Entries from Moyle 2011 in Pollex-Online
Richard M.Moyle, Takuu Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics 634.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Takuu | Rupo | Fish sp., small growth stage of Caranx spp. which grows into a matapuku |
| Takuu | Ma | And, with |
| Takuu | Maea | Rope that is wound (as opposed to braided) |
| Takuu | Mana | Forked, branching; fork, crotch |
| Takuu | Maneo | Itch or sting due to an insect bite, coral or jellyfish sting, irritating plant material...; sexual excitement |
| Takuu | Manoo | General term for sharks |
| Takuu | Manunu | Edge of water, shoreline Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Takuu | Mai | Bring it here! |
| Takuu | Maile | Fern sp. (Polypodium scolopendria) |
| Takuu | Makallii | (of o.s.) Be cool or cold; (of the weather, air etc.) cold; feverish |
| Takuu | Maki | Sick, ill |
| Takuu | Mako | Dance; dance song |
| Takuu | Mako/pini, moko/pini | Hardwood tree growing plentifully on Takuu island between Te Kaaina and I Tuattori |
| Takuu | Mara/mara | Wood cuttings, chips, or sawdust as a residue of carving; ashes of a pipe, cigarette, fire etc. |
| Takuu | Mara | Black Rock Cod (Epinephelus sp.) caught in the ocean |
| Takuu | Marae | Ritual performance arena... |
| Takuu | Marana | (of the tide) Rise, come up; surface, rise to the surface; be uprooted |
| Takuu | Mallaa | Red-hot; (of a fire) have embers |
| Takuu | Marari | General term for all species of small fish caught in saavake fishing and used as live bait for tuna fishing |
| Takuu | Maarama | Clear, bright; (of place) light, not dark; (of liquid) clear, transparent, pure; clear-thinking, quick-witted... |
| Takuu | Marama | Moon, month |
| Takuu | Marau | General term for squirrelfish (Holocentridae sp.) |
| Takuu | Marau | Melanesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius eremita) |
| Takuu | Mare | Clear one's throat |
| Takuu | Maremo | (of a human) Drown, suffocate in water |
| Takuu | Ma(a)rie | Sweet-tasting, (of fruit) fresh, delicious [from Nukumanu] Borrowed |
| Takuu | Maarie | Slowly, slightly |
| Takuu | Mannii | Spill over Phonologically Irregular |
| Takuu | Marino | Lacking wind, calm; smooth undisturbed area of water.... |
| Takuu | Maro | Fabric, cloth, laplap |
| Takuu | Maru | Shade, shaded area, shadow; (of weather) approach |
| Takuu | Maaruu (pl. malluu) | Defecate, have a bowel movement, go to the toilet (pl. malluu) |
| Takuu | Maamaa | Lungs |
| Takuu | Mmae | Sting, smart |
| Takuu | Mmao | Far, distant |
| Takuu | Mmata | Look at, watch; watch over, manage, supervise, direct; inspect; mirror, glasses, spectacles |
| Takuu | Mana | Continual thunder (a feature of mid-year weather); thunder occurring simultaneously with lightning (considered damaging and able to strike trees) |
| Takuu | Manako | Want something, desire |
| Takuu | Maanatu, manatu/a | Think; bear in mind, consider; remember; believe something; be homesick, pine |
| Takuu | Manava | Stomach, abdomen, belly; seat of the emotions, feelings; underside or belly of something; hip bone |
| Takuu | Maanava | Breathe; take a rest, get relief... |
| Takuu | Mania | Absolutely smooth...; slippery |
| Takuu | Mannii | Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus) |
| Takuu | Mano | Large number, ten thousand |
| Takuu | Manoni | Fragrant; fragrance, pleasant odour, aroma |
| Takuu | Manu | Generic taxon which includes all animals, insects, arachnids, birds, and a variety of marine life other than fish |
| Takuu | Mao | (of rain, urination, defecation or a menstrual period) Over, finished |
| Takuu | Moa | (of food) Sufficiently cooked, done |
| Takuu | Maaoni | True, real; truly, really |
| Takuu | Maota | Tree sp. with hard, red, wood, food for making planks, that drifts to Takuu |
