Language: Marquesan
Source/Author: | POLLEX 2000 (Bruce Biggs & Ross Clark), David Addison | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:mrq Glottocode: nort2845 | |
Notes: | This is an amalgamation of North (MRQ) and South Marquesan (QMS) Pollex supplemented from Dordillon 1931-1932 | |
Problems: | This is an amalgamation of North (MRQ) and South Marquesan (QMS) | |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Simon Greenhill and Russell Gray Checked By: Simon Greenhill | |
Statistics: |
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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:East:Central:Marquesic | |
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Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Marquesan (Nukuhiva dialect)
Ethnologue Information for mrq
OLAC Information for mrq
World Atlas of Language Structures Information for mrq
Language Texts on PolliNet
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Change History:
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- Changed #105190 from "pee", "rotten (Tahitian borrowing?", "16", "" (Word 65535) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-16 21:40:34)
- Changed "source" from "@article{POLLEX, journal = {Oceanic Linguistics}, number = {2}, pages = {551--559}, title = {{POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online}}, volume = {50}, year = {2011}, author = {Greenhill, Simon J. and Clark, Ross} }" - Mary Walworth (2020-04-16 21:39:57)
- Changed #23957 from "nina", "", "", "L" (Word 23957) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-16 21:39:57)
Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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208 | Fifty
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210 | One Thousand
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2 | left | akeake | |||
7 | to come | he'e mai | 1, 42 | ||
8 | to turn
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kavií | 90 | ||
16 | intestines | koekoe | 31 | ||
18 | breast | ki'i nene | |||
19 | shoulder | pauhihi | 8 | ||
19 | shoulder | paufifi | 8 | ||
21 | to think | maákau | 7 | ||
26 | hair
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'ouoho | 40, 36 | ||
34 | to cry | ue | 38 | ||
36 | to spit | tufa | 120 | ||
43 | ear | pua/ìka/ | 19 | ||
43 | ear | pua/ìna/ | 19 | ||
46 | to see | íte | 1 | ||
48 | to sleep | hiamoe | 10, 109 | ||
50 | to dream | moemoea | 7, 27 | ||
56 | child | tama | 6 | ||
58 | wife | vehine | 5, 68 | ||
59 | mother | kui | 15 | ||
60 | father | motua | 9 | ||
64 | to say | peáu | 12 | ||
64 | to say | teáo | 128 | ||
64 | to say | tekao | 128 | ||
69 | to hunt
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tute | |||
69 | to hunt
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tatai | |||
70 | to shoot
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toi | |||
74 | to kill | haámate | 2 | ||
74 | to kill | kukumi | 28 | ||
74 | to kill | pehi | 43 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | pohué | 36 | ||
77 | to scratch
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tuveé | 33 | ||
80 | to split
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koava | |||
82 | dull, blunt | mué | 10 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | tumué | 10 | ||
84 | to plant | nanu | 2 | ||
85 | to choose | vae | 10 | ||
89 | to hold
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ííma | |||
89 | to hold
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mau | 54 | ||
92 | to open, uncover | pepeu | |||
95 | to fall
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mekèe | 10 | ||
95 | to fall
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maku'u | 11 | ||
95 | to fall
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moku'u | 11 | ||
95 | to fall
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hika (m'n) | 44 | ||
95 | to fall
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hina | 44 | ||
95 | to fall
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topa | 124 | ||
98 | egg | mama'i | 6 | ||
99 | feather | huú manu | 1 | ||
100 | wing | pekeu | 1, 59 | ||
110 | spider | pukavèevèe | 1, 57, 99 | ||
110 | spider | punavèevèe | 1, 57, 99 | ||
110 | spider | puka/vèevèe/ | 1, 57, 99 | ||
110 | spider | puna/vèevèe/ | 1, 57, 99 | ||
125 | salt | kanatai | 20 | ||
125 | salt | puhinaú | |||
126 | lake | vai óto | 6 | ||
129 | moon | me'ama | 7 | ||
140 | dry
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mo'o | 13 | ||
141 | wet | kutaú | 10 | ||
141 | wet | útau | 10 | ||
141 | wet | toku | 10 | ||
141 | wet | kutai | 10 | ||
141 | wet | áutau | |||
142 | heavy | tono | |||
142 | heavy | toko | 38 | ||
148 | white | tavai'e | 47 | ||
149 | red | pukiki | 43 | ||
150 | yellow | putokatoha | |||
150 | yellow | tokatoka | |||
151 | green | ki óu ti teé | |||
151 | green | ʔoutite'e | |||
153 | big | maaka | 31 | ||
156 | thin
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áhiáhi | 5 | ||
156 | thin
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kahikahi | |||
156 | thin
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ákiaki | 18 | ||
156 | thin
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piáhiáhi | 5 | ||
158 | narrow | iti | |||
158 | narrow | faiti | 84 | ||
159 | wide | fatea | 21 | ||
161 | shy, ashamed | hakaika | |||
166 | correct, true | mea hei | |||
166 | correct, true | toitoi | 41 | ||
169 | year | hua'a | 28 | ||
171 | to hide
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hakanaa | |||
172 | to climb
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hiti | 6 | ||
177 | this | tenei | 7, 1 | ||
178 | that | tena | 1 | ||
178 | that | na | 1 | ||
180 | far | mamao | 13 | ||
181 | where?
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hea | 3, 35 | ||
183 | thou | 'oe | 1 | ||
185 | we
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matou | 2, 39 | ||
185 | we
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maua | 2, 29 | ||
187 | they | 'atou | 1, 72 | ||
190 | other | ke | 8? | ||
191 | all | tiatohu | |||
72 | to hit
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ta | "to strike" (perhaps taa) | 10 | |
106 | snake | puhi henua | 'land eel'-MW | ||
162 | old
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kakiu | (ancient) | ||
109 | mosquito | nono purutia | (German nono) the sand fly purportedly introducted by a freighter unloading ballast with sand (and eggs) from PGN (then a German colony? or just "German" because of its ferociousness?) | 1, 74 | |
73 | to steal | kai hue | (Mot etranger) voleur (Dln) | 5 | |
22 | to fear | meta'u | (MQN) To fear, be afraid | 1 | |
120 | stone | ke'a | (or ke'aa) = rock | 38 | |
125 | salt | pa'atai | (ripe saltwater?) | 20, 19 | |
185 | we
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taua | 1 dual incl. | 1, 29 | |
185 | we
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tatou | 1 pl. incl. | 1, 39 | |
186 | you | kootou | 2P dual pronoun (Dln) | 16 | |
186 | you | 'otou | 2PP pronoun | 16 | |
183 | thou | koe | 2PS | 1 | |
39 | to cook
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tao | =baked (either in an umu or a modern oven). | 10 | |
180 | far | mema'o | ? | 13 | |
195 | no, not | ie(hh)ai | A negative, not, cannot (Crk) | 10, 84 | |
175 | above | 'una | Above | 9 | |
175 | above | 'uka | Above (NKH) (I) | 9 | |
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | hani | Accoutume, habituee, fait a, avour l'habitude de, etre accoutume (Dln) | ||
83 | to work
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hana | Action, acte, travailler, oeuvre (Dln) | 10 | |
162 | old
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ko'oua | Aged, decrepit (Dln) | 9 | |
100 | wing | peheu | Aile (Dln) | 1, 81 | |
162 | old
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tehito | Ancient | 10 | |
192 | and | maa | And (with numerals) | 2 | |
146 | ash | 'ehu/ahi | Ashes | 67 | |
146 | ash | ànahu | Ashes (metathesis?) | 67, 60 | |
146 | ash | kehu/ahi | Ashes; irregular | 67 | |
146 | ash | ke/'ehu/ | Ashes; irregular | 67 | |
165 | bad, evil | hauhau | bad/evil | 32 | |
29 | to sniff, smell | hoki | Baiser, faire toucher nez contre nez (Dln) | 9 | |
72 | to hit
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tuki | Battre, ecrasser, piler (Dln) | 8 | |
72 | to hit
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tuì | Battre, ecrasser, piler (Dln) | 8 | |
93 | to pound, beat
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tuki | Battre, ecrasser, piler (Dln) | 2 | |
93 | to pound, beat
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tuì | Battre, ecrasser, piler (Dln) | 2 | |
153 | big | nui | Beaucoup, plusieurs, gros, grand (Dln) | 11 | |
14 | belly | kopu | Belly, stomach | 2 | |
14 | belly | 'opu | Belly, stomach | 2 | |
97 | bird | manu | Bird | 1 | |
41 | to bite | kakahu | Bite | 7 | |
38 | to chew
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kakahu | Bite [<] | 8, 73 | |
147 | black | kèe/kèe | Black | 5 | |
148 | white | tèo | Blanc (Dln) | 9 | |
148 | white | teko | Blanc (Dln) | 9 | |
79 | stick/wood | àkau | Bois (Dln) | 1, 26 | |
164 | good | meitaì | Bon, agreable | 15 | |
15 | bone | ivi | Bone (Bgs) | 52, 5 | |
30 | mouth | haha | Bouche, geule, ouverture (Dln) B. [<] | 1 | |
119 | earth/soil | 'epo | Boue, fange, terre, poussiere (Dln) | 11 | |
120 | stone | hatu-keàa | Boulder | 1, 38 | |
28 | to breathe | menava | Breath, anterior fontanelle | 1 | |
146 | ash | kaàhu | charcoal; wood ashes | 67 | |
88 | to squeeze
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hota | Clarifier le kava | 8, 2, 93 | |
148 | white | tea | Clear, white | 8 | |
132 | fog | kohu | Cloud, fog | 1, 47 | |
139 | cold
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makaìì | Cold, chilly | 1, 52 | |
139 | cold
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kamaìì | Cold, chilly (metathesis?) | 1, 52 | |
139 | cold
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makkarede | Cold, or the cold (Crk) | 1, 52 | |
194 | how?
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peehea | Comment? pourquoi? (Dln) | 11 | |
196 | to count | ta/tau/ | Compter, conter, reciter (Dln) | 8, 80 | |
39 | to cook
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nunu | cook in general e.g. nunu te kaikai = cook the food | 9 | |
65 | rope | touà | Corde, grosse corde (Dln) | 9 | |
67 | to sew
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tui | Coudre, percer, enfiler (Dln) | 13, 16 | |
123 | to flow | tahe | Couler, ruisseler, se repandre (Dln) | 10 | |
108 | louse
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kutu papa | Crab lice | 1, 6 | |
78 | to cut, hack
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'o'oti | Cut, clip | 9 | |
78 | to cut, hack
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kokoti | Cut, clip | 9 | |
168 | day | oatea | daylight | 27 | |
124 | sea | moana | deep ocean, La haute mer (Dln) | 10 | |
31 | tooth | niho | Dent (Dln) | 1 | |
75 | to die, be dead | kèo | Die (of a person), go out (of a light) (Dln) | ||
90 | to dig | keì (i) | Dig | 1 | |
72 | to hit
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paki/paki | Donner des petits coups avec la main (Dln) | 6 | |
72 | to hit
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paì/paì | Donner des petits coups avec la main (Dln) | 6 | |
13 | back
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tua | Dos, echine, se mettre dos a dos (Dln) | 11 | |
3 | right | atamai | Droit, a droit (Dln) | 7 | |
140 | dry
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pa/paka/ | Dry | 12 | |
82 | dull, blunt | puriki | dull in modern NH, most likely derived from the word for donkey (after French burique), and hence metaphorically stupid, dull | 18 | |
140 | dry
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pakaka | Dur, coriace, non flexible (Dln) | 12 | |
91 | to buy | hoko | Echanger, acheter, payer, vendre (Dln) | 7 | |
91 | to buy | ho'o | Echanger, acheter, payer, vendre (Dln) | 7 | |
135 | lightning | uià | Eclair, eclairer (Dln) | 2 | |
164 | good | 'eka | Enjoy | 14 | |
52 | to stand | tuu | Etre debout, se tenir debout, droit (Dln) | 2 | |
28 | to breathe | ha | Extenue de fatigue (Dln) | 11 | |
45 | eye | konohi | Eye | 4 | |
45 | eye | korohi | Eye | 4 | |
45 | eye | mata | Eye,face | 1 | |
55 | woman/female | -hine | Female (I don't understand why this is treated as a suffix - MW) | 1, 41 | |
143 | fire | ahi | Fire | 1 | |
182 | I | ='u | First person singular | x | |
182 | I | au | First person singular pronoun (Bgs) | 1, 21 | |
111 | fish | ika | Fish (Mqn) | 1 | |
111 | fish | ià | Fish (Mqs) | 1 | |
1 | hand | ìma | Five, hand | 1, 64 | |
201 | Five
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'ima | Five, hand.(Source: Pollex) | 1 | |
103 | meat/flesh | kiko | Flesh | 10 | |
116 | flower | pua | Flower (I) | 1 | |
17 | liver | ate | Foie (Dln) | 1 | |
37 | to eat | kai | Food | 1, 47 | |
37 | to eat | 'ai | Food | 1, 47 | |
127 | woods/forest | vao | Forest (I) | 14 | |
54 | man/male | tane | Fortement (Dln) | 1, 11 | |
200 | Four
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faa | Four | 1, 66 | |
62 | thatch/roof | ato | Frame to which thatch is tied | 1 | |
139 | cold
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anu | Froid, coup de sang, avoir froid (Dln) | 8 | |
145 | smoke
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au/ahi | Fumee, vapeur (Dln) | 2 | |
145 | smoke
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auahi | Fumee, vapeur (Dln) | 2 | |
5 | to walk | hèe | Go (I) | 6, 9 | |
87 | to swell
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hete | Gonfle, fermente, engle (Dln) | 5 | |
164 | good | kanahau | good | 62 | |
147 | black | hivahiva | Gray, silver-gray | 6 | |
24 | head | u'u | Head | 1 | |
24 | head | upoko | Head (Dln) | 10 | |
128 | sky | de ahgy | Heaven or sky (Rbt) | 1 | |
118 | grass | mutie | Herbe, gazon, foin (Dln) | 13 | |
72 | to hit
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pehi | hit generally | ||
53 | person/human being | 'enata | Homme, en general (Dln) | 1, 66, 97 | |
53 | person/human being | 'enana | Homme, en general (Dln) | 1, 66, 97 | |
53 | person/human being | kenana | Homme, en general (Dln) | 1, 66, 97 | |
29 | to sniff, smell | hone | honi? Touch noses together (Crk) | 9 | |
61 | house | ha'e | House | 14 | |
61 | house | fa'e | House | 14 | |
104 | fat/grease | hinu àma | Huile noiratre qui decoule de lama (Dln) | 12 | |
104 | fat/grease | kao | Huile, graisse, sauce, jus (Dln) | ||
193 | if | me | If | 5 | |
184 | he/she | ia | Il, elle, lui (Dln) | 1 | |
139 | cold
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kamariri | in 'Ua Pou ((metathesis?)) | 1, 52 | |
144 | to burn
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tutu | Incendier, bruler, mettre le feu a quelque chose (Dln) | 1, 6 | |
101 | to fly | ona | insect? | ||
174 | in, inside | 'oto | Inside | 5 | |
168 | day | ao | Jour oppose a nuit (Dln) | 1, 54 | |
68 | needle | nina | L from English | L | |
68 | needle | rira | L from English | L | |
96 | dog | peto | L from English | L | |
104 | fat/grease | kerehi | L from English | L | |
33 | to laugh | kata | Laugh | 7 | |
33 | to laugh | àta | Laugh | 7 | |
114 | leaf | àu | Leaf | 1 | |
2 | left | 'ima a'ea'e | left hand | ||
4 | leg/foot | vae | Leg (I) | 1, 100 | |
49 | to lie down
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moe | Lie down | 6 | |
66 | to tie up, fasten | fitiì | Lier, attacher, nouer (Dln) | 148 | |
66 | to tie up, fasten | hitiki | Lier, attacher, nouer (Dln) | 148 | |
105 | tail | iku | Lime de peau de certains poissons (Dln) [<] | 1 | |
174 | in, inside | ioo | Location in space; to, in, into, on. beside, near, at, or to the home of (Mtu) | 5 | |
155 | long
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'oa | Long | 12, 105 | |
108 | louse
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'utu | Louse | 1 | |
108 | louse
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kutu | Louse (in NH) | 1 | |
138 | warm
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mahana | Lukewarm | 1, 72 | |
54 | man/male | heko | male | 17? | |
54 | man/male | toa | male (of animals) | x | |
54 | man/male | tama 'oa | male child | ||
165 | bad, evil | kino | Mechant, mauvais, chiche (Dln) | 9 | |
165 | bad, evil | ìno | Mechant, mauvais, chiche (Dln) | 9 | |
129 | moon | mahina | Moon | 37, 5 | |
71 | to stab, pierce | huki | Morceau de bois pointu pour percer les poulpes (Dln) | 1, 8 | |
41 | to bite | nahu | Mordre (Dln) | 7 | |
75 | to die, be dead | mate | Mort, la mort, mourir, souffrir, malade, malaise, maladie, mal (Dln) | 1 | |
109 | mosquito | nono kia | mosquito; | 1, 74 | |
30 | mouth | fafa | Mouth (Crk) B. [<] | 1 | |
9 | to swim | kau | Nager, aller a la nage (Dln) | 5 | |
63 | name | inoa | Name | 6 | |
63 | name | ikoa | Name | 6 | |
25 | neck | kaakii | Neck, throat (Bgs) | 20 | |
195 | no, not | tee | Negativiser (Mtu) | 111 | |
163 | new | hou | New | 1 | |
205 | Nine
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iva | Nine.(Source: Pollex) | 5, 44 | |
27 | nose | ihu | Nose | 1 | |
131 | cloud
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ao (i) | Nuage (Dln) | 12 | |
167 | night | poo | Nuit, tenebres, jour de vingt-quatre heures (Dln) | 1 | |
162 | old
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koua | Old man (Crk) | 9 | |
197 | One
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tahi | One | 41 | |
209 | One Hundred
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'au | Originally two hundred or four hundred but now one hundred (Bgs).(Source: Pollex) | 2 | |
47 | to yawn | mama | Ouvrir la bouche (Dln) | 19, 28 | |
178 | that | ia'a | over there | ||
152 | small | ìki | Petit, etroit (Dln) | 66 | |
152 | small | iti | Petit, peau (Dln) | 1 | |
113 | branch
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àà | Petites branches (Dln) | 1 | |
62 | thatch/roof | hatu | Pieces of thatch are called hatu, but the only reference I've heard for this is in relation to the hame of (F)Hatu 'Iva (the southernmost MRQ island). Thatch is extremely rare on NH today. | 1 | |
133 | rain | ua | Pluie (Dln) | 1 | |
26 | hair
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hu'u | Plume, poil (Dln) (Archaic) | 31 | |
202 | Six
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ono | Pollex 06: Ono. :Six (Dln). | 1 | |
86 | to grow
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tupu | Pousser, croitre, germer | 1 | |
173 | at | i | Preposition indicating location | 1 | |
174 | in, inside | i | Preposition indicating location | x | |
96 | dog | ku'i | Probable arch. form - as dogs were lost in the Marquesas by the time the Europeans arrived. | 7 | |
179 | near | tata | Proche, pres (Dln) | 9 | |
105 | tail | vèo | Queue d'un animal (Dln) | 10, 23 | |
115 | root | aka | Racine (Dln) | 2 | |
102 | rat | kio'e | Rat | 12 | |
102 | rat | kumakuma | Rat (Dln) | 13 | |
149 | red | kuà | Red | 13 | |
149 | red | kuwa | Red, applied to feathers, cloth etc. imported to the islands,also to the scarlet berries or peas used in their ornaments (Crk) | 13 | |
11 | dust | 'epo | reflex of PEP *repo 'dirt' MW | x | |
3 | right | 'ima oko | right hand | 33 | |
112 | rotten
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paà | Ripe (I) | 13 | |
6 | road/path | vaà/nui | Road | 22 | |
112 | rotten
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pee | rotten | 16 | |
121 | sand | one | Sable | 1 | |
124 | sea | tai | saltwater or the nearshore | 1 | |
23 | blood | toto | Sang, saigner (Dln) | 4 | |
140 | dry
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paka | Scab | x | |
171 | to hide
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pu/puni/ | Se cacher (Dln) | 1 | |
183 | thou | koe | Second person singular | 1 | |
18 | breast | u | Sein, mamelle, gorge (Dln) | 1 | |
203 | Seven
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fitu | Seven.(Source: Pollex) | 1 | |
81 | sharp | koi | Sharp, Sharp | 14, 66 | |
152 | small | poto | Short (Bgs) | 10 | |
154 | short
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poto | Short (Bgs) | 9 | |
154 | short
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nohinohi | Short stature (Tgr) | ||
51 | to sit | noho | Sit, dwell, stay | 16 | |
12 | skin | kiì | Skin | 1 | |
128 | sky | àni | Sky | 1 | |
128 | sky | àki | Sky | 1 | |
152 | small | kaiu | small (metaphorically from "eat breast"?) | 37 | |
30 | mouth | nutu | Snout, head of animal | 2 | |
34 | to cry | taki | Son, sonner, chanter (Dln) | 1 | |
34 | to cry | tani | Son, sonner, chanter (Dln) | 1 | |
137 | to blow
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puhi | Souffler (Dln) | 6 | |
160 | painful, sick | memae | souffrance | 10 | |
160 | painful, sick | mamae | Souffrir | 10 | |
10 | dirty | hava | Souille, sali, tache (Dln) | 8 | |
96 | dog | nuhe | Southern MRQ, problematic? | ||
88 | to squeeze
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koko | Squeeze, press | 9 | |
88 | to squeeze
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'omi | Squeeze, press upon | 10 | |
130 | star | hetuu | Star | 1 | |
130 | star | fetuu | Star | 1 | |
130 | star | fettoe | Star | 1 | |
72 | to hit
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patu | Strike (in flaying skin or bark), strike, nudge with elbow (I) | 7 | |
42 | to suck | omo | Suck | 7 | |
42 | to suck | 'omo | Suck (Bgs) | 7 | |
87 | to swell
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huhu'a | Swollen | 7 | |
105 | tail | hiku | Tail, rear portion (of fish) | 13 | |
78 | to cut, hack
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taài | Tailler, ciseler, travailler le bois ou la pierre (Dln) | 1 | |
206 | Ten
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'onohu'u | Ten.(Source: Pollex) | 5, 32, 52 | |
206 | Ten
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'okohu'u | Ten.(Source: Pollex) | 5, 32, 52 | |
61 | house | aika | Terre, propriete, domicile, richesses, manoir, foyer domestique | 6 | |
178 | that | te'aa | that (far) | 65 | |
109 | mosquito | nono | the endemic Marquesan biting black fly | 1, 74 | |
57 | husband | hahana | The male of mankind and of all birds. A husband (Crk) | 13 | |
157 | thick
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moto'u | Thick | 3 | |
183 | thou | ko'ua | thou | x | |
183 | thou | 'oe | thou | 1 | |
199 | Three
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to'u | Three | 1 | |
94 | to throw
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tiì | Throw | 9 | |
134 | thunder | pha too tee | Thunder (Rbt) | 14 | |
66 | to tie up, fasten | nani | Tie, fasten | 13 | |
66 | to tie up, fasten | nati | Tie, fasten (NKH) | 13 | |
7 | to come | tihe | to arrive | ||
41 | to bite | nennahhu | To bite (Crk) | 7 | |
38 | to chew
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nennahhu | To bite (Crk) [<] | 8, 73 | |
40 | to drink | inu | To drink | 1 | |
95 | to fall
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vi'i | to fall (in the sense of becoming unbalanced, slipping) | 86 | |
95 | to fall
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huu te henua | to fall in the sense of an avalanche or rock slide | ||
22 | to fear | ha'ameta'u | to fear | 1 | |
117 | fruit | hua | To fruit | 1 | |
44 | to hear | 'oko | To hear, news (mqn) | 1 | |
44 | to hear | 'ono | To hear, news (mqs) | 1 | |
72 | to hit
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kere | to hit (punch with the fist) | ||
144 | to burn
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hakau'a | to light a fire (or lamp); by extension turn on an electric light | 3 | |
92 | to open, uncover | pe'ua | to open | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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'ihi | to peel / Peler (Dln) | 10 | |
70 | to shoot
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puhi | to shoot(also NH word for firearm and to blow [breath out]) | 17 | |
94 | to throw
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tio'a | to throw | 10 | |
138 | warm
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ha'amaahanahana | to warm | 1, 72 | |
32 | tongue | a'èo | Tongue | 15 | |
134 | thunder | hatutiì | Tonnere (Dln) | 14 | |
10 | dirty | paàpaà | Tres mur, gate, pourri (Dln) | 7 | |
207 | Twenty
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tekau | Twenty.(Source: Pollex) | 4 | |
198 | Two
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'ua | Two (I) | 1 | |
176 | below | à'o | Under, below | 8 | |
204 | Eight
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va'u | used on Nuku Hiva currently | 3 | |
73 | to steal | kamo | Voler, voleur (Dln) | 6 | |
35 | to vomit | 'ua | Vomit | 8 | |
186 | you | kotou | Vous (Dln) | 16 | |
122 | water
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vai | Water (I) | 2 | |
188 | what?
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aha | What? | 1 | |
170 | when?
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aahea | When (future interrogative) | 5 | |
189 | who?
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ai | Who? | 1 | |
136 | wind | metani | Wind | 1, 66 | |
136 | wind | metaki | Wind (in NH) | 1, 66 | |
55 | woman/female | vehine | Woman (Dln) | 1, 106, 116 | |
107 | worm (earthworm) | noke | Worm | 7 | |
107 | worm (earthworm) | to'e | Worm | 7 | |
107 | worm (earthworm) | toke | Worm | 7 | |
169 | year | tau | Year consisting of ten moons | 1 |