causes itching when touched; stinging coral (Millepora platyphylla) |
| Takuu | Kaina | Food, meal. Taro...heaped in front of the officiating elder's house during the*tukumai* ritual, and later divided into equal household lots |
| Takuu | Kaina | Garbage, food peelings, scraps of food to be discarded |
| Takuu | Maarama | Clear-thinking, quick-witted... |
| Takuu | Puoso, puaso | Inside of the prow of a canoe (if the vessel has a quarterdeck) |
| Takuu | Lani/tia | Receive something when things are divided or distributed; not be left out, but included in a group |
| Takuu | Rapa | Speak too fast to be understood |
| Takuu | L/loma | (of the sea, ocean) Flat, calm, having no waves |
| Takuu | Takere ppaa | Foundation of an island, the solid base upon which an atoll rests... |
| Takuu | Sue | Rotate...shake (something) around; rest a paddle handle agains the hull and then push the blade away, in order to move the canoe sideways (sue te hoe) |
| Takuu | Laakau, raakau | Sticks |
| Takuu | Maahuru (pl. maffuru) | Awake; woken up (by o.s.) |
| Takuu | Haka/ree/resi | Lie, tell a lie, pretend, pose as someone else |
| Takuu | Hekau | Belongings, possessions, equipment (esp. of fishing), handicrafts |
| Takuu | Muka/muka | Still soft, weak, of something that will become hard, such as a young coconut, or a child's bones |
| Takuu | Taa maunu | Catch bait fish using hand nets and assistants |
| Takuu | Hiiunu | Thirsty; thirst |
| Takuu | Mannii | Menstruate Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Tautasi | One coconut; only child (or only one of its sex) born to a couple |
| Takuu | Kau | Loop of fishing line tied to the base of a tuna fishing pole to which the hooks of the several fishing lines are attached when not in use |
| Takuu | Mata- | In compounds denoting an opening or entrance |
| Takuu | Mata/tootoka | Doorway |
| Takuu | Kkuu | Fishing technique (A single line is dropped beyond the reef...sinker at the bottom and several hooks attached above on wooden spacers. The principal fish caught by this method is *paru*.) Problematic |
| Takuu | Huahua/a rima | Muscle of the upper arm or forearm |
| Takuu | Huahua/a | Muscle of the calf or thigh |
| Takuu | P/pae | (of canoe) Come alongside, dock, come up against a wharf or pier |
| Takuu | Aru/aru | Hurry, rush |
| Takuu | Tuku raa | Lower a canoe sail |
| Takuu | Tuku/na | Location where shark fishing occurs... |
| Takuu | T/tuku | (Of wind) let up, subside, abate |
| Takuu | Tapa | Lower hem of a laplap while worn; small piece of cloth |
| Takuu | Tapaa- | Piece or bit of something; small, diminutive |
| Takuu | Naenae | Lazy, unmotivated; fatigue, laziness, tiredness, boredom; pant, as from fatigue |
| Takuu | N/nase | (of a person, ship, etc.) Slow in responding, or bringing something; (of a watch or clock) slow in keeping time |
| Takuu | Tau/haa | Constellation: Four stars in Pegasus, outlining a square... |
| Takuu | Tau/rima | Constellation of five stars within Corvus... |
| Takuu | Aiaa | Take it! Here! |
| Takuu | Haiaavana | Related as spouses |
