Entries from Dougherty 1983 in Pollex-Online
Dougherty, J. W. D. (1983). West Futuna-Aniwa: An Introduction to a Polynesian Outlier Language. Berkeley, University of California Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| West Futuna | Kiri/jia | To hit, pound; to bang into. Fouetter; battre la bourre avant de faire ficelle (Rve). Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Kofu/kofu | A species of spider that makes a large, fine web which appears to be a misty film (This spider is sacred and embodies an important spirit.) Toile d'araignée (Rve). |
| West Futuna | Kou kau | Poutro horizontale du toit |
| West Futuna | Mate ta vai | Thirsty |
| West Futuna | Mate/ia | To long for, to be dying for a thing |
| West Futuna | Poja rima matua; poja vae matua | Thumb; big toe |
| West Futuna | Tuta | Canoe made of two trees (ANI) |
| West Futuna | Ruru/ia | Shake, tremble. Secouer; tourner dans tous les sens pour arracher (Rve). |
| West Futuna | (Tag)tago | Grope, feel for |
| West Futuna | Ri/ri | To fan |
| West Futuna | Pani/a | Take one's goods |
| West Futuna | Pan/pani/a | To fine, to take one's goods and outlaw one |
| West Futuna | Vava | Empty space. Ecartement (Rve). |
| West Futuna | I | In, at, on |
| West Futuna | Jiro | Shoot, bud (n); to bud |
| West Futuna | Raga fare | House posts |
| West Futuna | Kitea | To see something, look at something |
| West Futuna | Katea. Kátea (Cpl). | To perceive, see, find Phonologically Irregular |
| West Futuna | Mate ta oge | To be hungry |
