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Language: Tokelau

Source/Author:  POLLEX 2000 (Bruce Biggs & Ross Clark) 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:tkl  Glottocode: toke1240 
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Data Entry:  Typed By: Simon Greenhill  Checked By: Simon Greenhill 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:Central Pacific:East Fijian-Polynesian:Polynesian:Nuclear:Samoic-Outlier:Tokelauan 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
1 hand      
2 left      
3 right      
7 to come      
13 back word info      
16 intestines      
19 shoulder      
22 to fear      
30 mouth      
31 tooth      
42 to suck      
45 eye      
48 to sleep      
49 to lie down word info      
65 rope      
69 to hunt word info      
70 to shoot word info      
74 to kill      
75 to die, be dead      
80 to split word info      
82 dull, blunt      
84 to plant      
91 to buy      
92 to open, uncover      
98 egg      
101 to fly      
104 fat/grease      
106 snake      
107 worm (earthworm)      
108 louse word info      
109 mosquito      
114 leaf      
123 to flow      
125 salt      
127 woods/forest      
128 sky      
132 fog      
142 heavy      
150 yellow      
151 green      
155 long word info      
157 thick word info      
161 shy, ashamed      
162 old word info      
163 new      
164 good      
170 when? word info      
171 to hide word info      
176 below      
177 this      
178 that      
179 near      
180 far      
187 they      
190 other      
191 all      
196 to count      
199 Three word info      
201 Five word info      
202 Six word info      
204 Eight word info      
208 Fifty word info      
209 One Hundred word info      
54 man/male tagata   12, 14  
54 man/male tamaaloa   10  
137 to blow word info agi   8  
137 to blow word info puhi   6  
195 no, not hee (Clk) 13  
185 we word info kimaa (Ply 1970) 2  
183 thou ke (Ply) 5  
186 you ke (Ply) 1  
175 above luga Above (Fts) 9  
97 bird manu Animal, beast (Sma) 1  
14 belly kona Area of belly below navel (Sma) 8  
165 bad, evil kino Bad, naughty 9  
20 to know, be knowledgeable ilo Be aware of, perceive; check (of a cook testing food); assort, sort out (Sma) 13  
78 to cut, hack word info ihi/ihi Be cracked or split (Sma) 10  
197 One word info tahi Be one (Sma) 41  
152 small li/liki/ Be small 66  
87 to swell word info fula Be swollen (Sma) 7  
138 warm word info maafana/fana Be warm (Sma) 1, 72  
93 to pound, beat word info tuki/tuki Beat hammer, knock (Sma) 2  
14 belly manava Belly, abdomen (Sma) 9  
41 to bite kati Bite, to bite (Sma) 1, 55  
147 black uli Black, dark (Sma) 7  
15 bone ivi Bone (Sma) 52, 5  
18 breast huhu Breast, milk (Sma) 1  
28 to breathe maanava Breath, breathing 1  
56 child tamaiti child; offspring; childhood, youth; immature, young (Sma) 6, 64  
172 to climb word info kake Climb (of tree, mountain) (Sma) 32  
131 cloud word info ao Cloud (Sma) 12  
192 and ma Conj. used to link noun phrases and verb phrases. And, with, also, etc. (Sma) 2  
166 correct, true tonu Correct, straight, just, fair; decision, resolution (Sma) 8  
158 narrow kopiti Crevice 48  
34 to cry tagi Cry, sound (Sma) 1  
168 day aso Day 1, 54  
124 sea moana Deep sea (especially outside the lagoon (Sma) 10  
90 to dig keli Dig, excavate (Sma) 1  
50 to dream miti Dream (Sma) 36  
50 to dream moemiti Dream (Sma) 7, 36  
40 to drink inu Drink 1  
11 dust pefu Dust (Sma) 1, 74  
43 ear taliga Ear (Sma) 1  
37 to eat kai Eat (Sma) 1, 47  
60 father tama/na Father 1  
26 hair word info fulu Feather (Sma) 31  
10 dirty hava Filthy 8  
143 fire afi Fire, matches, lighter; oven; motor, engine (Sma) 1  
185 we word info kita(a)- First person inclusive marker (Sma) 1  
182 I koo first person singular pronoun (Jsn) 1, 21  
111 fish ika Fish, including turtle (Sma) 1  
135 lightning lapa Flash of lightning (Sma) 9  
116 flower fuga Flower, blossom 72  
200 Four word info faa Four (Jen) 1, 66  
117 fruit fua Fruit (Sma) 1  
5 to walk taafao Go for a walk,stroll 7  
89 to hold word info puke Grab, take hold of (Sma) 13  
118 grass mutia Grass (Sma) 13  
86 to grow word info tupu Growth, growing; originate from (Sma) 1  
14 belly koopuu Gut, stomach (of fish) 2  
26 hair word info lauulu Hair of head 40  
24 head ulu Hair on head (Sma) 1  
44 to hear logo Hear; news; be felt; tell (Sma) 1  
72 to hit word info taa Hit, strike; blow (Sma) 10  
61 house fale House 14  
194 how? word info vefea How? (Sma) [<] 11  
182 I au I 1, 21  
173 at i In, on, at, with, from (Sma) 1  
174 in, inside i In, on, at, with, from (Sma) x  
78 to cut, hack word info hele Incision, cut; to cut (pl.) (Sma) 16  
29 to sniff, smell sogi Kiss 9  
20 to know, be knowledgeable iloa Knowledge (Sma) 13  
20 to know, be knowledgeable iloa/gia Known of (Hpr) 13  
67 to sew word info hui L from Samoan (Hovdhaugen 2011) 17 L
73 to steal gaoi L from Samoan (Hovdhaugen 2011) 66 L
96 dog maile L from Samoan (Hovdhaugen 2011)   L
148 white paepae L from Samoan (Hovdhaugen 2011)   L
156 thin word info paē L from Samoan (Hovdhaugen 2011)   L
160 painful, sick mai L from Samoan (Hovdhaugen 2011) 1 L
126 lake namo Lagoon (Sma) 7  
66 to tie up, fasten fafau Lash, bind up (Sma) 11  
33 to laugh kata Laugh, laughter (Sma) 7  
103 meat/flesh kanofi Lean meat (including fish meat) (Sma) 14  
76 to live, be alive ola Life, recover, be refreshed (Sma) 6  
144 to burn word info tutu Light, set alight, light (a lamp) (Sma) 1, 6  
135 lightning kanapu Lightning 13?  
135 lightning uila Lightning (Sma) 2  
17 liver ate Liver (Sma) 1  
20 to know, be knowledgeable kite Look at 12  
46 to see kite Look at 1  
4 leg/foot vae Lower limb, including foot (Sma) 1, 100  
144 to burn word info tafu Make, build or feed a fire (Sma) 8  
53 person/human being tagata Man, person 1, 66, 97  
88 to squeeze word info lomi Massage, knead (Sma) 10  
129 moon maahina Moon, month 37, 5  
83 to work word info gaaoioi Move; (of a variety of jobs, such as household work) work, perform, do; be active, be industrious 11  
10 dirty palapala Mud, dirt (Sma) 7  
63 name igoa Name (Sma) 6  
25 neck ua Neck 18  
68 needle au Needle for sewing thatch; tattooing comb, (Sma) 1  
68 needle hika Netting needle (Sma) 9  
167 night poo Night 1  
205 Nine word info iva Nine.(Source: Pollex) 5, 44  
27 nose ihu Nose (Sma) 1  
148 white -tea Occurs as an element of names only, meaning pale-coloured (Sma) 8  
62 thatch/roof inaki panel of thatch from ridgepole to eave (Sma) 11  
93 to pound, beat word info tuki Pestle, food-pounder; punch, blow (Sma) 2  
100 wing kapahau phonologically irregular but no clear borrowing 1, 81  
85 to choose fili Pick out, select (Sma) 1  
136 wind havili Pollex 06: <Havili. :Wind, breeze, air (Sma)>. 11  
134 thunder faaititili Pollex 06: Faaititili. :Thunder (Sma). 14  
99 feather fulu Pollex 06: Fulu. :Feather (Sma). 1  
193 if kaafai Pollex 06: Kaafai. :If, when (Hpr). 1, 46  
23 blood kele/kele Pollex 06: Kele/kele. :Soil, earth, dirt; land; blood (Sma). 55  
102 rat kimoa Pollex 06: Kimoa. :Rat. 14  
39 to cook word info lala Pollex 06: Lala. :Cook.    
38 to chew word info lamu Pollex 06: Lamu. :Chew (Sma). 7  
159 wide lau/efa Pollex 06: Lau/efa. :Wide. 73, 9  
64 to say lea Pollex 06: Lea. :Say, speak, tell, ask (Sma). 88  
146 ash lefu/lefu Pollex 06: Lefu/lefu. Ash (Sma). 67  
94 to throw word info liaki Pollex 06: Liaki. :Throw (e.g. a ball); swing (e.g. a bat); flick (e.g.a cloth); uproot (of plants) (Sma). 79, 127  
35 to vomit lua Pollex 06: Lua. :Vomit, spew (Sma). 8  
139 cold word info maaluuluu Pollex 06: Maaluuluu. :Cold; soft and damp to touch. 74  
59 mother maatua Pollex 06: Maatua. :Mother; parents (both father and mother together) (Sma). 4  
140 dry word info mago Pollex 06: Mago. :Dry. 1  
136 wind matagi Pollex 06: Matagi. :Wind, storm; eagerness (Sma). 1, 66  
23 blood pala/pala Pollex 06: Pala/pala. :Mud, dirt, blood (Sma). 61  
23 blood palapala Pollex 06: Palapala. :Mud, dirt, blood (Sma). 61  
58 wife tokalua Pollex 06: Tokalua. :Spouse, husband or wife (Sma). 110  
39 to cook word info tunu Pollex 06: Tunu. :Cook food), boil (water) (Sma). 9  
185 we word info maa Preposed short pronoun, first person dual exclusive (Sma) 2  
112 rotten word info popo Ragged, old; old wood; copra 14  
133 rain ua Rain 1  
149 red ku/kula Red 13  
6 road/path ala Road, path, way (Sma) 1  
115 root aka Root (Sma) 2  
112 rotten word info pala Rote, decay (Sma) 13  
121 sand one Sand 1  
169 year tau Season, weather, climate (Sma) 1  
186 you koulua Second person dual pronoun, you (Ply) x  
186 you koutou Second person plural pronoun in nucleus of the phrase (Ply) 16  
203 Seven word info fitu Seven (Sma).(Source: Pollex) 1  
81 sharp kakaha Sharpness, keenness (Sma) [<] 14, 15  
154 short word info puku/puku Short 3  
113 branch word info laalaa Side branches 1  
51 to sit nofo Sit, reside, stay 16  
153 big fuaefa Size; large size, be large (Sma) 13  
12 skin kili Skin (Sma) 1  
152 small liki Small sized 66  
145 smoke word info ahu Smoke, smoky B. [<] 2  
119 earth/soil kele/kele Soil, earth, dirt; land; blood (Sma) 10  
110 spider apog/aaleveleve Spider (Sma) 1, 57  
36 to spit puaki Spit out 16  
57 husband aavaga Spouse; be married (Sma) 13  
86 to grow word info homo Sprout of a germinating coconut (Sma) 7  
71 to stab, pierce suki Stab 1, 8  
52 to stand tuu Stand (Sma) 2  
130 star fetuu Star (Sma) 1  
120 stone fatu Stone; heart (Sma) 1  
9 to swim kakau Swim, swimming (Sma) 5  
105 tail toke Tail of an animal (Sma)    
105 tail hiku Tail, tip, end, extremity 13  
89 to hold word info tago Take, grab, pick up (Sma) 14  
68 needle paki/au/ Tattooing pen 1  
206 Ten word info -angafulu Ten of a kind (Sma).(Source: Pollex) 5  
21 to think manatu Think of, call to mind, remember (Cwd) 9  
184 he/she ia Third person singular pronoun, he, she, it (Sma) 1  
210 One Thousand word info afe Thousand (Sma).(Source: Pollex) 3  
78 to cut, hack word info he/hele/ To cut (sg.); incision, cut (Sma) 16  
77 to scratch word info alati To scratch the body with the fingers (Sma) 10  
9 to swim ka/kau To swim (Sma) 5  
62 thatch/roof ato To thatch; roofing (Sma) 1  
32 tongue alelo Tongue (Sma) 15  
95 to fall word info siga Topple 44  
72 to hit word info pa/paki Touch, come in contact with; reach, arrive (Sma) 6  
79 stick/wood laakau Tree, wood, stick 1, 26  
113 branch word info laakau Tree, wood, stick 1, 4  
207 Twenty word info tekau Twenty Skipjack (Sma).(Source: Pollex) 4  
198 Two word info lua Two 1  
66 to tie up, fasten fiitiki Two coconuts tied together; tie in bunches 148  
8 to turn word info pale Veer, reverse, turn (Sma) 11  
5 to walk haele Walk 6  
122 water word info vai Water 2  
141 wet su/suu/ Wet 11  
188 what? word info aa What? (Sma) 84  
181 where? word info fea Where? (Sma) 3, 35  
189 who? word info ai Who? (Sma) 1  
55 woman/female fafine Woman 1, 106  
55 woman/female fa/fine/ Woman (Sma) 1, 106  
83 to work word info galue Work, be industrious (Sma) 11  
47 to yawn maavava Yawn 19  
47 to yawn maavava Yawn 19  

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