Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Llaha | Broad, wide |
| Takuu | Raho | Core of coconut frond cut into short lengths as the backbone for thatch panels |
| Takuu | Lana, rana | Float, be afloat, buoyant, riding high in the water |
| Takuu | L/lana | Weave, plait (floor mats, wall panels) |
| Takuu | Lani, rani | Song type with two voice parts... |
| Takuu | Lani, rani | Sky, weather, approaching rainstorm; residence of spirits |
| Takuu | Lano, rano | Generic term for the fly |
| Takuu | Laakau, raakau | Tree (generic, includes all trees, shrubs, plants, creepers and sticks) |
| Takuu | Llaa | Heat something over a fire; grill, smoke (fish etc.); warm by fire; heat earlobe with hot oil...; put a crooked stick briefly in the fire then apply pressure to straighten it while still hot |
| Takuu | Llahi | Fish sp., possibly Green Wrasse (Notolabrus inscriptus) |
| Takuu | Laaraatea, raaraatea | Noon |
| Takuu | Laro, raro | Below, underneath, down |
| Takuu | Laaua, raaua | Third person dual independent pronoun: they, them (two) |
| Takuu | Naru | Amniotic sac Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Raaoa, laaoa | Choke on something (usually a fish bone) |
| Takuu | Laparapa | Soft-rayed dorsal or anal fin (of edible fish, esp. shark); triangular corner of a sail cloth which is not stitched but hangs loose |
| Takuu | Lape | Fish sp., Green Wrasse or Green-Banner Wrasse or Gaimard's Rainbowfish (Coris gaimardi) |
| Takuu | Lasi, rasi | Big, large, gross, important, fat |
| Takuu | Lau- | Single leaf, flower petal (plural rau 'leaves') |
| Takuu | Laanutu, launutu | Lip |
| Takuu | Raurau | Basket containing enough cooked food for one or two people |
| Takuu | Lauru, louru, rauuru | Hair (on one's head) |
| Takuu | Laupata, loupata, raupata | Tree sp. (Macaranga ? dioica) |
| Takuu | Laatou, raatou | Third person plural independent pronoun: they, them |
| Takuu | Rave, lave | Snag, catch (as a fish on a hook, a fishhook on a rock), entangled |
| Takuu | Rena | Type of ano plant producing a yellow powder made into turmeric dye |
| Takuu | Rei | Whale tooth |
| Takuu | Reia | Vomit back food through the nose; choke while drinking |
| Takuu | Llee | Fly; (of fish or other marine animal) move through the water, swim; (of wind) change direction, shift... |
| Takuu | Reo | Voice, melody of a song or musical instrument, intonation |
| Takuu | Reu | (of fruit) Ripe; (of a pimple, sore, etc.) having a head or scab that may be removed to extract the pus |
| Takuu | Riaki | Perform throwing motion without releasing an object from the hand; scatter about, sprinkle; flick (s.o. from s.t. else); throw s.o. to the ground; throw s.t. over s.t. else without releasing it from one’s hand; shake out (with vigorous hand movement); throw with a sling; shed (hair, leaves, skin, etc.); cast off, lose (a tooth); lay (an egg) outside the nest; (of a baby) born prematurely |
| Takuu | Ria | Louse egg |
| Takuu | -riki | Diminutive |
| Takuu | Rilo | Go out of sight, disappear |
| Takuu | Rima | Five |
| Takuu | Rima | Arm, hand |
| Takuu | Loata, roata | Generic term for the ant |
| Takuu | L/lohi, lo/rohi | Flood, inundate |
| Takuu | Rokonui, lokonui | Widow, divorcee |
| Takuu | Lloo | Coconut cream; coconut oil to which leaf fragrances are added after the meat has been boiled and strained; any expressed food |
| Takuu | Lloi | Prepare (food) with coconut cream |
| Takuu | L/lomi, romi | Press down, plant (taro...), push or hold under water, submerge, drown an animal... |
| Takuu | Roto | Angry, mad; anger |
| Takuu | Rua | Depression, hole in ground |
| Takuu | Rua | Vomit, throw up, retch |
| Takuu | Rua, lua | Two |
| Takuu | Rue | Rock or shake something back and forth |
| Takuu | Lluu | Sheltered from the wind; sheltered area |
| Takuu | Rupe | Pacific Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pacifica) |
