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

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