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 |
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West Futuna | Kino/a | Avoid, reject, dislike |
West Futuna | A/kita/tou | First person inclusive plural pronoun |
West Futuna | A/kita/ua | First person inclusive dual pronoun |
West Futuna | A/koe | Second person singular pronoun stem |
West Futuna | Kofu | Dew, mist, fog; a filmy coating; cloudy, misty, filmy, blurry; blind |
West Futuna | Koro | Enclosure; inside (area bounded by a fence or similar structure but without a roof) |
West Futuna | A/korua/ | Second person dual pronoun, you |
West Futuna | (H)kona | Poisonous; to be poisoned. Drunk (Cpl.) Fort (kava); ivre (Rve). |
West Futuna | Kona | Bitter, acid, unpalateable, poisonous |
West Futuna | Kot/kote | Cackle |
West Futuna | A/koutou | Second person plural independent pronoun |
West Futuna | A/ku, o/ku | First person singular non-article based possessive, postposed to noun phrase, of mine |
West Futuna | Kuli, kuri (ANI) | Dog. Chien; mante religieuse (Rve). Phonologically Irregular |
West Futuna | Kuru | Breadfruit |
West Futuna | Kamala | Sweet Potato or similar root crop Problematic |
West Futuna | Kumaua | Sweet Potato or similar root crop Problematic |
West Futuna | Kumala | Sweet Potato or similar root crop Problematic |
West Futuna | Kumi/a | To squeeze, grasp; wrestle. Pousser, presser, serrer (Rve). |
West Futuna | Kumkumi, kugkumi | Chin, beard |
West Futuna | Kutu | Louse, flea |
West Futuna | A/i(a), e/ia | Third person singular personal pronoun |
West Futuna | Ifi-a, e/ifi-a, a/ifi-a | To blow; to puff (of wind) |
West Futuna | Ifi | Chestnut |
West Futuna | Ika | Fish n |
West Futuna | Ira | Discolouration, freckle, blood blister. Taches noirs ou blanches de naissance (Rve). |
West Futuna | Ra/i/mutu | Offspring of a man's sister or female cross cousin... Phonologically Irregular |
West Futuna | (E)iri, (i)ri/ri | Fan (n) |
West Futuna | Iro | Maggots |
West Futuna | Ina(ia) | When? (past) Problematic |
West Futuna | (E)inu (trans. numia, numea) | To drink |
West Futuna | Ho | Yes Phonologically Irregular |
West Futuna | Isu | Nose |
West Futuna | Jijifi | Fish spp. |
West Futuna | Jin/tarau | Hundred Uncertain Semantic Connection |
West Futuna | J/ikai, g/kai | No, not; is not; have not |
West Futuna | Ivi | Bone |
West Futuna | Ra | There, yonder, over there |
West Futuna | Ra | Sail |
West Futuna | -raua | Third person dual possessive suffix |
West Futuna | Ra | Sun |
West Futuna | Rafa | Ringworm |
West Futuna | Hlafa | Flat, broad, wide |
West Futuna | Rafi/a | To keep |
West Futuna | Raga (pl. h/laga) | To weave, plait |
West Futuna | Ragi | Sky, heaven. Weather (Cpl) |
West Futuna | Rangi-a | Put a thing on the fire to cook. Assouplir feuilles au feu (Rve). |
West Futuna | Rago | Housefly |
West Futuna | Lago | A fly (ANI) |
West Futuna | Rai | Fish sp |
West Futuna | (H)laka | To stride; begin to walk (as of a child). Enjamber, poser pied par terre (Rve). |