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Entries:
ID: |
Word: |
Item: |
Annotation: |
Cognacy: |
Loan: |
1 |
hand |
rima |
|
1, 64 |
|
2 |
left |
'aui |
|
1, 42 |
|
3 |
right |
'atau |
|
5, 40 |
|
4 |
leg/foot |
'aavae |
|
1, 100 |
|
5 |
to walk |
haere |
go |
6 |
|
5 |
to walk |
ori |
take a walk (dance?-MW) |
|
|
6 |
road/path |
poroomu |
poroomu |
3 |
|
6 |
road/path |
puruumu |
puruumu (road) |
3 |
|
6 |
road/path |
'ee'a |
'ee'a (path/track) |
52 |
|
6 |
road/path |
ara |
|
1 |
|
7 |
to come |
haere mai |
|
1, 42 |
|
8 |
to turn
|
tiipu'u |
|
|
|
9 |
to swim |
'au |
|
5 |
|
10 |
dirty |
repo |
|
9 |
|
11 |
dust |
hu'ahuaa |
hu'ahuaa (little bits of anything) |
90 |
|
11 |
dust |
repo puehu |
repo puehu (scattered dirt) |
1, 74 |
|
12 |
skin |
'iri |
|
1 |
|
13 |
back
|
tua |
|
11 |
|
14 |
belly |
'oopuu |
|
2 |
|
15 |
bone |
ivi |
|
52, 5 |
|
16 |
intestines |
'aa'au |
|
12 |
|
17 |
liver |
'upa'a |
|
6 |
|
18 |
breast |
tiitii |
L from French |
|
L |
19 |
shoulder |
tapono |
|
|
|
20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
'ite |
|
12 |
|
21 |
to think |
mana'o |
|
7 |
|
22 |
to fear |
ri'ari'a |
|
8 |
|
23 |
blood |
toto |
|
4 |
|
24 |
head |
upo'o |
|
10 |
|
25 |
neck |
'a'ii |
|
20 |
|
26 |
hair
|
rouru |
|
40 |
|
27 |
nose |
ihu |
|
1 |
|
28 |
to breathe |
huti i te aho |
|
9 |
|
29 |
to sniff, smell |
hau'a |
hau? (sentir, percevoir une deur ou emettre une odeur) |
10 |
|
29 |
to sniff, smell |
ho'i |
ho'i (flairer, toucher avec le nez) |
9 |
|
30 |
mouth |
vaha |
|
1, 8 |
|
31 |
tooth |
niho |
|
1 |
|
32 |
tongue |
arero |
|
15 |
|
33 |
to laugh |
'ata |
|
7 |
|
34 |
to cry |
ta'i |
|
1 |
|
35 |
to vomit |
piha'e |
|
30 |
|
36 |
to spit |
tutuha |
|
120 |
|
37 |
to eat |
'amu |
Tahitian borrowing during pi'i - perhaps borrowed-MW |
1, 43 |
L? |
38 |
to chew
|
'au'au |
|
8 |
|
39 |
to cook
|
tunu |
(general) |
9 |
|
39 |
to cook
|
'eu |
(specifically in oven) |
10 |
|
40 |
to drink |
inu |
|
1 |
|
41 |
to bite |
hohoni |
|
14 |
|
42 |
to suck |
'ote |
|
9 |
|
43 |
ear |
tari'a |
|
1 |
|
44 |
to hear |
fa'aro'o |
|
1 |
|
45 |
eye |
mata |
|
1 |
|
46 |
to see |
'ite |
|
1 |
|
47 |
to yawn |
haamama |
|
19, 28 |
|
48 |
to sleep |
ta'oto |
|
|
|
49 |
to lie down
|
ta'oto |
|
7, 10 |
|
50 |
to dream |
moemoeaa |
|
7, 27 |
|
50 |
to dream |
ta'oto'otoaa |
|
78 |
|
51 |
to sit |
paarahi |
|
17 |
|
52 |
to stand |
ti'a |
|
|
|
53 |
person/human being |
ta'ata |
|
1, 66, 97 |
|
54 |
man/male |
taane |
|
1, 11 |
|
55 |
woman/female |
vahine |
|
1, 106, 116 |
|
56 |
child |
tamari'i |
|
6, 63 |
|
57 |
husband |
taane |
|
14 |
|
58 |
wife |
vahine |
|
5, 68 |
|
59 |
mother |
maamaa |
borrowing?-MW |
|
L? |
59 |
mother |
metua vahine |
|
4 |
|
60 |
father |
paapaa |
borrowing from French-MW |
|
L |
60 |
father |
metua taane |
|
9 |
|
61 |
house |
fare |
|
14 |
|
62 |
thatch/roof |
taapo'i fare |
|
10 |
|
63 |
name |
i'oa |
|
6 |
|
64 |
to say |
parau |
|
12 |
|
65 |
rope |
taura |
|
9 |
|
66 |
to tie up, fasten |
ta'amu |
|
149 |
|
67 |
to sew
|
au |
|
14 |
|
67 |
to sew
|
nira |
|
|
L |
68 |
needle |
nira |
Loan? |
|
L |
69 |
to hunt
|
a'ua'u |
|
7 |
|
70 |
to shoot
|
te'a |
|
3 |
|
71 |
to stab, pierce |
paatia |
piquer, perferer |
9 |
|
71 |
to stab, pierce |
perforer |
French?-MW |
|
|
72 |
to hit
|
taa'iri |
|
9 |
|
73 |
to steal |
'eiaa |
|
7, 65 |
|
74 |
to kill |
taparahi |
|
10 |
|
75 |
to die, be dead |
pohe |
|
3 |
|
76 |
to live, be alive |
ora |
|
6 |
|
77 |
to scratch
|
ra'ura'u |
(<M) |
9 |
|
78 |
to cut, hack
|
taapuu |
|
12 |
|
79 |
stick/wood |
raa'au |
|
1, 26 |
|
80 |
to split
|
vaahi |
|
4 |
|
81 |
sharp |
'oi |
|
14, 66 |
|
82 |
dull, blunt |
mania |
|
11 |
|
83 |
to work
|
'ohipa |
tahitian innovation |
92 |
|
84 |
to plant |
tanu |
|
2 |
|
85 |
to choose |
ma'iti |
|
6 |
|
86 |
to grow
|
tupu |
|
1 |
|
87 |
to swell
|
'oru |
|
6 |
|
88 |
to squeeze
|
'u'umu |
|
14 |
|
89 |
to hold
|
taape'a |
|
11 |
|
90 |
to dig |
'eru |
|
1, 69 |
|
91 |
to buy |
ho'o mai |
|
7 |
|
92 |
to open, uncover |
hua'i |
oven |
8 |
|
93 |
to pound, beat
|
paapaahia |
|
72 |
|
93 |
to pound, beat
|
tu'i |
|
2 |
|
94 |
to throw
|
taaora |
|
10 |
|
95 |
to fall
|
topa |
|
124 |
|
96 |
dog |
'urii |
|
7 |
|
97 |
bird |
manu |
|
1 |
|
98 |
egg |
huero |
|
94 |
|
98 |
egg |
hooro |
|
94 |
|
99 |
feather |
huruhuru |
|
1 |
|
100 |
wing |
pererau |
|
9 |
|
101 |
to fly |
rere |
|
11 |
|
102 |
rat |
'iore |
|
12 |
|
103 |
meat/flesh |
'i'o |
flesh of man or animal |
10 |
|
104 |
fat/grease |
mi'i |
|
13 |
|
105 |
tail |
'aero |
(animal/bird/ray) |
10 |
|
105 |
tail |
hi'u |
(fish) |
13 |
|
105 |
tail |
'itere |
(fish) |
|
|
106 |
snake |
'oofii |
Greek Loan |
|
L |
107 |
worm (earthworm) |
to'e |
|
7 |
|
108 |
louse
|
'utu |
|
1 |
|
109 |
mosquito |
naonao |
|
1, 74 |
|
110 |
spider |
tuutuurahonui |
|
5, 39 |
|
111 |
fish |
i'a |
|
1 |
|
112 |
rotten
|
'oopee |
|
16 |
|
113 |
branch
|
'aama'a |
|
2, 35 |
|
114 |
leaf |
rao'ere |
|
1 |
|
114 |
leaf |
rau'ere |
|
1 |
|
115 |
root |
a'a |
|
2 |
|
116 |
flower |
taire |
tiare |
7 |
|
117 |
fruit |
maa'a |
'food'?-MW |
|
|
118 |
grass |
matie |
|
13 |
|
119 |
earth/soil |
repo |
|
11 |
|
120 |
stone |
'oofa'i |
|
1, 39, 3 |
|
121 |
sand |
one |
|
1 |
|
122 |
water
|
pape |
|
47 |
|
123 |
to flow |
tahe |
|
10 |
|
124 |
sea |
miti |
sel eau, sale mer |
x |
|
124 |
sea |
moana |
ocean mer, le bleu |
10 |
|
125 |
salt |
miti |
|
7 |
|
126 |
lake |
roto |
|
6 |
|
127 |
woods/forest |
ururaa'au |
|
15, 13 |
|
128 |
sky |
ra'i |
|
1 |
|
129 |
moon |
'aava'e |
|
6 |
|
130 |
star |
feti'a |
|
32 |
|
131 |
cloud
|
ata |
|
118 |
|
132 |
fog |
ruupehu |
|
88 |
|
133 |
rain |
ua |
|
1 |
|
134 |
thunder |
paatiri |
|
14 |
|
135 |
lightning |
uira |
|
2 |
|
136 |
wind |
mata'i |
|
1, 66 |
|
137 |
to blow
|
farara |
farara (of wind) |
9 |
|
137 |
to blow
|
puhi |
puhi (with mouth) |
6 |
|
138 |
warm
|
maahanahana |
|
1, 72 |
|
139 |
cold
|
to'eto'e |
|
9 |
|
140 |
dry
|
maroo |
|
13 |
|
141 |
wet |
rari |
|
9 |
|
142 |
heavy |
teiaha |
|
46, 66 |
|
142 |
heavy |
toiaha |
|
46, 66 |
|
143 |
fire |
auahi |
|
1 |
|
144 |
to burn
|
tutu'i |
|
1, 7 |
|
145 |
smoke
|
auauahi |
|
2 |
|
146 |
ash |
rehu |
|
67 |
|
147 |
black |
'ere'ere |
|
5 |
|
148 |
white |
'uo'uo |
|
108 |
|
149 |
red |
'ute'ute |
|
14 |
|
150 |
yellow |
re'are'a |
|
10 |
|
151 |
green |
matie |
(grass) |
1, 11 |
|
151 |
green |
niinamu |
(blue-green) |
|
|
152 |
small |
na'ina'i |
|
|
|
153 |
big |
rahi |
|
12 |
|
154 |
short
|
poto |
|
9 |
|
155 |
long
|
roa |
|
12, 105 |
|
156 |
thin
|
rairai |
|
5 |
|
157 |
thick
|
me'ume'u |
|
39 |
|
158 |
narrow |
['aa]oaoa |
|
12 |
|
159 |
wide |
'a'ano |
|
7 |
|
160 |
painful, sick |
mamae |
mamae (painful) |
10 |
|
160 |
painful, sick |
ma'i |
sick |
1 |
|
161 |
shy, ashamed |
ha'amaa |
ha'amaa (avoir honte, etre confus) |
1 |
|
161 |
shy, ashamed |
maamahu |
maamahu (timide, doux, gentil) |
1 |
|
162 |
old
|
ruu'au |
|
11 |
|
163 |
new |
'aapii |
|
7 |
|
164 |
good |
maita'i |
|
15 |
|
165 |
bad, evil |
'ino |
|
9 |
|
166 |
correct, true |
tano |
|
8 |
|
166 |
correct, true |
'aafaro |
|
39 |
|
167 |
night |
poo |
|
1 |
|
168 |
day |
ao |
|
1, 54 |
|
169 |
year |
matahiti |
|
7 |
|
170 |
when?
|
aafea |
(future) |
5 |
|
170 |
when?
|
inaafea |
(past) |
5 |
|
171 |
to hide
|
taapuni |
|
1 |
|
172 |
to climb
|
pa'uma |
|
44 |
|
172 |
to climb
|
ta'uma |
|
44 |
|
173 |
at |
i |
|
1 |
|
174 |
in, inside |
i roto |
|
5 |
|
175 |
above |
ni'a |
|
9 |
|
176 |
below |
raro |
|
8 |
|
177 |
this |
teie |
|
7, 45 |
|
178 |
that |
teeraa |
|
65 |
|
179 |
near |
faatata |
|
9 |
|
180 |
far |
aatea |
|
14 |
|
181 |
where?
|
hea |
|
3, 35 |
|
182 |
I |
au |
|
1, 21 |
|
182 |
I |
vau |
|
1, 21, 18 |
|
183 |
thou |
'oe |
|
1 |
|
184 |
he/she |
'oona |
|
5 |
|
185 |
we
|
taaua |
1 dual incl. |
1, 29 |
|
185 |
we
|
taatou |
1 pl. incl. |
1, 39 |
|
185 |
we
|
maaua |
excl |
2, 29 |
|
185 |
we
|
maatou |
excl |
2, 39 |
|
186 |
you |
'oorua |
|
x |
|
186 |
you |
'outou |
|
16 |
|
187 |
they |
raaua |
dual |
x |
|
187 |
they |
raatou |
|
1, 72 |
|
188 |
what?
|
e aha |
|
1 |
|
189 |
who?
|
'o v|ai |
|
1, 19 |
|
190 |
other |
vetahi['ee] |
|
7 |
|
191 |
all |
ato'a |
|
13 |
|
192 |
and |
'ee |
|
8 |
|
193 |
if |
'ia |
|
|
|
194 |
how?
|
naafea |
|
11, 51 |
|
195 |
no, not |
'aita |
Tahitian innovation |
|
|
196 |
to count |
tai'o |
|
9 |
|
197 |
One
|
hoo'ee |
|
15 |
|
197 |
One
|
tahi |
|
41 |
|
197 |
One
|
ho'e |
Tahitian innovation |
15 |
|
198 |
Two
|
piti |
Tahitian innovation |
4 |
|
199 |
Three
|
toru |
|
1 |
|
200 |
Four
|
maha |
|
1, 66, 4 |
|
201 |
Five
|
rima |
Five, hand.(Source: Pollex) |
1 |
|
201 |
Five
|
pae |
Tahitian Innovation |
9 |
|
202 |
Six
|
ono |
|
1 |
|
203 |
Seven
|
hitu |
Seven.(Source: Pollex) |
1 |
|
204 |
Eight
|
varu |
Pollex 06: VARU. :Eight. |
3 |
|
204 |
Eight
|
va'u |
|
3 |
|
205 |
Nine
|
iva |
Nine.(Source: Pollex) |
5, 44 |
|
206 |
Ten
|
'afulu |
Ten, Ten[>](Source: Pollex), probably not a tahitian form? |
5, 32 |
|
206 |
Ten
|
'ahuru |
Ten, Ten[>](Source: Pollex) |
5, 32 |
|
206 |
Ten
|
'ahuru |
|
5, 32 |
|
207 |
Twenty
|
ta'au |
Vingt, (dix couples).(Source: Pollex) |
4 |
|
207 |
Twenty
|
piti 'ahuru |
|
28, 6 |
|
208 |
Fifty
|
|
|
|
|
209 |
One Hundred
|
rau |
One hundred.(Source: Pollex) |
2 |
|
209 |
One Hundred
|
haanere |
English loan |
11 |
L |
210 |
One Thousand
|
mano |
A thousand or a thousand brace.(Source: Pollex) |
2 |
|
210 |
One Thousand
|
tauatini |
English Loan |
11 |
L |