Entries from Simona 1986 in Pollex-Online

Simona, R. e. a. (1986). Tokelau Dictionary. Apia, Western Samoa, Office of Tokelau Affairs.

Language Item Description
Tokelau Fua- Prefix to vaahua "clams" indicating about 50
Tokelau Fua Fruit
Tokelau Fua Fleet of canoes
Tokelau Fua Naked
Tokelau Fua Pick and gather pandanus leaves (for thatching)
Tokelau Fuaefa Size; large size, be large
Tokelau Fuafua Covered with pimples
Tokelau Fuaga Grinding stone, whetstone
Tokelau Fuaitino Figure, human form, physique
Tokelau Fuata The wooden handle of a spear
Tokelau Fuatahi Be the only one (as opposed to the rest of the people)
Tokelau Fuga Flower, blossom
Tokelau Fui Bunch, cluster (of coconuts or pandanus); cluster (v), tie (to form a bunch)
Tokelau Fui Bunch, cluster (of bananas, coconuts)
Tokelau Fu/fui/ To dip into liquid
Tokelau Fuke Lift cover and collect food from an earth-oven
Tokelau Fula Be swollen
Tokelau Fu/fuli/ Turn upside down
Tokelau Fulu Feather
Tokelau Fulu/haa A feeling of discomfort
Tokelau Funafuna Large sea slug
Tokelau Fune Core of breadfruit
Tokelau Funu Pubic hair
Tokelau Fuhi Dress, bandage; bind, lash; embrace, hug
Tokelau Futi Pull off, out (of hair, weeds etc.)
Tokelau Futu A tree (Barringtonia asiatica)
Tokelau Naa Plural definite article Phonologically Irregular
Tokelau Gafa Fathom, armspan
Tokelau Gagie A tree (Pemphis acidula) Problematic
Tokelau Gae Heavy breathing
Tokelau Gaalafu Fireplace
Tokelau Gali Gnaw, bite off piece by piece from a big piece
Tokelau Gali Pretty, attractive, pleasant, delightful
Tokelau Galue Work, be industrious
Tokelau Galulu Tremble, vibrate, quake; swash, splash about (as the sound of milk in a ripe coconut)
Tokelau Gao Molar
Tokelau Gaoaa Rough terrain, rocky road
Tokelau Gaaohaa Untidy (of house), overgrown (of road) Problematic
Tokelau Gaoi Thief
Tokelau Gaoi Make haste (in doing s.th.); move
Tokelau Gaaoi/oi Move; (of a variety of jobs, such as household work) work, perform, do; be active, be industrious
Tokelau Gaaoi Ache, throb with pain
Tokelau Gaohi Make, produce, manufacture
Tokelau Gaholo Be on the point, tend to, gradually becoming
Tokelau Gaaholo (Crowd, fleet, etc.) move forward in a body
Tokelau -gataa Verbal suffix meaning "difficult"
Tokelau Gaatai Seawards
Tokelau Gatata Be torn; a tearing noise
Tokelau Gehe Be slow
Tokelau Go/gii/ Squeak