All Entries
3851 Entries
A
Tuvaluan
English
n.
pigpen
a.
the (definite article plural), those, these; a marker placed before personal names and personal pronouns
n.
fence
prep.
of, belonging to -
interr.
what
interj.
yes; okay
n.
strong wind, storm, wersterlies
n.
half
num.
one thousand
v.
trim leaves of a coconut tree
interr.
[N] When?
n.
fire
n.
lighter; match
n.
afternoon, evening
n.
every evening, every night
adv.
this evening
n.
parcel
n.
drizzle, mist
n.
[N] steam; mist.
v.
chase
n.
steam, mist
n.
the width of thumb and index finger when spread apart
n.
conduct, behaviour
n.
the width of thumb and pinky finger when spread apart
num.
ten thousand (of coconut)
n.
ghost, spirit
n.
habit, custom
n.
1. sin, crime
v.
2. commit a crime; behave inappropriately
n.
Soft meat inside the drinking coconut
v.
blow
n.
[N] large big-eye trevally
n.
[N] large giant trevally
v.
[N] visit
v.
[N] visit
n.
community meeting house
n.
[N] donkey
n.
[N] Thursday
n.
[N] Monday
n.
[N] Friday
n.
[N] Tuesday
n.
[N] Saturday
n.
[N] Sunday
n.
[N] Sunday
n.
[N] Wednesday
v.
1. [N] draw up water, fetch
v.
2. [N] bail out a boat
n.
3. [N] wooden tool used to remove water from a vessel
n.
right, qualification
v.
claim the right
adv.
[N] very, indeed, really
n.
1. ice
n.
2. refrigerator, freezer
n.
ice cream
n.
spirit
adv.
upwards
adv.
please - (politeness marker)
adj.
other
n.
root (of a plant)
v.
kick or push with the sole of the foot
v.
ask for, plead, beg, request
n.
beggar
n.
Bougainvillea x buttiana, hybridbougainvillea
n.
Bougainvillea x buttiana, hybridbougainvillea
n.
reef
n.
bank account
adv.
[N] upwards
adv.
[N] please - (politeness marker)
adj.
[N] other
conj.
but, however
v.
1. teach, instruct
v.
2. learn
n.
education, lesson, instruction
n.
school
n.
secondary school
n.
university
n.
close friends, extremely close relationships
pron.
v.
collect, gather; pile up
n.
chimney
v.
wake up
v.
[N] wake up
v.
wake up, awake
n.
1. path, road
n.
2. way, means
v.
encircle, surround
n.
encirclement, the act of surrounding
adv.
1. [N] today
adv.
2. [N] now; right now
v.
[N] scratch the itch
n.
1. [N] path, road
prep.
2. [N] means
prep.
3. [N] by means of, though
n.
[N] entrance
n.
exit
n.
a type of coconut tree
v.
lick; lick clean with the tongue
v.
lick; lick clean with the tongue
n.
tongue
n.
Bothus pantherinus, leopard flounder
n.
chief, lord, God
n.
1. front
n.
2. edge of the blade
v.
paddle (a canoe)
v.
paddle (a canoe)
n.
premna, Premna serratifolia
n.
1. love
v.
2. love; sympathize
ex.
With love. Love to you.
n.
palm of hand
n.
back of toes
n.
sole
n.
Hipposcarus longiceps, female or juvenile Pacific longnose parrotfish
n.
pillow
n.
hammock
v.
respect, honor, recognize authority
n.
windbreak, fence made from coconut fronds in preparation for strong wind
n.
America, the United States of America
v.
invite
n.
army
v.
act, behave, conduct
n.
behavior, habit
n.
Coconut fibre twisted in lengths ready for string making(kolokolo)
v.
shoulder; carry on shoulder
n.
burden, burden on the shoulder
pron.
n.
cave
interr.
When?
n.
yesterday
n.
the day before yesterday
n.
1. Tuvaluan traditional ball game
2. a ball made from pandanus leaves, approximately 12 cm in diameter, used in the ball game ano
n.
caterpillar
n.
rotten coconut, damaged coconut
interj.
yes; okay
interj.
Yes. OK.
n.
plan, tactic, plot
n.
total amount, sum
v.
include, contain
n.
usefulness, benefit
v.
stay up all night, stay awake all night
n.
August
v.
throw; throw away
v.
lift; carry in hands
v.
lift; carry in hands
n.
April
n.
Acanthurus guttatus, whitespotted surgeonfish
v.
splinkle
n.
the act of splinkling
adj.
1. elegant, neat, graceful
adj.
2. skillful, be good at -
v.
sink
n.
large big-eye trevally
n.
large giant trevally
v.
reveal, expose
v.
visit
v.
visit
n.
donkey
n.
day
n.
Thursday
n.
memorial day, anniversary
n.
birthday
n.
holiday, festival
n.
Monday
n.
every day, daily
n.
past, days gone by
n.
Friday
n.
Tuesday
n.
future
n.
holiday
n.
old days, old times
n.
mother's day
n.
Father's day
n.
rainy season
n.
Saturday
n.
Sunday
n.
every day, daily
n.
Sunday
n.
old days, ancient times
n.
Wednesday
v.
1. draw up water, fetch water, scoop
v.
2. bail out a boat
n.
3. wooden tool used to remove water from a vessel
n.
fog
n.
the act of scooping or drawing water
n.
1. picture; photo
n.
2. drawing, picture
n.
shadow
n.
Scomberoides lysan, doublespotted queenfish
v.
care about -, be concerned about -
adj.
1. wise, smart, clever; skillful; intelligent
n.
2. intelligence, skill
n.
liver
n.
1. space, atmosphere
adj.
2. sparse, empty, uncluttered
adj.
empty
n.
1. basket with handle weaved with brown coconut leaves
n.
2. bag, handbag
v.
thatch a roof with pandanus leaves
n.
Katsuwonus pelamis, Skipjack Tuna
adv.
away from speaker or subject
n.
group of islands, archipelago
n.
Atua
n.
[N] the skulls of important ancestors preserved in the special shrine
n.
island nation, group of islands
n.
[N] opinion
n.
Decapterus macarellus, mackerel scad
ex.
I'm good. I'm fine.
pron.
I, me
pron.
interj.
[N] no
n.
path, road
n.
way, means
n.
entrance
n.
exit
n.
[N] smoke
n.
pus
n.
Auckland
n.
gold
v.
bring
n.
act of bringing something
n.
smoke
n.
Australia
v.
smoke, be smoky
adj.
smoky, hazy (with smoke)
n.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
adj.
polite, respectful
n.
respect, honor
v.
respect, be polite
n.
reef channel, passage
n.
Chanos chanos, milkfish
n.
wife
n.
husband
n.
spouse, wife, husband
v.
get married
n.
marriage
v.
put inside
v.
raise up, rise up, come up
v.
[N] raise up, rise up, come up
n.
1. vacancy, opportunity, space
adj.
2. available; vacant
n.
1. space, vacancy
n.
2. opportunity, job opening
v.
give
v.
send; hand; give; take
v.
sue
n.
messenger
E
Tuvaluan
English
interj.
[N] yes; okay
ex.
How are you?
ex.
How was your day?
ex.
You are welcome.
(progressive) Verb marker indicating an action or state that is currently in progress.
interj.
Hey!
n.
air
n.
airforce
n.
England
conj.
about it, in it, about which -
adv.
really, very, thoroughly
n.
layman, believer
n.
Tuvalu Christian Church
n.
elephant
v.
smell bad, stink
n.
small local mat with fine texture
v.
1. fly
v.
2. jump
v.
fly about
v.
jump repeatedly
n.
red dwarf spotted grouper (gatala)
F
Tuvaluan
English
num.
four
num.
four thousand
adv.
always, continually
v.
carry on back, piggyback
n.
the act of carrying on back
n.
map
n.
1. starfish
n.
2. star-shaped shell necklaces
n.
firewood, fuel
n.
woman, female
n.
outside, overseas
num.
four (of coconut, stone, rock, fish)
num.
four (of cloth)
num.
four (of pulaka, taro, fish)
n.
Lutjanus bohar, two-spot red snapper
num.
forty (of coconut)
num.
four hundred (of coconut)
num.
four (of mat)
n.
1. empty coconut shell
n.
2. skull
n.
bottle
n.
[N] Tridacninae, tridacna clam
v.
commit a crime
n.
Urogymnus asperrimus, porcupine ray
n.
Aetobatus narinari, spotted eagle ray
v.
do; accomplish
v.
say, tell
n.
brain
n.
teacher
v.
tell a joke
n.
action
n.
farmer; gardener
n.
pastor
n.
activity, action
n.
(Non-Christian) ritual
n.
girlfriend, boyfriend, lover
n.
(Christian) ritual
v.
work, perform task
n.
activity, event, action
n.
proverb, saying, expression
adj.
dificult
adj.
easy
v.
fishing, go fishing
v.
fishing, go fishing
v.
do net fishing
n.
flute
n.
sign, prize, medal (Jackson 2001)
v.
make a journey, travel
v.
1. do the right thing
adv.
2. righteously
n.
medicinal herb
v.
make someone drink something
v.
speak
n.
talk; conversation; speech
v.
tell a story
v.
wait
v.
get pregnant
adj.
pregunant
n.
pregnancy, time of pregnancy
v.
read
v.
make, build
v.
complain
n.
complaint
v.
cheat, deceive
v.
1. go fishing
n.
2. skill; achievement
n.
time from early afternoon to early evening
n.
May
v.
teach, train
v.
cherish
v.
caress
n.
island feast where people gather at their tuv maneapa (meeting hall) to eat together in order to celebrate a special occasion. (Jackson 2001)
v.
[N] show, reveal
n.
ceiling
v.
1. respect, honor
n.
2. greeting; courtesy call
adj.
pitiable, unfortunate
adj.
1. pitiful, mournful
adj.
2. kind, loving
v.
use; borrow
v.
show, reveal
n.
show, the act of showing
n.
right, right side
adj.
strange, foreign; other
v.
show respect, be respectful
v.
be careful; be cautious
adj.
careful; cautious
adj.
[N] ugly; repulsive
v.
face, face oppsite
v.
1. thank, give thanks
n.
2. thanks, gratitude
ex.
Thank you.
v.
meet with, make agree, fit
v.
entertain, delight, make happy
n.
entertainment, amusement, the act of making happy, celebration
n.
the act of making tired
v.
deny
v.
annoy; make someone bored; tired
v.
annoy; make someone bored; tired
n.
the act of annoying, making tired
v.
lessen; make small; reduce
n.
the act of making small or lessening
v.
fill
v.
renew; update
adj.
ugly; repulsive
v.
make beautiful, decorate
n.
decoration, the act of decorating, making pretty
v.
get rid of -, remove, eliminate
n.
act of vanishing, disappearance
v.
1. make work, put into operation
v.
2. calcurate
v.
3. employ
n.
unrestricted land that is free for all; communal land system (Falefou 2017)
v.
move, shift
v.
bring to an end, stop, terminate
n.
the act of terminating, the end
n.
v.
1. [N] set free
v.
2. [N] save
adj.
[N] dangerous
v.
[N] avoid, evade
v.
[N] wet; water
n.
[N] the act of watering
v.
[N] wet; water
n.
[N] the act of watering
v.
1. [N] tie together, connect
v.
2. [N] continue
n.
[N] tying together, connecting
v.
[N] tie together, connect
n.
[N] tying together, connecting
v.
put in order, list, organize
n.
[N] order
v.
[N] act like an idoit
n.
village; town
n.
police station
v.
conclude, decide, determine
n.
conclusion, decision
v.
inform, warn
n.
[N] hospital
n.
hospital
v.
get married
n.
wedding ceremony
v.
insult
v.
tease, annoy
v.
light a fire; burn
v.
sharpen
n.
v.
differenciate, make different
v.
endure, bear, persevere
v.
dry in the sun
v.
line up
v.
1. betray
v.
2. tame, domesticate
v.
make enough, make sufficient, complete
n.
the act of making sufficient
v.
interrupt, prevent, impede
v.
attach, stick
n.
problem, difficulty, accident
adj.
1. busy
n.
2. ceremonial occasions
v.
do something properly
v.
cure, heal
adv.
properly
n.
pronunciation
v.
save, preserve, keep for the future
v.
fast, go without eating
n.
fasting, the act of going without eating
v.
lengthen, extend
n.
the act of lengthening, extension
v.
lengthen, extend
n.
the act of lengthening, extension
v.
listen intensely, obey
v.
listen intensely, obey
v.
1. mix with coconut milk
n.
2. food mixed with coconut milk
v.
1. doubt
v.
2. hesitate, be double minded, be undecided
adv.
twice, two times, double
v.
double
v.
cleanse, purify, filter
v.
humiliate
v.
break into pieces
v.
2. comfort
v.
2. warm up
n.
the act of cleansing or purifying
v.
1. [N] slander
v.
2. [N] destroy, ruin, defile
v.
differenciate, seal
v.
1. explain
v.
2. introduce
v.
sharpen
v.
hurry, speed up
v.
shatter
v.
crumble, break
n.
destruction, the act of shattering
v.
lower, make low, debase
n.
window
v.
explain
v.
satisfy, fulfill
n.
satisfaction
v.
spill, overflow
n.
The act of spilling or overflowing
v.
spill, overflow
v.
smash to pieces, disintegrate
n.
demolition; disintegrate
v.
dry
v.
congratulate
n.
congratulations, congratulatory speech
v.
make someone rest; take a rest
v.
encourage
n.
encouragement, reinforcement, motivation
n.
1. umbrella
v.
2. shelter from the sun
v.
1. soften, make calm
v.
2. plough, cultivate, till the soil
v.
glorify, grant prestige
n.
1. cultivation, act of poughing
n.
2. act of softening, calming down
n.
the act of glorifying
v.
smash to pieces, disintegrate
n.
disintegrate, demolition
v.
suppress, hold back
v.
commemorate, celebrate
v.
remind
n.
memorials, anniversaries
v.
1. wish good luck, bless
ex.
2. Conglatulations!
n.
blessing, good wishes, church ceremony for wedding
v.
break, destroy
n.
destruction, the act of breaking down
v.
break, destroy completely
v.
bend, crook
adj.
trustworthy, honest
v.
gather, assemble, gather (people)
v.
break into pieces
v.
remind
v.
1. slander
v.
2. destroy, ruin, defile
v.
shift, move
v.
judge, pass judgment
n.
judgement, trial by a judge
v.
sharpen
v.
lure someone with food in order to get them to do something.
v.
1. frighten, scare; worry
adj.
2. dangerous, frightening, scary
n.
danger, the act of scaring
v.
1. frighten, scare; worry
adj.
2. dangerous, frightening, scary
n.
danger, the act of scaring
v.
explain
n.
explanation, account
v.
explain in detail
n.
explanation or account in detail
v.
1. be proud
v.
2. boast
v.
1. commit suicide
n.
2. suicide
v.
[N] distinguish, discern
v.
tighten; attach tightly
v.
record, take a note
v.
provide, supply
adj.
arrogant, cheeky
n.
the act of attaching tightly
n.
left, left side
v.
despise (someone); lower (someone's) status
v.
establish, make firm
v.
separate, divide, see off, leave, depart
n.
farewell, separation, departure
n.
Lutjanus bohar, two-spot red snapper
v.
give as a gift; donate; contribute
v.
hope, expect, trust
n.
hope, goal
v.
freeze, cool
ex.
Please. Would you do me a favor?
v.
put first, give first priority
adv.
later, afterward
v.
reduce, decrease, lessen
n.
the act of reducing or decreasing
v.
rely on, trust, depend on
v.
soothe (a baby or child) to stop crying
v.
confuse, mix up
v.
[N] tempt, seduce
v.
convey, communicate, send a message
v.
turn on (the light); start (engine, machine); bring to life; activate
n.
Saviour
v.
bring up, raise
v.
add to; increase
v.
tempt, seduce
v.
finish, complete
n.
finish, completion
n.
family name
n.
[N] 1. scissors
v.
[N] 2. cut hair
v.
injure, hurt, cause injury
v.
burn
v.
drop down
v.
1. disfellowship, excommunicate
v.
2. demote
n.
1. disfellowshipping
2. demotion
n.
European (white) ways, lifestyles, culture, and language
v.
incline, lean against
v.
touch
v.
make equal, compare
v.
imitate; compare
v.
cherish, spoil
v.
open a drinking coconut by making a hole with a knife
v.
fill
v.
attach, stick, tie, fasten
n.
the act of attaching
v.
bend, crook
v.
surprise
v.
freeze
v.
gather together (people), assemble
n.
congregation, organization, association, society
v.
make a hole
v.
pierce, penetrate, make a hole
v.
advertise, announce
n.
announcement, notice
v.
boil, bring to a boil
v.
1. pile up
v.
2. accumulate, pile up
n.
pile, collection, accumulation, the act of piling
v.
1. pile up, collect
v.
2. accumulate, pile up
n.
pile, collection, accumulation, the act of piling or collecting
v.
show, make appear
n.
appearance, showing
n.
the act of showing repeatedly
n.
local food made from the germinating coconut
n.
a food made by mixing grated coconut and crushed biscuits with sugar and milk
v.
punish, descilpine
n.
punishment; fine
v.
inform, advertise, broadcast
n.
broadcasting
v.
1. set free
v.
2. save
v.
1. emancipate; release
v.
2. permit, allow
n.
permission; freedom
adj.
violent, cruel
adj.
violent, cruel
v.
persecute, insult, treat badly
n.
persecution, humiliation, insult, mistreatment
v.
confuse, mix up
v.
avoid, evade
v.
point out, clarify, indicate
v.
wet; water
n.
the act of watering
v.
wet; water
n.
the act of watering
v.
1. tie together, connect
v.
2. continue
n.
tying together, connecting
v.
tie together, connect
n.
tying together, connecting
v.
put in order, list, organize
n.
order
adj.
successive, continuous, point by point
v.
act like an idiot, go insane
n.
square
v.
get out of the way, move, remove
v.
1. request
v.
2. play a wind instrument
v.
1. request
v.
2. play a wind instrument
n.
local food made from flour and coconut
v.
1. [N] unite; join, attend
adv.
2. [N] once, one time
v.
1. [N] unite; join, attend
v.
2. [N] meet regularly
n.
cousin of same sex
v.
roll something over; turn something
v.
roll something over; turn something
adj.
disgusting, abominable
v.
disgust, offend
v.
roll something over; turn something
v.
roll something over; turn something
v.
lay something or someone down
v.
lead, show the way, guide
v.
postpone, delay
v.
wait
n.
greeting
n.
nephew; niece
n.
niece
n.
nephew
v.
neglect, be lazy
v.
encircle, go around
v.
bring relief from an illness, gain relief
v.
1. sanctify, make holy
v.
2. forbid, ban, prohibit
n.
relief from an illness
n.
sanctification, the act of making holy
n.
forbiddance, the act of banning
v.
1. unite; join, attend
adv.
2. once, one time
v.
1. unite
v.
2. meet regularly
v.
[N] pour only half (of a container)
v.
sell
n.
1. opinion
v.
2. have an opinion
v.
try, try on (clothes)
n.
matters between husband and sife
v.
ridicule, mock; depise
n.
ridicule, mocking; contempt
v.
compete
v.
[N] eat together
n.
magic, divination
v.
fulfil, accomplish
n.
fulfilment; completion
v.
estimate, plan
v.
expel, dismiss
v.
expel, dismiss
v.
drive; ride; get on, operate
n.
Cheilinus undulatus, giant humphead wrasses
v.
drop something; drip something, filter
v.
keep, leave over
n.
the act of keeping
v.
apologize, be sorry
n.
apology
v.
shorten
v.
say good-bye
v.
cheat, deceive
n.
cheating, the act of deceiving
v.
get ready
v.
prepare many things
adv.
three times
v.
introduce, make an introduction
n.
introduction, preface
v.
tell someone to do something, command
v.
aim
n.
command, order
v.
1. stop
v.
2. make stand up, raise up, wake up
n.
cousin of opposite sex
v.
delay, be late, slow down
v.
delay, be late, slow down
n.
[N] address
n.
address
n.
coconuts stacked in one place
v.
v.
1. begin, cause
v.
2. gather together
v.
compare, make a comparison
n.
comparison; image; example
n.
midday
v.
construct, erect, build
n.
contruction, building, erection
fakatuvalu / faka-Tuvalu
n.
the Tuvaluan tradition, customs, language, and way of life
n.
1. base, foundation, basics
n.
2. constitution
v.
classify, divide into groups, categorize
v.
hurry, speed up
v.
warm up, heat up; reheat
v.
warm up, heat up; reheat
v.
ferment
v.
endure, bear, persevere
n.
a general term for edible pandanus
n.
a type of edible pandanus
n.
a type of pandanus grown for food
n.
a type of pandanus
n.
wild pandanus that does not bear fruit
n.
Pandanus tectorius
n.
a type of local mat made of pandanus leaves
v.
fry
n.
frypan
n.
flour; bread
n.
house
n.
factory
n.
toilet, restroom
n.
court
n.
restaurant
n.
[N] bathroom, shower room
n.
bathroom, shower room
n.
post office
n.
hotel, accommodation
n.
theatre, movie theatre
n.
library
n.
tent
n.
n.
kitchen
n.
beighbour; neighbourhood
n.
Tuvalu-Australia treaty on Tuvaluan migration signed in 2023.
n.
prison, jail
n.
church
n.
church
n.
kitchen
n.
local food made by mixing with coconut milk
n.
breadfruit mixed with coconut cream
n.
disease, pestilence, illness
num.
four thousand (of coconut)
n.
window
n.
1. umbrella
v.
2. shelter from the sun
v.
judge, pass judgment
n.
judiciary, judge
n.
judgement, trial by a judge
n.
girlfriend, boyfriend, lover
n.
gun, rifle
v.
shoot with a gun or rifle
v.
go down, descend, move downward
v.
rise, go up; get up; increase
[N] rise, go up; get up; increase
v.
go over there
v.
1. give birth
v.
2. be born
n.
birth
v.
go
v.
go away
v.
descend, go down
v.
go in, enter
v.
rise, climb
v.
go out, exit
v.
recover, get well
adj.
sad; disappointed
n.
sadness; disappointment
n.
funeral, funeral wake
n.
being sad, depressed; misfortune
v.
go, go back and forth, wander around
n.
ask permission
n.
placenta
n.
nail
n.
put inside
v.
snatch, take by force
n.
notebook
v.
snatch, take by force
v.
add
n.
addition
n.
pagan, heathen
num.
forty
num.
four hundred
n.
Tridacninae, tridacna clam
n.
shelf
n.
square
n.
alter
n.
chest
n.
portrate, image
n.
the terminal bud of a coconut palm
n.
proverb, saying, expression
n.
the traditional dance of Tuvalu
v.
break, snap
v.
break into pieces
n.
breaking, snapping, the act of breaking
n.
wrist
n.
ankle
n.
thunder, lightning
adv.
just, only
n.
garden; farm
n.
coal, embers
n.
rock; large stone
n.
heart, mind
n.
stone
v.
gossip, state one's impressions
n.
ankle, shin
n.
[N] head garland made from flowers and leaves
v.
1. feed, nourish
v.
1. [N] hate
v.
2. [N] tie up, bind
v.
put inside, insert, deposit
n.
the act of putting inside, depositing
interr.
where-?; which-?
v.
1. face, be up against
v.
2. agree
n.
contract, promise, agreement
v.
1. [N] ask, question
n.
2. [N] question
n.
side, aspect
n.
one side, one party
n.
The shell that remains after a sprouted coconut (utanu) is split open and the spongy flesh that has formed inside is removed.
n.
germinated coconut cut in half
n.
square
n.
pentagon
n.
coconut shell cut in half
n.
hexagon
n.
triangle
n.
octagon
adj.
wild, ferocious (of animals)
n.
message
n.
octopus
n.
type of local food made from cooked grated pulaka mixed with lolo and boiled toddy
v.
[N] meet; see
n.
friend, lover
n.
Ficus aspera (Moraceae)
n.
tail
n.
island; country; hometown; birthplace
n.
outer island
n.
foreign country
n.
native land, home land
v.
crash, collide, hit
v.
fight in the martial arts match
n.
February
v.
1. ask, question
n.
2. question
v.
help, assist
n.
help, assistance
v.
exchange, swap over
n.
the act of exchanging, swapping over
n.
Cassytha filiformis
n.
n.
Calophyllum inophyllum
v.
1. meet, see
v.
2. fit, suit, match well
v.
3. agree, harmonize
ex.
See you.
v.
swell; rise; expand
v.
fold
n.
star
v.
curse, put a curse on -
n.
curse
v.
want, desire
interr.
How many -? How much -？
v.
like, fall in love
n.
the state of being in love
adj.
1. happy
n.
2. happiness
v.
3. enjoy
n.
happiness
v.
be thirsty, get thirsty
adj.
thirsty
v.
be hungry; starve
adj.
hungry
adj.
arrogant, cheeky
adj.
sleepy
v.
challenge; pick a fight
adj.
cheeky; defiant; arrogant
v.
get tangled, snag
n.
eyelash
n.
gill of fish
n.
peace, calm
adj.
peaceful, calm
v.
choose, select
n.
enemy
v.
weave, plait, twine
v.
choose, select; decide
n.
chains
n.
the at of choosing, choice; decision
n.
the at of choosing, choice
n.
1. thread
v.
2. twist the rope or string
adj.
enthusiastic
v.
[N] dispute; argue
n.
[N] dispute; argument
v.
1. whistle
n.
2. whistle
v.
1. whistle
n.
2. whistle
adj.
tired, exhausted
n.
being tired, hard work
n.
Fiji
n.
steel, iron
num.
seven
num.
seven thousand
num.
seven (of coconut, stone, rock, fish)
num.
seven (of cloth)
num.
seven (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
seventy (of coconut)
num.
seven hundred (of coconut)
num.
seven (of mat)
num.
seven thousand (of coconut)
num.
seventy
num.
seven hundred
adj.
tired, bored, fed up
v.
get bored, get tired
n.
fever
n.
paddle, oar
n.
body
n.
trunk
n.
carcass, dead body
n.
fork
v.
retreat
v.
return, come back
adv.
again, also
n.
floor
v.
spread mats on the floor
v.
announce, tell
v.
travel by ship
v.
peel; strip
v.
peel; strip
n.
appearance; shape
n.
circle, circular
adj.
small, tiny; young
v.
swallow, gulp
v.
mend, patch
v.
hold a meeting
n.
repair, patch
n.
meeting, assembly
n.
court
n.
turtle
adj.
full
adj.
new
n.
head garland made from flowers and leaves
n.
cargo ship
v.
[N] hide
adv.
only, just
n.
egg
v.
weigh; measure
n.
area, dimensions, extent
n.
young fringelip mullet
num.
one thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
ten (of stone, rock, fish)
num.
ten thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
forty (of stone, rock)
num.
four thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
four hundred (of stone, rock)
num.
seventy (of stone, rock)
num.
seven thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
seven hundred (of stone, rock)
n.
turtle egg
n.
area, dimensions, extent
n.
the at of measuring or weighing
n.
lantern tree fruit (seed)
n.
tablet, pill
n.
1. seed
n.
2. fruit; nut
num.
ten (of bird)
n.
Gnathanodon speciosus, golden trevally
n.
sentence, verse
num.
ninety (of stone, rock)
num.
nine thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
nine hundred (of stone, rock)
num.
fifty (of stone, rock)
num.
five thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
five hundred (of stone, rock)
num.
twenty (of stone, rock)
num.
two thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
two hundred (of stone, rock)
n.
low bearing small size banana
n.
normal banana that grows high on the tree
n.
hen's egg
n.
mature coconut
num.
sixty (of stone, rock)
num.
six thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
six hundred (of stone, rock)
n.
crop, fruitage
n.
young diamond-scale mullet
n.
turkey egg
num.
one hundred (of stone, rock)
num.
thirty (of stone, rock)
num.
three thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
three hundred (of stone, rock)
num.
eighty (of stone, rock)
num.
eight thousand (of stone, rock)
num.
eight hundred (of stone, rock)
n.
Ipomoea pes-caprae
adj.
[N] fat, chubby; large
n.
instrument used for fanning away flies
n.
1. [N] son-in-law
n.
2. [N] daughter-in-law
n.
1. son-in-law
n.
2. daughter-in-law
adj.
hard to do something
n.
gill of fish
num.
ten (of coconut)
n.
bunch of drinking coconuts
n.
flag
adj.
swollen, enlarged
v.
swell, enlarge
n.
lump
n.
lumps, bumps
v.
1. change, convert
v.
2. turn, turn around
v.
3. translate
v.
chase
n.
hair
v.
clean, wash
n.
hairs, feathers, fur
n.
[N] hair
adj.
hairy
n.
eyebrow
v.
hide
n.
sea slug
n.
Fried donuts
n.
Funafuti
n.
pandanus flower spike
v.
1. tie together
n.
2. belt
n.
a non governmental organization for Persons with Disabilities, established on 15 May 2009.
n.
person with physical disabilities
n.
the act of tying together
n.
the act of tying together
v.
fight
v.
punch
n.
fist
n.
stool, faeces
v.
pull out
n.
lady's finger banana, Musa acuminata
v.
pull, take off, pluck, extract, catch
n.
football
G
Tuvaluan
English
n.
[N] Scaevola taccada
n.
guts
v.
appear, show up
n.
fat /grease
adj.
pretty, beautiful; wonderful; delicious
n.
beauty, being beautiful; deliciousness
v.
1. disappear; pass away, die
v.
2. get lost
v.
3. lose
n.
loss, disappearance
n.
center, middle
n.
waves close to the shore
v.
1. work
v.
2. [N] move or shake(body)
n.
job, work, occupation
v.
swing to and fro, sway back and forth
n.
language
v.
1. prepare (food)
v.
2. manufacture, produe, make
n.
2. preparation (of food)
n.
2. manufacture, production
v.
make progress
n.
Scaevola taccada
v.
move, set in motion; shake
n.
movement, motion, activity
v.
move; set in motion; shake
n.
movement, motion, activity
n.
snake
v.
stop, terminate, come to an end, finish
n.
the end, finish
n.
August
n.
Epinephelus merra, dwarf spotted grouper
n.
Epinephelus merra, dwarf spotted grouper
n.
[N] skull
n.
skull
n.
skull
n.
clothes, dress
n.
jacket, coat
n.
clothing made from the skin of the brown coconut leaves
n.
stummering
n.
small round woven coconut plate in which food is placed
n.
brown noddy, Anous solidus
adj.
1. [N] noisy
v.
2. [N] make noise
n.
Epibulus insidiator, slingjaw wrasse
v.
snore
n.
the act of snoring
v.
sink
n.
mute
adj.
mute
v.
1. roar
v.
2. rumble
n.
mouth
n.
beak
H
Tuvaluan
English
v.
[N] tear, rip
n.
[N] tearing, ripping
v.
[N] tear, rip
n.
n. [N] tearing, ripping
v.
[N] walk; take a walk
adj.
[N] rusty
v.
[N] hit with a stick, whip
n.
[N] Cheilopogon spilopterus, flying fish
n.
[N] grilled flying fish
v.
1. [N] tie together, bind together
v.
2. [N] embrace, hug
n.
[N] bundle, bunch
n.
[N] Leiuranus semicinctus, saddled snake-eel
v.
1. [N] search, look for, seek
v.
2. [N] consult
v.
[N] cut with a nife; cut out the coconut flesh from the shell
n.
[N] Atherinomorus lacunosus, hardyhead silverside
v.
[N] drip; trickle
n.
[N] rust
n.
comb
v.
comb
adj.
correct, precise, accurate
v.
1. [N] get away
v.
2. [N] survive; be saved
adj.
skinny, thin
n.
a pond in Nanumaga
v.
[N] limp, hobble
v.
[N] be afraid, scary
n.
[N] fear
n.
[N] Lutjanus rivulatus, blubberlip snapper
v.
[N] come
v.
[N] lift; carry in hands
n.
[N] origin, roots, lineage
n.
saliva, slaver
adv.
[N] not
a.
[N] a. a, an (indefinite article)
interr.
[N] where-?
adj.
[N] no -, nonexistent
v.
[N] ski; surf
v.
1. [N] avoid, diverge from the path
v.
2. [N] pass by
n.
[N] avoiding
n.
[N] ax
n.
1. [N] comb
v.
2. [N] comb
v.
1. [N] crash, collide, hit
v.
2. [N] fight in the martial arts match
n.
[N] fish using rod
v.
[N] move, shift
n.
[N] end of a coconut frond (especially the top tip)
v.
[N] ask, question
adj.
[N] the best; the greatest
v.
[N] win, superior, defeat
v.
[N] excess
v.
[N] greater than-, better than
n.
[N] coconut oil; oil
n.
[N] small juvenile flying fish
v.
[N] get wet
n.
[N] dew
n.
[N] the state of being wet, dew
v.
[N] get wet
n.
[N] the state of being wet, dew
n.
[N] friend, companion
v.
[N] peel (skin); strip (bark)
v.
[N] rub hard; scrub
v.
[N] peel (skin); strip (bark)
v.
[N] rub hard; scrub repeatedly
v.
[N] kiss
v.
smell
v.
[N] drag
v.
husk coconuts
v.
[N] return, come back
adv.
[N] adv. again, also
v.
[N] be connected
adj.
[N] full
n.
[N] being connected
v.
[N] be connected
n.
[N] towel
v.
[N] go in a procession, join a group
n.
[N] line of descent, procession, lineage
adj.
[N] old, worn out; faded; aged
v.
[N] tie
v.
[N] hop on, ride; mount
n.
[N] Arothron stellatus, stellate puffer
v.
1. [N] represent
v.
2. [N] replace
v.
[N] take over someone's job
n.
[N] the act of replacing
v.
[N] study; research; investigate; examine
n.
[N] examination; test; research; study
v.
[N] study; research; investigation
n.
[N] examination; test; research; study
[N] sword fern, Nephrolepis acutifolia.
n.
[N] Rhinecanthus aculeatus, lagoon triggerfish
n.
[N] Aluterus scriptus, scribbled leatherjacket filefish
n.
Odonus niger, redtooth triggerfish
n.
Balistapus undulatus, orange-lined triggerfish
adj.
[N] stupid
adj.
[N] foolish, idiot
I
Tuvaluan
English
prep.
1. in-; at-; from-; by- (means); because of-
interr.
At where?
adv.
[N] someday
prep.
1. instead of -; rather than -
conj.
2. instead of -; rather than -
i oi-? / i ai-?
interr.
Whose?
adv.
someday
prep.
1. [N] instead of -; rather than -
conj.
2. [N] instead of -; rather than -
adv.
all day long
n.
last night
adv.
behind, at the back, outside
pron.
he, him, she, her, it
v.
[N] exist; own
n.
January
adv.
downward
n.
name
n.
middle name
n.
first name
n.
family name
n.
[N] nose
n.
fish; sea creature
n.
Parapercis clathrata, spothead grubfish
n.
salted fish
n.
fishes that live offshore
n.
fishes that live in and around coral reefs
n.
[N] Hipposcarus longiceps, Pacific longnose parrotfish
interj.
no
adv.
No.
v.
turn out, result in, finish, happen
n.
result, consequence; outcome
n.
spot, mole, birthmark
n.
fan made of young coconut frond
n.
a type of fan unique to Nui Island
n.
maggot
v.
know
n.
identity
v.
investigate; examine carefully
v.
1. search by light
v.
2. fish using a light on the beach or shallow reefs
n.
(Niutao) drinking coconut that has no meat, malformed
n.
lady's finger banana, Musa acuminata
v.
drink
v.
have breakfast
n.
green coconut for a gathering where guests drink together
interj.
yes; okay
conj.
or
n.
coconut flesh of the germinating coconut
n.
cup, glass
n.
Cheilopogon spilopterus, flying fish
n.
grilled flying fish
v.
exist; own
n.
nose
adj.
1. angry
n.
2. anger
v.
decline; refuse; object
n.
elecricity
adj.
electric
adj.
1. crowded, cramped, no space
adj.
2. restricted, tied
n.
hour
n.
clock, watch
n.
watch, wristwatch
n.
July
n.
June
num.
nine
num.
nine thousand
num.
nine (of coconut, stone, rock, fish)
num.
nine (of cloth)
num.
nine (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
ninety (of coconut)
num.
nine hundred (of coconut)
num.
nine (of mat)
num.
nine thousand (of coconut)
num.
ninety
num.
nine hundred
n.
bone
K
Tuvaluan
English
(Future) Future tense marker indicating a future action or state. will -; be going to -.
not -
v.
burn
adj.
burning, on fire
n.
car, vehicle, cart
conj.
but, however
conj.
and, but
n.
local string made by weaving three strands (amo) together
n.
Liza vaigiensis, large size squaretail mullet
n.
rope to climb a coconut tree
conj.
if -; when-
n.
Liza vaigiensis, squaretail mullet
n.
[N] belt
adj.
to be light coloured (of ripe coconut husk), to be easily removed (of coconut husk)
n.
fishing hook
n.
[N] a type of deep-sea fish
v.
eat
n.
a person who eats rice without side dishes or seasonings
adj.
sharp (of blade)
n.
fairy tale, fable
interr.
Why?
v.
[N] steal, rob, deprive
n.
manure, fertilizer
n.
family; relative
n.
feast; meal.
n.
rubbish, garbage, waste
n.
dinner, supper
n.
breakfast
n.
breakfast
n.
lunch
n.
kindness, generosity, gentleness
n.
fire cracker flower, Russelia equisetiformis
n.
Lantana camara
v.
steal, rob, deprive
adj.
angry
v.
get angry
n.
anger
n.
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus, yellowstripe goatfish
n.
coarse fibrous material found at the base of coconut fronds
v.
1. scold; berate
v.
2. bark, shout
v.
climb; ascend or descend a ladder or stairs
v.
go down, descend (a ladder or stairs)
v.
go down, descend (a ladder or stairs)
v.
climb up a coconut tree without steps or a rope
n.
stairs, ladder
adj.
1. khaki, brown
n.
2. khaki, brown
adj.
1. dark brown
n.
2. dark brown
n.
throat
n.
cargo
n.
cheek
n.
cheek
v.
call
n.
[N] shin, shin bone
n.
bucket, pail
n.
kerosene
n.
gill of fish
n.
the skin on the upper surface of the midrib of a coconut frond
n.
worm, earth worm
n.
calendar
n.
very young coconut (immature)
adj.
ancient
n.
toddy
n.
boiled toddy, toddy syrup
v.
scratch hard
n.
[N] a type of lizard
n.
a type of lizard
n.
[N] Juvenile yellowstripe goatfish
adj.
1. feelings of sorry, pity, kindness, warmth
adj.
2. pitiable, pitiful
ex.
expression for the heartfelt/empathy e.g. oh my dear, you poor thing etc. (Tuvalu Language Week Education Resource 2020)
n.
flame
n.
flame, spark
n.
phlegm
n.
fat
n.
alcoholic toddy drink, fermented toddy
n.
Elagatis bipinnulata, rainbow runner
n.
hermit crab
v.
start, begin
n.
beginning
n.
camel
v.
invite
n.
coral
n.
scissors
n.
company
n.
gamble
n.
[N] Crenimugil crenilabis, fringelip mullet
n.
Crenimugil crenilabis, fringelip mullet
n.
sea trumpet, Cordia subcordata
n.
geiger tree, Cordia sebestena
n.
flesh
n.
meat, flesh
n.
eyeball
n.
sour toddy, fermented toddy, alcoholic toddy
n.
1. tin, can
n.
2. aluminum biscuit tins used as percussion instruments in the traditional dance and song, fātele
n.
large skipjack tuna
n.
edge, fringe
n.
horizon
n.
1. wings
n.
2. pectoral fin
n.
Acanthurus blochii, ringtail surgeonfish
n.
small skipjack tuna
n.
type of local mat made from dried coconut fronds (used to place under the better quality mats, also used for blinds)
n.
local sweet (toffee) made from boiled toddy
n.
carpet
v.
wrap fish in coconut leaves when grilling or roasting it
v.
shine (of the sun), beat down (of the sun)
v.
tie coconuts in pairs
n.
small tuna
n.
Ixora casei, Giant red ixora
n.
rib
v.
laugh
n.
fern
v.
laugh
v.
cut
adv.
maybe, possibly, perhaps
n.
card, label
n.
the act of cutting
v.
chop, cut finely
n.
the act of cutting finely
n.
the spongy flesh of a germinating coconut
n.
Adam's apple
adv.
all
adj.
whole, all, every
adj.
complete
n.
completeness, being complete
adj.
complete, perfect
n.
Hemiramphus far, spotted halfbeak
n.
pig weed, Portulaca oleracea
v.
swim
v.
1. join, attend, participate
v.
2. belong to
n.
3. group
n.
[N] the group of chiefs in Nanumea. It has nominal authority over traditional aspects of community affairs (Chambers & Chambers 2001).
n.
neighborhood
n.
stalk
num.
one thousand (of cloth)
n.
thigh
num.
ten thousand (of cloth)
num.
four thousand (of cloth)
num.
four hundred (of fish, cloth)
num.
seven thousand (of cloth)
num.
seven hundred (of fish, cloth)
n.
riverbank
num.
nine thousand (of cloth)
num.
nine hundred (of fish, cloth)
v.
[N] bath, take a shower
n.
Drum sticks used in fātele, the traditional dance
n.
branch
n.
midrib of coconut with leaves stripped off
n.
dried coconut leavesdried coconut leaves that are tied together to form a torch (used to burn hair off pigs)
num.
five thousand (of cloth)
num.
five hundred (of fish, cloth)
n.
stem on which coconuts are attached
n.
church members, laity
num.
two thousand (of cloth)
num.
two hundred (of fish, cloth)
n.
the spear said to have been brought to Nanumea by its founder, Tefolaha, and later used by his descendant, Lapi. (Chambers & Chambers 2001)
n.
group of people travelling together
n.
cloud
adj.
cloudy
n.
storm, strong wind, cyclone
n.
new shoots of the coconut tree
n.
June
n.
beach, sandbank
num.
six thousand (of cloth)
num.
six hundred (of fish, cloth)
n.
Shallow reef
n.
umbilical cord
n.
council
n.
a net for catching wild birds
n.
bow
n.
sticks for drums
n.
[N] plate, dish
n.
generation
n.
youth, young people
n.
military
num.
three thousand (of cloth)
num.
three thousand (of fish, cloth)
n.
midribs of the coconut leaf that are tied together
n.
generation
n.
chin, jaw
n.
lower jaw
n.
upper jaw
n.
seaman, sailor
num.
eight thousand (of cloth)
num.
eight hundred (of fish, cloth)
n.
razor
adj.
humid
n.
1. alcohol, liquor
n.
2. kava (traditional Fijian drink)
v.
1. cover
n.
2. cover
v.
take
hand over, give
n.
messenger
n.
sand crab (Koch 1961)
(advice, exhortation) should -, ought to -, let's -, be sure to -
(request, directive) Please (do) -
should not -
adv.
away
adj.
blurred, unclear (of eyesight or water)
n.
cooking banana，musa, blue java
adj.
[N] different; strange, unusual
n.
cake
n.
soil; ground; land
n.
January
v.
dig
v.
dig
n.
Christ
adj.
1. white, bright coloured
n.
2. white
adj.
pale, whitish, grayish, gray
n.
gray
n.
candle
n.
[N] rip current
adj.
different; strange, unusual
adj.
various, different
n.
large oval basket woven with coconut fronds
n.
curtain
v.
strip off the husk of coconut with teeth
v.
strip off the husk of coconut with teeth
v.
limp
prep.
1. to-, toward-
prep.
2. by- (means), by using -
adv.
very, extremely
n.
key
interr.
To where?
n.
swelling of the skin due to elephantiasis
n.
Pandanus
n.
protein; meat, fish, etc., eaten with rice or pulaka.
v.
have protein such as meat or fish with rice
adj.
be cut short, thin
n.
glass
n.
gravel; coral rock
n.
cricket
v.
play cricket
n.
Christmas
n.
mirror
v.
look, observe
n.
observation, the act of looking
v.
look; observe
n.
the act of looking; observation; vewpoint; perspective
n.
rat, mouse
n.
local string made by rolling four strands (amo) together
v.
dispute; argue
n.
dispute; argument
v.
hit with a stick, whip
n.
Albula glossodonta, shortjaw bonefish
n.
rat; mouse
n.
snow
n.
guitar
n.
blind
adj.
blind
interr.
Who/Whom?
(perfect / completive) Verb marker indicating that an action has already been completed or that a resulting state holds. (Completion / result) have already done -; have finished doing-; (Experience) have (ever) done -.
not - (now)
interr.
what time - ?
adv.
in order to-
(perfect; current relevance) Verb marker indicating that a situation or action that began in the past is still relevant at the present time or at the reference point of the discourse. have done -; have been -.
marker indicating proper nouns
adj.
1. [N] yonder
adv.
2. [N] yonder, over there
adj.
happy
pron.
you
n.
coffee
n.
fishing rod
interr.
Where? (plural form)
n.
place, location
n.
area, region
n.
center, middle
interr.
[N] Where? (plural form)
n.
[N] stick for husking coconuts
adv.
still
conj.
before
n.
1. [N] boundary
n.
2. [N] neighbour
n.
Heniochus acuminatus, pennant coral fish
n.
coin
adj.
happy
n.
a type of shellfish
pron.
there, over there (away from both the speaker and the listener), (plural)
v.
carve (with a chisel or carving tool)
v.
carve (with a chisel or carving tool)
n.
turnstone(Koch 1961)
n.
[N] buttock
n.
riches, wealth
n.
local string made by weaving two strands (amo) together
v.
[N] cry
pron.
two of you
adj.
bitter; sour
n.
corner
pron.
there (away from the speaker, near the listener), (plural)
v.
1. be drunk
adj.
2. drunken
pron.
these(plural), here
n.
sexual intercourse
n.
corn, maize
n.
local food made from flour, water, coconut cream and sugar
n.
1. property, possessions
n.
2. luggage
n.
a lot of luggage, great possessions
v.
1. copy
n.
2. copy
v.
cheat in an exam
n.
[N] the extended family residential groups as the basic social units in traditional life in Nanumea (Chambers & Chambers 2001)
n.
stick for husking coconuts
n.
Naso brachycentron, humpback unicornfish
v.
scold, nag
v.
bath, take a shower
n.
goat
pron.
you
adj.
damp, moist
n.
[N] morning dew
n.
quarter
v.
endure, remain firm
n.
the act of enduring or remaining firm
v.
1. cook
n.
2. cooking of food
n.
cooking, the act of cooking
adj.
red
n.
2. red, the colour red
n.
Ixora casei, Giant red ixora
n.
dog
n.
glue
n.
mortar, local bowl for preparing food or herbal medicine
v.
squeeze; strangle
n.
waiste
n.
large scoop net for fishing
n.
verse, poem
n.
louse
L
Tuvaluan
English
pron.
n.
Sun
n.
forehead
n.
Scarus rubroviolaceus, ember parrotfish
n.
[N] Bolbometopon muricatum, green humphead parrotfish
n.
Hemiramphus far, spotted halfbeak
v.
toss
v.
1. contribute
v.
2. pay a tax
n.
1. contribution
n.
2. tax
v.
weave
v.
float
v.
float, be floating
n.
sky, heaven
v.
support, back up
n.
fly
n.
support
n.
bee, wasp, horsefly
v.
support, back up
v.
hear, listen to-
v.
1. feel
n.
2. feeling
adj.
[N] big, large; much; old
n.
traditional woven plate made of coconut leaves (brown)
n.
[N] Scomberoides lysan, doublespotted queenfish
adj.
dirty, filthy
n.
filth, grime, dirt
n.
line
n.
sunny day
adj.
sunny
n.
rice
v.
step on, tread
n.
profit, financial benefits
v.
tread repeatedly
n.
rugby
n.
wild tamarind, Leucaena leucocephala
n.
false eranthemum, Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
n.
casuarina, Casuarina equisetifolia
n.
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Jamaican vervain
n.
Ixora casei, Giant red ixora
n.
Ixora casei, Giant red ixora
n.
Turnera ulmifolia
n.
plant
n.
tree
n.
bar, stick
n.
penis.
n.
white capped noddy, Micranous leucocapillus
v.
1. gather (laku mai)
v.
2. scatter (laku atu)
v.
scatter
v.
gather
n.
1. gathering
n.
2. scattering
v.
1. gather (- mai)
v.
2. scatter (- atu)
v.
scatter
v.
gather
n.
1. gathering
2. scattering
n.
downward direction; the bottom, under
n.
earth, world
v.
1. [N] be drunk
adj.
2. [N] drunken
n.
local torch, made from coconut fronds, part of local dancing skirt made from coconut leaves
v.
chew
v.
chew
n.
frog, toad
n.
colour
n.
gray, whitish colour
n.
croton, Codiaeum variegatum
n.
violet, purple
adj.
1. green
n.
2. green, the colour green
adj.
1. blue
n.
2. blue, the colour blue
n.
1. rubber, rubber band
n.
2. tyre
n.
3. eraser
n.
[N] heel
n.
rabbit
n.
stage, step
adj.
big, large; much; old
adj.
tame
v.
scratch the itch
pron.
they, them
n.
[N] false eranthemum, Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
n.
leaf
v.
count
num.
one hundred
pron.
they two, two of them
adj.
wide, broad
n.
width, breadth
n.
width
num.
forty (of cloth)
n.
pandanus leaves
num.
seventy (of cloth)
n.
speech; sermon
adj.
[N] flat, level
adj.
flat, level
n.
cloth, fabric
n.
lip
adj.
famous, well known
num.
ninety (of cloth)
n.
coconut fibre for twisting rope
n.
Fern leaves
n.
soil, land
n.
fronds of the sword fern
n.
woven plate made of green coconut leaves
n.
Platax orbicularis, orbiculate batfish
n.
skirt, petticoat, slip (Jackson 2010)
adj.
1. narrow
n.
2. narrowness
adj.
3. thin (of thread, string, rope)
num.
fifty (of cloth)
n.
hair
num.
twenty (of cloth)
n.
land, piece of land, plot of land
n.
gust of wind
v.
wither
n.
new shoots of coconut leaves
n.
capital
v.
take a round trip
n.
coconut frond
v.
bloom; thrive (of plants), be lush and green
num.
sixty (of cloth)
v.
slap
v.
slap repeatedly
n.
board, plank
n.
young coconut leaves
v.
grow, be lush and green, bloom
n.
polyscias scutellaria
n.
Polyscias fruticosa, Ming aralia
n.
Polyscias fruticosa, Ming aralia
n.
polyscias scutellaria
num.
one hundred (of cloth)
n.
leaves of the ti plant
num.
thirty (of cloth)
v.
grow, be lush and green, bloom
num.
eighty (of cloth)
adj.
enough, sufficient
n.
[N] clothes; dress
v.
be caught, be trapped
v.
see, look
adj.
be caught, be trapped
num.
zero
n.
ash
n.
testicle
n.
egg yoke
n.
testicle
adj.
good
v.
[N] be defeated, lose in a game or contest
v.
[N] defeated in the game or contest (Ranby 1980)
n.
[N] defeat, the state of being defeated
v.
cut knoches in a coconut tree
v.
fly
v.
[N] jump
v.
immerse, submerge, push into water
n.
the act of immerging or pushing into water
n.
voice; sound
v.
watch, try to catch
n.
n. female singer of the traditional song and dance, fātele
n.
surveillance, the act of watching, trying to catch
v.
1. watch, guard
n.
2. security guards, police
n.
lion
v.
destroy
n.
radio
adj.
long time; ancient
adj.
very old, ancient
n.
level
v.
tie, bind the spathe of the coconut tree
adj.
[N] happy
n.
[N] happiness
v.
pour, pour out
n.
ring; finger ring; earring
n.
cocoon
adj.
1. detailed
adv.
2. in detail, into small pieces
adj.
hungry
n.
hunger, the state of being hungry
num.
five
n.
hand; arm
num.
five thousand
num.
five (of coconut, stone, rock, fish)
num.
five (of cloth)
num.
five (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
fifty (of coconut)
num.
five hundred (of coconut)
num.
five (of mat)
num.
five thousand (of coconut)
num.
fifty
num.
five hundred
n.
seaweed
v.
be broken up into pieces
n.
list
n.
liter
n.
new shoot, bud.
n.
pua (speciosa) sprouts
n.
urine (polite expression)
n.
ant
adv.
very, indeed, really
adj.
1. long
n.
2. length, distance, stature
adv.
very, indeed, really
v.
flood, be covered with water, overflow
n.
flood, overflow
v.
listen to -, hear
adj.
1. noisy
v.
2. make noise
adj.
be fed up, be sick of, have enough
v.
feel pain, suffer from pain
v.
lie
n.
lawyer
n.
tear
n.
lock
n.
hut
n.
stem on which coconuts are attached
n.
coconut cream
v.
to absorb coconut cream
adj.
to be full of coconut cream
n.
old lady
v.
massage
n.
massage
v.
draw
v.
immerse, submerge, push into water
n.
the act of massaging
n.
rope
n.
Catharanthus roseus
n.
horse
n.
sympathy; compassion; empathy
n.
1. wish, desire, hope
n.
2. inner feelings, inner person, mind, heart (in a figurative sense)
n.
inside, the midst
n.
1. church
n.
2. religion, worship
n.
3. prayer
v.
4. join a religion, attend a church service
n.
woven plate made of green coconut leaves (green)
num.
two
pron.
n.
hole, pit; trench
v.
vomit
num.
two thousand
num.
two (of stone, rock)
num.
ten (of cloth)
num.
two (of cloth)
num.
two (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
two hundred (of coconut)
num.
two (of mat)
num.
two thousand (of coconut)
n.
July
num.
twenty
num.
two hundred
v.
shake one's body in dancing
v.
shake one's body in dancing
n.
upward direction; the top; the north
n.
wolf
v.
gather together; congregate
n.
gathering, herd
v.
shake; shake up
n.
pigeon; dove
M
Tuvaluan
English
adj.
clean, pure
adv.
right now
n.
tonight
n.
tomorrow
pron.
aux.
lest you should -
n.
tomb
n.
Acanthurus blochii, ringtail surgeonfish
adj.
embarrassed, ashamed
adj.
1. painful, suffering
v.
2. feel pain, suffer
n.
3. pain
v.
accomplish, be successful, complete
n.
Upeneus vittatus, yellowstriped goatfish
v.
steal
adj.
1. heavy
adj.
2. difficult, serious
n.
3. weight
adj.
4. expensive
v.
be broken
adj.
broken
v.
be broken
adj.
broken
n.
the state of being broken, the crack
(ability, possibility) be able to -
n.
ability
conj.
if -, when-
adj.
1. warm
adj.
2. comforting
n.
sneeze.
v.
1. think, consider
n.
2. thinking, thought; feelings
n.
idea; thought
interr.
When?
adj.
strong
n.
strong person; champion
v.
cause; occur, arise
n.
cause; reason
n.
earthquake
v.
change
n.
climate change
n.
1. fork (of a tree)
n.
2. branch; division
n.
[N] rainbow
adj.
sweet
n.
caudal fin
v.
wither
v.
wither
adj.
1. [N] itchy
n.
2. [N] itching
n.
withering, wilting
adj.
1. [N] itchy
n.
2. [N] itching
n.
monkey
adj.
1. [N] itchy
n.
2. [N] itching
adj.
old, worn out; faded
n.
Triaenodon obesus, Whitetip reef shark
adj.
[N] 1. shallow; low (of tide)
adj.
[N] 2. empty
v.
[N] be torn, be ripped; be split
n.
[N] tear; rip
v.
[N] be torn, be ripped; be split
n.
[N] tear; rip
n.
[N] twins (same sex)
n.
[N] twins (oppsite sex)
n.
1. [N] sickness, illness
adj.
2. [N] sick, ill
adj.
[N] wise, smart, clever; skillful; intelligent
adj.
1. [N] be skilled, capable
adj.
2. [N] be familiar with-
n.
3. [N] habit, custom
n.
[N] the state of being expert, being skilled
adj.
[N] bad, not good, wicked, unsavory
n.
[N] Coryphaena hippurus, common dolphinfish
v.
come
prep.
before
prep.
1. next to -, beside-; near-
prep.
2. outside-
adv.
afterwards, later
prep.
1. backside-
prep.
2. outside-
adv.
3. afterwards, later
adv.
towards speaker or subject
prep.
from -
n.
Siganus spinus, scribbled rabbitfish
n.
fingers, toes
n.
fingers, toes
num.
one thousand (of coconut)
n.
middle finger, middle toe
n.
thumb, big toe
n.
little finger; pinky, little toe
n.
index finger, forefinger, second toe
n.
ring finger, fourth toe
n.
[N] end of a coconut frond (especially the top tip)
n.
Microsorum grossum, scented fern
n.
trap for fishing
v.
stand out
adj.
obvious, easily recognized
v.
light, shine on
v.
understand
n.
3. light, shine
n.
1. light, brightness
n.
2. understanding
v.
1. be proud of -
v.
2. show off, boast
adv.
especially
n.
1. mark
v.
2. mark
adj.
sharp (of blade)
n.
thorn
n.
coconut fibre for twisting rope
adj.
[N] cold, shivering
adj.
fast, speedy
adj.
fast, speedy
v.
[N] run
n.
hermit crab
adj.
1. hard (as opposite of soft)
adj.
2. frozen
adj.
hard, stiff
n.
magazine
n.
market
adj.
1. fast, quick
n.
2. speed
v.
[N] dance
adj.
full, have had enough, satisfied with food or drink
v.
twist, turn
v.
sprain, get sprained
n.
the act of twisting, spraining
n.
playground; field; plain
n.
airport
n.
1. travel, journey, trip
v.
2. travel
n.
charcoal made of coconut shells
adj.
low; deep
n.
lowness; depth
adj.
be light
v.
understand
adj.
1. bright, shiny
v.
2. glisten, shine
n.
Myripristis spp, a general term for soldierfish
n.
Myripristis adusta, shadowfin soldierfish
n.
Myripristis berndti, blotcheye soldierfish
n.
bird snare (Koch 1961)
n.
necklace
v.
drown
adj.
1. slow; calm
adv.
2. slowly; gradually
v.
1. be satisfied
adj.
2. sweet (of drinks)
n.
satisfaction, the state of being satisfied
adv.
1. very slow; very calm
adv.
2. very slowly
adj.
1. shiny, bright.
v.
2. glisten, shine
v.
spill, overflow
n.
being spilt, the act of spilling
v.
spill, overflow
n.
Strongylura incisa, reef needlefish
adj.
1. sparkling, glistening
v.
2. sparkle, glisten
adj.
dry, dried
v.
dry
n.
loin covering, loin cloth
n.
government
v.
win
ex.
Well done!
n.
guest
v.
rest, take a rest
adj.
strong; fine, healthy, lively
n.
strength, power
n.
shade
adj.
shady
n.
early evening
n.
[N] early morning
n.
early evening
adj.
soft
v.
1. have glory, honour, fame, prestige
n.
2. hounor
adj.
[N] early
n.
the bass part of the traditional song and dance, fātele
adj.
1. high; tall
n.
2.height
adj.
3. shallow
n.
4. shallowness
n.
shade
n.
softness
adj.
soft
n.
shady area
v.
leak
n.
finger ring
adj.
1. light; easy
adj.
2. cheap, inexpensive
adj.
3. light (color)
n.
lungs
n.
leaking; leaked liquid
n.
n.
sheep, mutton
n.
supernatural power
conj.
when-, if-
n.
[N] thunder
n.
land, property
conj.
[N] if -; when-
v.
desire, want, need
n.
desire, wish
n.
idea, thought, opinion, suggestion
v.
remember
v.
1. breathe
v.
2. rest, take a rest, relax
n.
3. breath
v.
worry
v.
abuse; sexually harass
n.
community meeting house
n.
nail /fingernail
adj.
smooth
adj.
thin; slender, skinny
n.
Pempheris oualensis, silver sweeper
n.
Acanthurus blochii, ringtail surgeonfish
n.
Naso vlamingii, bignose unicornfish
adj.
clear
n.
smell, aroma
n.
Istiblennius edentulus, smoothlipped blenny
n.
bird
n.
domestic animal, animals for eating
n.
beast, wild animal
n.
name of government-operated passenger/cargo ships
n.
insect
n.
domestic animal
n.
bird
n.
name of government-operated passenger/cargo ships
n.
wild animal
n.
animal, beast
n.
bird
n.
1. fortune, good luck
n.
2. success
adj.
3. lucky, successful
ex.
Good evening. Good afternoon.
ex.
Happy birthday.
ex.
Have a nice day.
ex.
Have a nice trip. Bon Voyage.
ex.
Good night.
ex.
Good luck!
v.
win, defeat
n.
the act of winning, victory
adj.
distant, far
n.
distance
v.
be broken, be destroyed
n.
the state of being destroyed
v.
be broken, be completely destroyed
v.
bend, be bent
adj.
bent
n.
[N] Acanthurus guttatus, whitespotted surgeonfish
v.
gather together; assemble
n.
gathering, assembly
v.
be broken
adj.
broken
n.
the state of being broken
v.
be broken
adj.
broken
n.
map
adj.
[N] rough, coarse
v.
rest, take a break
n.
marbles
n.
playing with marbles
adj.
1. shallow; low (of tide)
adj.
2. empty
v.
be torn, be ripped; be split
n.
tear; rip
v.
be torn, be ripped; be split
n.
tear; rip
n.
twins (same sex)
n.
twins (opposite sex)
n.
sickness, illness
adj.
sick, ill
v.
be jealous
v.
suspect
v.
be jealous
n.
jealousy
adj.
1. be skilled, capable
adj.
2. be familiar with-
n.
3. habit, custom
n.
the state of being expert, being skilled
v.
remember
adj.
bad, not good, wicked, unsavory
n.
biscuit, cabin cracker
n.
matches
v.
lean to one side, go slopedown
n.
slope
v.
be shifted, moved
n.
the state of being shifted, moved
n.
salt
adj.
salty
n.
Coryphaena hippurus, common dolphinfish
n.
next month
n.
full moon
n.
crescent moon
n.
last month
n.
this month
n.
the first moon seen in a day
n.
half moon
n.
month
n.
moon
n.
machine
n.
sewing machine
adj.
be organized in the right place, be put in order
adj.
raw, uncooked
n.
reading glasses
n.
summit, top
n.
(eye) glasses
adj.
[N] ugly
adj.
ugly
n.
eye
n.
face
n.
blade
n.
point, edge
n.
top part of the sweet coconut husk(uto)
num.
one thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
ten (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
ten thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
adj.
kind, gentle, generous
n.
Priacanthus hamrur, moontail bullseye
num.
forty (of pulaka, taro, fish)
n.
shore, beachfront, beach
num.
four thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
four hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
adj.
brazen, cheeky
num.
seventy (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
seven thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
seven hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
n.
[N] premna, Premna serratifolia
v.
loosen; come off
adj.
beautiful; handsome; attractive
n.
department, division
v.
loosen; come off
n.
[N] cyclone, strong wind, storm
n.
cyclone, strong wind, storm
n.
wind, strong wind, cyclone
adj.
enthusiastic
adj.
windy
n.
rip current
n.
1. lord, head of a family group, pastor
n.
2. Mataniu (head of the family) who invested funds (Kobayashi 2024) when the Vaitupu Islanders purchased Kioa Island in Fiji
n.
visor
n.
letter (of the alphabet)
num.
ninety (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
nine thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
nine hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
v.
loosen; come off
n.
the state of loosening; coming off
n.
tribe, clan
v.
loosen; come off
n.
[N] beach, sandbank
n.
[N] corner
v.
be afraid, scared
n.
fear
adj.
open, opened
num.
fifty (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
five thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
five hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
n.
door
n.
entrance
n.
exit
num.
twenty (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
two thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
two hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
n.
generally a coconut plantation
n.
head of family
num.
sixty (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
six thousand (of pulaka, talo, fish)
num.
six hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
n.
Trachinotus bailloni, smallspotted dart
n.
arrow; tip of arrow or harpoon
num.
one hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
thirty (of pulaka,taro, fish)
num.
three thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
three hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
v.
fish in a boat
n.
nipple
n.
1. topic, subject; agenda; chapter (of book)
num.
eighty (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
eight thousand (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
eight hundred (of pulaka, taro, fish)
n.
razor, razor blade
v.
die; wither
n.
death
v.
[N] see, look,
v.
1. suspect
adj.
2. suspicious
n.
March
n.
fingers, toes
n.
middle finger, middle toe
n.
thumb, big toe
n.
little finger; pinky, little toe
n.
index finger, forefinger, second toe
n.
ring finger, fourth toe
v.
1. glisten, glitter, sparkle
adj.
2. bright, shiny
v.
look stealthily at someone or something
adj.
poor
adj.
thick; fat
pron.
we, us
n.
Gerres oyena, common silver-biddy
n.
North
adj.
old, aged
n.
stepmother
n.
stepmother
n.
parents
n.
mother
n.
heel, the bottom part of the heel
adj.
attached; fixed
pron.
we two, two of us
v.
1. get; receive; earn
v.
2. find
v.
3. understand
n.
mountain
n.
state of being attached; fixation
adj.
wealthy, rich
adj.
1. [N] low; short (of height); deep
n.
2. [N] lowness; shoetness (of height); depth
n.
1. [N] sneeze.
interj.
2. [N] an interjection given when someone sneezes.
adj.
[N] deep
adj.
1. [N] high; tall
n.
2. [N] height
adj.
3. [N] shallow
n.
4. [N] shallowness
adj.
rich, wealthy
n.
wealth
adj.
hard, solid, permanent
adj.
be sure, be certain
adj.
be sure to -, definitely
v.
maintain, preserve
v.
be divided, separated
n.
separation, the state of being divided
v.
be divided into many parts or small pieces
n.
fine divisions, small groups
v.
lose face, be shamed.
n.
the state of losing face or being shamed
v.
yawn
n.
yawning, act of yawning
n.
May
conj.
because, since, for
conj.
or
n.
thing, object
n.
[N] secret
n.
secret
n.
liquor, alcohol
n.
liquor
adj.
raw flying fish
n.
raw flying fish
n.
raw fish mixed with coconut milk
n.
camera
n.
error
n.
embroidery
n.
toy
n.
treasure, important things
n.
dried fish
n.
fact; truth
n.
embroidery
n.
homework, assignment
n.
gift, present
n.
tool
n.
makeup, cosmetics
n.
vehicle
n.
meat, flesh
n.
drink, something to drink
n.
food.
n.
creatures, living things
n.
weapons
n.
weapons
n.
Artocarpus altilis, breadfruit
n.
fried breadfruit
n.
boiled breadfruit
n.
mail
n.
plumeria, Plumeria rubra
n.
Plumeria obtusa
n.
Commelinaceae (Tradescantia genus)
n.
[N] machine
n.
Ocimum tenuiflorum, holy basil
v.
rub gently; rub (oil into skin)
v.
[N] twist; turn; spin
v.
rub gently; rub (oil into skin)
n.
million
n.
Thespesia populnea
n.
1. urine
v.
2. urinate
n.
minister
n.
minute
v.
twist; turn; wind
n.
twisting, turning, winding
v.
twist; turn; wind
n.
twisting, turning, winding
n.
small shell
n.
[N] lady's finger banana, Musa acuminata
n.
meter
v.
suck, sip
v.
suck, sip
n.
the act of sucking or sipping
n.
fingers, toes
n.
fingers, toes
n.
middle finger, middle toe
n.
thumb, big toe
n.
little finger; pinky, little toe
n.
index finger, forefinger, second toe
n.
ring finger, fourth toe
v.
suck, sip
conj.
and, with
interr.
For what?
interr.
With whom?
prep.
for
adj.
few, little, some
n.
chicken, hen
v.
mow (the lawn)
n.
Ostracion cubicus, kentrocapros aculeatus
n.
ocean; sea
n.
sexual intercourse between husband and wife
v.
sleep
n.
sprout, germ; new sprout of coconut
n.
bed
adj.
horizontal
n.
bed
n.
1. dream
v.
2. dream
n.
sprout, germ; new sprout of coconut
n.
tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus.
v.
1. cook well
adj.
2. cooked well, well-done
v.
1. cook well
adj.
2. cooked well, well-done
n.
n.
[N] fingers, toes
n.
[N] fingers, toes
n.
[N] ring finger, fourth toe
n.
[N] middle finger, middle toe
n.
[N] thumb, big toe
n.
[N] little finger; pinky, little toe
n.
[N] index finger, forefinger, second toe
n.
[N] gecko
adj.
cold, chilly
n.
the state of being cold, coldness
adj.
cool
n.
great grandchild
n.
grandchild
n.
granddaughter
n.
grandson
adj.
1. smooth, slippery
v.
2. slip, slip over
adj.
very smooth, very slippery
n.
light, lamp
v.
send (an object)
n.
candle
n.
the act of sending or conveying something
n.
torch
n.
[N] necklace
n.
[N] place
adj.
a little bit, a few
n.
cocoon
adj.
delicious
adj.
[N] a little bit, a few
v.
drop (of just one drop)
n.
dropping, water drop
v.
drip; trickle (of liquid)
n.
raindrop; water drop; dripping
n.
car, vehicle
n.
coconut in between the stage of a drinking coconut (green) and an eating nut (brown)
n.
fishing net floats, buoy
n.
island; islet
v.
break (of thread, string, fishing line)
n.
islet
n.
grass; weeds
n.
Phyllanthus amarus, sleeping spurge, six-o-clock
n.
ｗedelia, Sphagneticola trilobata
adj.
few, little, some
n.
Monotaxis grandoculis, humpnose big-eye bream
n.
front, front side, the forepart
prep.
before
n.
proverb, saying, expression
adj.
first
adv.
firstly, beforehand
n.
3. front, front side
n.
1. sexual organs.
n.
2. crotch, coxa
n.
instep, top of the foot
n.
instep, top of the foot
adj.
a little bit, a few
n.
drinking (green) coconut in early stages of development
n.
rear, backside, bottom
n.
November
n.
heel, the back part of the heel
v.
[N] wash
adj.
a little bit, few
n.
word; expression
v.
speak
v.
hide
n.
music
adj.
a few, a little, not many, not much
n.
[N] a few, a little, not many, not much
v.
shorten, cut short, end
adj.
short (of clothing)
n.
canoe
n.
Abudefduf vaigiensis, Indo-Pacific sergeant
N
Tuvaluan
English
v.
place in a high place, to put on top
v.
(children or babies) stop crying
n.
[N] wooden slit-drum
interr.
[N] when-?
adj.
some, several, a few
adv.
sometimes
n.
knife
n.
spider
n.
lagoon
n.
mosquito
n.
Kyphosus cinerascens, blue sea chub
n.
Nanumaga
n.
Nanumea
n.
number
n.
[N] last night
n.
[N] yesterday
n.
[N] old times, old days
n.
nature
interr.
What? (plural form)
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
not; not yet
not; not yet
not; not yet
pron.
pron.
(Past) Past tense marker indicating an action or state that occurred in the past. did -; was/were -.
adj.
indifinite plural noun marker; some, a certain amount of -
prep.
by-
n.
now
n.
navy
n.
nurse
n.
net
[N] (Past) Past tense marker indicating an action or state that occurred in the past. did -; was/were -.
n.
1. tooth
n.
2. tusk
n.
3. horn
n.
needle
adj.
1. some
adj.
2. other
n.
coconut, palm tree
n.
1. [N] coconut flesh
n.
2. [N] Nanumea's traditional custom of providing coconuts and fish to pregnant women to ensure they receive adequate nutrition
n.
one piece of sagāniu
n.
New Zealand
n.
coconut tree that produces sweet coconuts with soft sweet husks that can be chewed
n.
fallen brown coconut
n.
Niulakita
n.
young coconut tree
n.
Niutao
n.
grated coconut
v.
feel dizzy
n.
dizziness, vertigo
n.
name of government-operated passenger/cargo ships
v.
1. stay
v.
2. live (in a place)
v.
sit
n.
chair; stool; seat
n.
chair; stool; seat
n.
Synanceia verrucosa, reef stonefish
v.
1. [N] stay
v.
2. [N] live (in a place)
v.
[N] sit
n.
[N] chair; stool; seat
n.
Morinda citrifolia
n.
kidney
n.
November
n.
rainbow
n.
Nui
n.
Nukufetau
n.
Nukulaelae
n.
1. number
n.
2. mathematics
v.
1. be confused, be mixed up
adj.
2. confused, mixed up
n.
newspaper
O
Tuvaluan
English
prep.
1. of
interj.
2. in order to
n.
oil
v.
destroy, break up; demolish
n.
nest
v.
suit, fit
n.
office
n.
government office
v.
be surprised
n.
oven, stove
n.
water shortage
n.
cat's tail, Acalypha hispida
n.
[N] provisions given for a journey or a fishing trip (Jackson 2001)
v.
[N] attack, interrupt
v.
husk coconuts
n.
place for piling coconut husk
n.
October
v.
arrive, reach
v.
assault someone, attack someone
pron.
v.
1. live; increase; grow
v.
2. live (a life)
adj.
alive; lively
n.
life
adj.
1. healthy; prosperous
n.
2. pulse
n.
Caricaceae, papaya
n.
Caricaceae, papaya
v.
go
v.
go, go back and forth, wander around
v.
[N] accompany, go together
v.
accompany, go together
pron.
v.
[N] flood, be covered with water, overflow
n.
[N] flood, overflow
v.
[N] flood, be covered with water, overflow
n.
[N] flood, overflow
pron.
pron.
her, its
conj.
n.
sand
n.
soil
num.
six
n.
Sphyraena barracuda, great barracuda
num.
six thousand
num.
six (of coconut, stone, rock, fish)
num.
six (of cloth)
num.
six (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
sixty (of coconut)
num.
six hundred (of coconut)
num.
six (of mat)
num.
six thousand (of coconut)
v.
watch, look carefully
n.
endurance, patience; self-control
num.
sixty
num.
six hundred
v.
[N] lick; lick clean with the tongue
v.
[N] lick; lick clean with the tongue
n.
provisions given for a journey or a fishing trip (Jackson 2001)
v.
attack, interrupt
v.
order, discipline
n.
coconut fodder, waste after coconut cream has been squeezed from the grated nut
v.
eat raw fish
n.
a drink made from the meat of the motmoto coconut, toddy, water and milk of the motomoto.
n.
[N] rubbish, garbage, waste
v.
finish, end
pron.
pron.
P
Tuvaluan
English
v.
slap
n.
dust
n.
barrel
n.
tombstone, headstone
adj.
[N] fat, big
n.
1. bank
n.
2. 土手
n.
bank
v.
hit with a stick, whip
v.
hit (with a stick or weapon)
adj.
holy, sacred
adj.
lazy
n.
type of land crab
n.
pipe, tube
adj.
thin, skinny
v.
shout out, call out loud
adj.
[N] thin, skinny
n.
wings
adj.
hard, inflexible
n.
bucket, pail
v.
click, turn a switch on/off
v.
hurt, injure
n.
wound, hurt, injury
n.
skin
n.
bark (of a tree); fruit skin; nutshell
adj.
brilliant, sparkling, glittering
v.
1. fall down
v.
2. cut down (a tree)
n.
3. thud
n.
1. burn (as noun)
v.
2. be burnt
v.
be excommunicated, be disfellowshipped
v.
be relegated, be demoted
v.
be burnt
adj.
burnt
v.
go bad, rot
adj.
rotten
v.
[N] go to the toilet; defecate
n.
Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo, kingfish
n.
midrib of the brown coconut frond detached from the trunk and leaves taken off
adj.
1. foreign, European
n.
2. foreign people (especially European)
n.
parliament
n.
1. brush
n.
2. brass, copper
n.
underwear
v.
tilt, lean, lean against
adj.
leaning, leaning against
adj.
[N] dirty, filthy
n.
dirt, filth
adj.
dirty, filthy
n.
dirt, filth
n.
balance
adj.
recent past
n.
female genitalia
n.
1. [N] mud
adj.
2. [N] muddy
n.
September
n.
Ostichthys japonicus, Japanese soldierfish
v.
mix, blend
n.
Ruvettus pretiosus, oil fish
n.
Etelis carbunculus, ruby snapper
n.
act of mixing; mixture
n.
Epinephelus morrhua, comet grouper
n.
Etelis coruscans, deepwater longtail red snapper
n.
Seriola dumerili, greater amberjack
n.
Hyporthodus octofasciatus, eightbar grouper
n.
type of food made from taro leaves, undiluted coconut cream and sea water
n.
Saloptia powelli, golden grouper
v.
blend, mix together
n.
palm tree
adj.
very heavy
n.
bamboo
young milkfish
n.
n.
canoe
adj.
flat
n.
local mat made of pandanus leaves
n.
bottom of the sea
n.
buttock
n.
[N] Epibulus insidiator, slingjaw wrasse
n.
Cheilinus chlorourus, floral wrasse
n.
bus
n.
bicycle
n.
motorcycle
n.
Cooking banana, bluggoe, Musa
n.
butter
n.
wooden slit-drum
v.
touch
n.
potato
n.
sweet potate
n.
sweet potato
n.
(verbal) word, expression
v.
clap
v.
clap
adj.
specific
adj.
same; resemble; exact
n.
[N] Siganus spinus, scribbled rabbitfish
n.
Sphyraena barracuda, great barracuda
n.
suitcase, large travelling bag
n.
pouder
n.
pear
n.
bear
n.
bat
n.
waves
interr.
How?
n.
dust
n.
[N] song
v.
[N] sing
v.
toss, throw
v.
throw away, abandon
v.
wear, put on
v.
take a photo
n.
throwing; tossing
v.
throw; toss
n.
throwing; tossing
n.
baby
n.
small basket with a handle woven with coconut fronds
n.
small windmill (toy) made from coconut leaves
adj.
crooked, twisted
v.
dip (food into fluid), dip in
n.
the act of dipping (food into fluid), dipping in
n.
mud
adv.
about, approximately
adj.
such as -, just like -
adv.
just as -, just like -
adj.
v.
be relieved, feel relieved
adj.
muddy
n.
bell
n.
church bell
n.
2. darling, one's beloved, dear
v.
2. cherish
n.
bell
n.
Chaya, Cnidoscolus chayamansa
n.
prince
n.
princess
n.
president
v.
fold, roll, roll up
n.
sword
n.
the act of rollong, the objects that are rolled together
adj.
a prefix denoting "rolled up"
v.
fold, roll, roll up
n.
part of a coconut husk
ex.
Same to you.
ex.
[N] Same to you.
adv.
just like that
adj.
v.
fall on a certain date
adv.
just like this
adj.
just like this
n.
pen
v.
paint, draw
n.
paint
n.
picture, painting
n.
chalk
n.
pencil
n.
petrol, gasoline
v.
recieve wages, get paid
n.
pay, wages, salary
n.
paper
adj.
[N] swallen
v.
[N] swell
n.
[N] lump (mainly on the head or forehead)
n.
doll
n.
butterfly, moth
n.
baby
n.
song
v.
sing
n.
basin, vessel, bowl
n.
Catharanthus roseus
v.
tap; knock
n.
drinking coconut
adj.
full
n.
bee
n.
arrowroot
n.
beer
n.
eye discharge
n.
[N] foam, beer bubbles
n.
[N] head
n.
stick or coconut shell used as a shovel
v.
attached, glued, stick to
n.
the state of being attached
n.
wrinkles
v.
bend
adj.
bent, crooked
n.
long, thin mangrove fruit
n.
lizard, gecko
adj.
1. close, nearby
adv.
2. near
adv.
3. soon
n.
period, dot
n.
bridge
n.
pin
n.
bean.
n.
1. pink
adj.
2. pink
v.
[N] flood, overflow
n.
1. [N] flood, overflow
n.
2. [N] puddle, pool
adj.
full
v.
infect, splash
n.
business
n.
Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac
n.
1. navel
n.
2. extremity, the end, the edge
v.
1. catch, catch out
v.
2. rub, massage
n.
[N] memorial day, anniversary
n.
[N] birthday
n.
[N] holiday, festival
n.
[N] past, days gone by
n.
[N] future
n.
rainy season
n.
night
n.
[N] day
n.
date
n.
bait (put on a hook)
v.
catch
n.
bait thrown around to attract fish (Jackson 2010)
n.
reason, cause, motive
n.
[N] early morning
n.
local food prepared from coconut, toddy and flour
v.
be surprised
n.
poison.
adj.
to be hollow (of coconuts), to have nothing inside, 2. to be barren, infertile, unable to have children (Jackson 2010)
n.
Dried and peeled pandanus leaves used for cigars.
n.
box
n.
coffin
v.
spit
n.
box
adj.
deep
n.
depth
n.
a hole dug in the ground for burying a coffin
v.
run against, collide
n.
hole (in the ground)
n.
base of coconut frond
n.
eyeball
v.
come down with a disease, catch a cold
n.
midrib of the brown coconut frond detached from the trunk and leaves taken off
n.
Naso vlamingii, bignose unicornfish
v.
worry
n.
pillar; pole
v.
shake, shiver
n.
fear
v.
polish
n.
politics
n.
ball
n.
bullet
n.
slave
n.
1. ice
adj.
2. frozen
n.
program, plan, itinerary
n.
project
n.
blemish, lump
adj.
naked
n.
[N] Acanthurus nigricauda, epaulette surgeonfish
n.
Acanthurus lineatus, lined surgeonfish
v.
close, shut, block, cover
n.
lid; cap; plug
n.
[N] sea worms mashed with coconut oil
n.
copra (the dried endosperm of the coconut fruit)
n.
rust
adj.
rusty
n.
potato.
n.
boat
adj.
smart, clever, intelligent
adj.
dense, thick (of liquid)
v.
gather together; assemble
n.
congregation, organization, association, society
n.
[N] bathroom, shower room
n.
bathroom, shower room
n.
room
n.
small piece
n.
one of the lagoons in Vaitupu
n.
group
n.
kitchen
n.
adj.
bad smelling, stinky
n.
pole
adj.
dark
n.
darkness
n.
1. darkness
n.
2. pagan
n.
n.
Guettarda speciosa, guettarda.
n.
plumeria, Plumeria rubra
n.
Plumeria obtusa
n.
pig, swine, pork
v.
spit
n.
dried pandanus leaves that are rolled up
n.
[N] cat
n.
[N] Echidna nebulosa, snowflake eel
n.
fence, wall
n.
family group, clan
v.
protect, guard
n.
windbreak, fence made from coconut fronds in preparation for strong wind
n.
Hernandia nymphaeifolia, lantern tree
n.
Pisonia grandis, lettus tree
n.
coconut shell bawl used for cooking
n.
Hernandia nymphaeifolia, lantern tree
n.
Pisonia grandis, lettus tree
n.
Hernandia nymphaeifolia, lantern tree
v.
grab, hold; take; pick; touch
v.
pick up
n.
the act of holding, griping
v.
grab, hold; take; pick; touch
adj.
be fat, round
adj.
round, circular
n.
flower
v.
[N] look; observe
n.
Cephalopholis miniata, bright red coral cod
n.
blanket
n.
pulaka, Cyrtosperma chamissonis
n.
simmered pulaka
n.
flower
n.
young coconut tree
n.
landlord
n.
head of a family group
n.
boss; chief
v.
rule
n.
type of local sweet made from grated coconut and toddy that is cooked together
n.
candy made by boiling grated coconut and toddy together
v.
govern, rule, dominate
v.
forget
n.
brick
n.
princess
n.
police officer
n.
a smaller net for catching wild birds (Koch 1961)
n.
male lead singer of the traditional song and dance, fātele
n.
a smaller net for catching wild birds (Koch 1961)
n.
hat, cap
v.
cover, put cover on -
v.
sink
v.
row (a boat)
n.
brown coconut fibre that are still wet
n.
bullet
n.
casuarina, Casuarina equisetifolia
n.
cow, bull, beef
v.
blend, mix together
v.
boil
n.
spring, water source
n.
young (animals)
adj.
young, child (animals)
n.
coconut shell bowl used for collecting toddy
n.
coffin
n.
1. box, chest
n.
2. wooden box used as percussion instruments in the traditional dance and song, fātele
v.
start a fire to cook in the oven
n.
smell, scent, aroma
n.
cat
v.
blow (with breath); blow out
n.
Echidna nebulosa, snowflake eel
n.
bladder
adj.
fat, chubby
n.
1. fart
v.
2. fart, pass wind
adj.
fat, chubby
v.
bring up, raise
S
Tuvaluan
English
Prohibitive: Don't -
adj.
holy, sacred
n.
-'s family, -'s clan, -'s group
v.
tear; rip
v.
appear, reappear
adj.
visible
n.
tearing, ripping
n.
East
v.
walk; take a walk
v.
tear; rip
n.
tearing, ripping
v.
hang
n.
the act of hanging
v.
pay attention
n.
coconut meat (of the ripe nut)
v.
sit down
v.
1. tie together, bind together
v.
2. embrace, hug
adj.
be bound
n.
pigpen
n.
The act of tying or binding together
v.
1. sign
v.
2. adopt
n.
signature
n.
size
n.
bundle, bunch
adj.
1. crowded, cramped, no space
adj.
2. restricted, tied
n.
wheat.
v.
1. dance
n.
2. dance
v.
boil
n.
dance
v.
show, make appear
v.
dance
n.
sack
n.
beach pea, Vigna marina
pron.
v.
1. search, look for, seek
v.
2. consult
v.
1. be punished, be fined
n.
2. punishment, fine
n.
act of seeking
n.
1. Trachurus novaezelandiae, yellowtail horse mackerel
n.
2. small mackerel scad (atule)
n.
deep-fried mackerel
n.
raw horse mackerel
v.
spread, be well known, be broadcasted
n.
spreading, being broadcasted
v.
regret, repent
n.
regret, repentance
adv.
usually, often, repeatedly
v.
walk; take a walk
v.
cut with a nife; cut out the coconut flesh from the shell
v.
drip
n.
Atherinomorus lacunosus, hardyhead silverside
v.
massage legs
v.
sweep
n.
broom
v.
sweep
adj.
1. [N] yellow
n.
2. [N] yellow, the colour yellow
n.
hammer
n.
cement
v.
spear fish
adj.
have diarrhea
n.
diarrhea
adj.
correct, precise, accurate
v.
get away
v.
survive; be saved
adj.
free; permitted, allowed
n.
permission; freedom
adj.
spacious; loose; vacant; available
v.
lift and hold properly
v.
lift and hold properly
v.
limp, hobble
n.
bush knife, machete
n.
Lutjanus rivulatus, blubberlip snapper
v.
walk, take a walk
n.
Satan
adj.
cold, chilled
n.
2. dew, fog
pron.
n.
horn
v.
come
v.
lift; carry in hands
n.
origin, roots, lineage
v.
converse, talk, chat
n.
conversation
n.
South
n.
Lutjanus kasmira, bluestripe snapper
n.
pleasant breeze
a.
a, an (indefinite article)
v.
1. make a mistake, do something wrong
n.
2. mistake
adj.
3. wrong
adv.
not.
interr.
What？(singular form)
interr.
what kind of -?
adj.
impolite, rude, disrespectful
v.
dislike, hate
adj.
disabled
pron.
adj.
lack, not sufficient
adj.
temporary, transitory
adj.
quiet
pron.
pron.
pron.
v.
fail
pron.
n.
politician
pron.
v.
not allow; oppose, disagree
n.
someone, somebody
n.
politician
pron.
adj.
temporary, transitory
adj.
1. no -, nonexistent
prep.
2. without-
pron.
nothing
pron.
nobody, no one
num.
ten
num.
fourteen
num.
seventeen
num.
ninteen
num.
fifteen
num.
twelve
num.
sixteen
num.
[N] eleven
num.
eleven
num.
thirteen
num.
eighteen
num.
ten thousand
adj.
1. yellow
n.
2. yellow, the colour yellow
v.
stain (cloth or clothes)
v.
be confused, be mixed up
adj.
2. confused, mixed up
v.
ski; surf
v.
1. avoid, diverge from the path
v.
2. pass by
n.
avoiding
adv.
not yet
n.
second
num.
hundred
n.
one hundred million
n.
money, cents
n.
comb
v.
comb
pron.
n.
cent, coin
n.
change (of money)
n.
change (of money)
n.
chains
n.
hell
n.
September
n.
a larger net for catching wild birds (Koch 1961)
n.
shoe; sandal; slipper
v.
peel; scrape
v.
lean to one side, go slopedown
n.
slope
v.
fall down
n.
cigarette
adv.
not yet
v.
move, shift
v.
quote
n.
the act of shifting, moving
n.
signal, sign
v.
surround, encircle
n.
square
n.
end of a coconut frond (especially the top tip)
v.
ask, question
adj.
the best, the greatest
v.
win, superior, defeat
v.
excess
adj.
greater than-, better than
n.
February
n.
silk
n.
slipper
n.
silver
n.
coconut oil; oil
n.
Small juvenile flying fish
ex.
Awsome! Great!
n.
spoon
v.
fish using rod
n.
stamp
n.
store, shop
v.
1. get wet
adj.
2. wet, damp
n.
3. dew
n.
the state of being wet, dew
v.
get wet
n.
the state of being wet, dew
v.
dance
n.
chainsaw, electric saw
n.
company, partner
n.
saw
v.
peel (skin); strip (bark)
v.
rub hard; scrub
v.
peel (skin); strip (bark)
v.
rub hard; scrub repeatedly
v.
drip, trickle
n.
dripping; dripped liquid
v.
kiss
v.
smell
v.
smell
v.
peel (skin); strip (bark)
v.
rub hard; scrub
v.
peel (skin); strip (bark)
v.
rub hard; scrub repeatedly
n.
Trachinotus bailloni, smallspotted dart
v.
be connected
adj.
full
n.
being connected
n.
1. agent, mediator
n.
2. joint
n.
Joint (of bones)
n.
wrist
n.
ankle
v.
be connected
pron.
v.
flee, run away
v.
2. wipe
v.
3. erase, wipe out
v.
wipe away
n.
local food made by cooking breadfruit and mixing it with coconut cream, palm juice, and flour
n.
towel
v.
go in a procession, join a group
n.
procession
n.
horse
n.
line of descent, procession, lineage
n.
hand towel
v.
hop on, ride; mount
n.
sunrise
n.
soap
n.
society
adj.
any
pron.
anything
pron.
anybody, anyone
v.
drag
pron.
adj.
rough (of sea)
adj.
rough (of sea)
adj.
another; other; next
v.
be covered with water, overflow
adj.
full of water, juicy
n.
simmered tuna
adv.
next month
n.
[N] next year
adv.
next year
adv.
next week
n.
stick for husking coconuts
n.
1. juice, sap
n.
2. liquid
n.
the state of being full (of water)
n.
local food made by mixing ground taro with coconut milk
v.
be covered with water, overflow
adj.
full of water, juicy
n.
the state of being full (of water)
n.
saliva, slaver
n.
Arothron stellatus, stellate puffer
v.
1. represent
v.
2. replace
n.
3. representative
v.
sew; weave; knit
v.
take over someone's job
n.
the act of sewing, knitting
n.
the act of replacing
v.
sew; weave; knit
n.
the act of sewing, knitting
n.
sugar
v.
study; research; investigate; examine
n.
examination; test; research; study
v.
study; research; investigate; examine
n.
examination; test; research; study
n.
horn
v.
sting, stab, poke
n.
injection
v.
give an injection, have an injection
adj.
1. yellow
n.
2. yellow, the colour yellow
n.
cloth to wrap around the waist
v.
shine
n.
sword fern, Nephrolepis acutifolia.
n.
waist
n.
[N] cigarette
n.
sheet
n.
Rhinecanthus aculeatus, lagoon triggerfish
n.
Aluterus scriptus, scribbled leatherjacket filefish
adj.
1. crazy, stupid
v.
2. act like an idiot
n.
soup, stew
n.
milk.
T
Tuvaluan
English
v.
wash
n.
Sargocentron spiniferum, sabre squirrelfish
pron.
v.
play a musical instrument
v.
beat, hit, strike
v.
carve
v.
[N] hurt; kill
n.
- o'clock
v.
vomit
n.
white material taken from the coconut frond and used in making fine handirafts
n.
a type of fishing
v.
collect, gather; pile up
n.
stool, faeces
n.
1. net for catching flying fish
v.
2. catch or gather fish or birds
n.
Lutjanus gibbus, humpback red snapper
n.
morning
n.
every morning
n.
tomorrow morning
adv.
this morning
n.
collection, pile
n.
1. [N] fart
v.
2. [N] fart, pass wind
n.
diamond; jewel
prep.
1. next to -, beside-; near-
prep.
2. outside
v.
[N] pull out
adj.
excellent, superb
adj.
[N] naked
adj.
[N] the most, the best
v.
play; play (a sport or a game)
n.
sport; game
adj.
the most, the best
n.
early morning
n.
coast, beach
n.
Caranx lugubris, black jack, black trevally
v.
flow, run (of water)
n.
flow; flowing
v.
float, float with the tide
v.
1. wipe, clean
n.
2. broom
n.
tree stump
n.
basis, foundation
num.
one thousand (of tall tree)
num.
ten (of tall tree)
num.
ten thousand (of tall tree)
num.
four (of tall tree)
num.
four thousand (of tall tree)
num.
forty (of tall tree)
num.
seven (of tall tree)
num.
seven thousand (of tall tree)
num.
seventy (of tall tree)
num.
nine (of tall tree)
num.
nine thousand (of tall tree)
num.
ninety (of tall tree)
num.
one hundred (of tall tree)
num.
four hundred (of tall tree)
num.
seven hundred (of tall tree)
num.
nine hundred (of tall tree)
num.
five hundred (of tall tree)
num.
two hundred (of tall tree)
num.
six hundred (of tall tree)
num.
three hundred (of tall tree)
num.
eight hundred (of tall tree)
num.
five (of tall tree)
num.
five thousand (of tall tree)
num.
fifty (of tall tree)
num.
two (of tall tree)
num.
two thousand (of tall tree)
num.
twenty (of tall tree)
num.
six (of tall tree)
num.
six thousand (of tall tree)
num.
sixty (of tall tree)
num.
three (of tall tree)
num.
three thousand (of tall tree)
num.
thirty (of tall tree)
num.
eight (of tall tree)
num.
eight thousand (of tall tree)
num.
eighty (of tall tree)
n.
dolphin, whale
n.
sack, bag, pocket
n.
pillowcase
n.
Cheilinus undulatus, giant humphead wrasses
n.
a food made from a mixture of rice, biscuits, and butter
n.
sandbag
n.
1. man, male
n.
2. person; mankind
v.
wash clothes
v.
1. cry
v.
2. cry (of animals)
v.
3. ring
v.
plead; appeal; entreat
v.
1. cry, weep
v.
2. cry (of animals)
v.
plead; appeal; entreat
v.
[N]play; play (a sport or a game)
n.
[N] sport; game
num.
[N] one
n.
sea level rise
n.
[N] sea level rise
n.
low tide
n.
high tide
adv.
almost, nearly, shortly
n.
sea; sea water; tide
n.
towards the sea/seaside
n.
tiger
n.
[N] red dwarf spotted grouper (gatala)
n.
time
n.
time
n.
present
n.
a brother of a male, a sister of a female
n.
cousin of same sex
n.
a younger brother of a male, a younger sister of a female
n.
[N] an elder brother of a male, an elder sister of a female
n.
an elder brother of a male, an elder sister of a female
n.
the barge travelling between Fogafare Island and other outlying islets in Funafuti Atoll
n.
table, stand for placing things
n.
pond; lake
n.
rough sea
n.
rough sea
n.
shoe; sandal; slipper
v.
roll over, flip over
v.
roll over, flip over
n.
the act of rolling over, turning over
n.
the act of rolling over, turning over
n.
associate, aqcuaintance
n.
associate, acquaintance
n.
[N] Dried pandanus leaves that are rolled up
n.
the terminal bud of a coconut palm
v.
feel disgust, hate; feel contempt
n.
hatred; contempt
n.
December
n.
the act of rolling over, turning over
v.
roll over, flip over
v.
roll over, flip over
n.
the act of rolling over, turning over
n.
copra (the dried endosperm of the coconut fruit)
v.
lie down, lie down and rest up
n.
a hollow on the road
v.
lie down, lie down and rest up
v.
be defeated, lose
n.
be defeated, beaten, lose
n.
duck
v.
trawl
n.
each
adj.
each
n.
duck
adj.
[N] each
v.
1. lead, govern
n.
2. leader, commander
adv.
3. extremely, very
n.
prime minister
adj.
each
adv.
[N] one by one
adv.
one by one
n.
ax
pron.
v.
tell; declare; call
n.
tuna, Thunnus albacares, yellowfin tuna. Thunnus obesus, bigeye tuna.
n.
tuna, Thunnus albacares, yellowfin tuna. Thunnus obesus, bigeye tuna.
v.
tell; declare; call
adj.
famous, well known
n.
the act of telling something; declaring; calling someone
v.
open
v.
untie; release
n.
dollar
n.
empty story, false story
n.
history
n.
news
n.
legend, folktales passed down in the family
n.
history
n.
1. story, tale, narrative
n.
fin, dorsal fin
v.
1. reveal, explain, tell
v.
2. change clothes
v.
3. draw, tie
n.
3. draw, tie game
n.
moustache, beard
v.
carve
n.
[N] Neoniphon opercularis, blackfin squirrelfish
n.
Neoniphon opercularis, blackfin squirrelfish
n.
pelvic fin
n.
anal fin
n.
Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus, cardinalfish
n.
dorsal fin
n.
thorn
n.
pelvic fin
adj.
prickly, thorny
v.
1. open gradually
v.
2. take apart
n.
dorsal fin
n.
youth, young people
n.
1. cough, act of coughing
v.
2. cough
n.
talent, skill
v.
2. answer, respond, reply
v.
2. treat well, take care of guests
n.
3. reply, answer, response
v.
wait
v.
permit, agree, accept
n.
permission; agreement
n.
ear
n.
mushroom
n.
[N] mushroom
v.
be hospitable, act as a host
n.
Echeneis naucrates, sharksucker
v.
believe, trust
n.
1. belief, faith, creed
n.
2. religeon
n.
taro, Colocasia esculenta
v.
1. pray
n.
2. prayer
n.
taro, Colocasia esculenta
interj.
hello, hi.
ex.
Hello. Greetings.
n.
the act of praying, prayer
n.
prayers, wish
n.
[N] crinum lily, Crinum asiaticum
n.
child, children
adj.
small
n.
daughter
n.
second daughter
n.
step son, step daughter
n.
adopted child
n.
son
n.
second son
n.
baby
n.
young woman, virgin
n.
child, children
n.
student
n.
girl, female child
n.
infant, little child
n.
boy, male child
n.
chick
n.
father, in extended sense: uncle on father's side (Jackson 2010)
n.
stepfather
n.
stepfather
n.
an empty shell of a young coconut (pī) with its soft flesh removed
n.
young man
n.
lady's finger banana, Musa acuminata
v.
kill
v.
turn off (the light or power)
n.
pupil (of eye)
v.
taste
n.
taste
adj.
round, circle
v.
taste
n.
shoots, young leaves
n.
top part of the sweet coconut husk(uto)
n.
movie; TV show
n.
a tank for rain water
n.
ton
n.
[N] ton
v.
1. bury, cover with soil
n.
2. graveyard
n.
1. grave, tomb
n.
2. act of burying
n.
Lethrinus harak, thumbprint emperor
v.
1. cover
v.
2. press down, squash
n.
spear, lance
v.
roast, bake
v.
1. stop; hold back; refrain
v.
2. keep hold of, hold on to
n.
Scarus rubroviolaceus, ember parrotfish
v.
kick with the top of the foot or toe
v.
call someone by name
interj.
expression of surprise and delight (Jackson 2010)
v.
1. take off, undress
v.
2. remove
n.
Ibacuc ciliatus, fan lobster
n.
Sphyraena, barracuda
n.
basket woven from coconut fronds
v.
recover from sickness, get relief from a problem
adj.
1. holy, sanctified
adj.
2. forbidden, banned
n.
taboo
n.
bathtub
n.
crinum lily, Crinum asiaticum
n.
Crinum xanthophyllum
v.
worship
n.
worship
n.
the coconut tree tied with a coconut leaf indicating that no one is allowed to climb and collect the fruits or cut leaves from it (Falefou 2017)
n.
1. limit, boundary
n.
2. [N] goal
n.
calf
num.
one
num.
v.
1. [N] take off; undress
v.
2. [N] remove
v.
grill fish or breadfruit
v.
play a musical instrument
n.
footholds, steps cut into the trunk of the coconut tree.
v.
fall downwards
v.
fall here and there, fall in pieces
v.
cast a fishing net
pron.
we, us
n.
drought
n.
global warming
n.
winter; cold season
n.
weather
n.
fine weather
n.
summer; hot season
pron.
n.
season, changes of temperature or climate
(obligation) must -, should -
v.
count
v.
squeeze coconut cream
v.
1. get used to -
adj.
2. be accustomed to-, be used to -
v.
1. fight; wage a war
n.
2. war; conflict
pron.
we two, two of us
adj.
important, precious, essential, of value
n.
coconut fibre that is used to squeeze or wring out the coconut cream (lolo) from the grated coconut meat
v.
put out in the sun to dry
n.
the act of drying in the sun
n.
husband and wife
v.
[N] bear many fruits (of coconuts)
v.
[N] bear many fruits (of coconuts)
n.
generation, the same generation
n.
[N] friend, companion
n.
friend, companion
n.
1. [N] year
n.
2. [N] age
n.
[N] next year
n.
[N] last year
n.
[N] this year
n.
[N] friend, companion
n.
reward
v.
give a reward
n.
sticks used to hit the biscuit tin (kāpa), the percussion instrument in the traditional song anddance
n.
harvest
n.
anchor
n.
2. sacrifice
n.
2. gifts and donations to the church
n.
anchorage, harbour
n.
witchcraft
adj.
beautiful; handsome; attractive
n.
bracelet
v.
learn; study
n.
husband and wife
v.
apply for (a position)
v.
try, endeavour, strive to achieve something
n.
1. effort to achieve something
n.
2. achievement
n.
3. application
n.
young man, male youth
adj.
uncertain, unsure
n.
mother and child
n.
spathe of the coconut tree. (cut and bound when making kaleve toddy)
v.
accomplish, fulfil, realise, bring about
v.
arrive, reach
n.
fulfilment; completion
n.
year
n.
age
n.
next year
n.
every year
n.
last year
n.
this year
v.
1. look after, take care; keep (pets)
v.
2. keep
v.
obey (a law)
n.
taking care, looking after; keeping (pets)
n.
friend, companion
v.
sweat, perspire
n.
sweat, perspiration
n.
master fisherman, an expert (Jackson 2010)
v.
follow
n.
father and child
v.
hang
n.
the act of hanging
n.
young female, female youth
v.
swear; promise
n.
vow, oath; promise
n.
Diodon hystrix, spot-fin porcupinefish
v.
1. serve
n.
2. servant
v.
praise, extol
n.
praise
n.
[N] small tuna
v.
[N] speak; talk
v.
1. serve
n.
2. servant, slave
a.
the (definite article)
n.
today
n.
the other day
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
pron.
n.
the other day
n.
funeral flowers for the deceased
pron.
pron.
adj.
1. white, bright coloured, pale
n.
2. white
num.
twenty (of coconut)
num.
two (of coconut or fish)
interr.
Where? (singular form)
num.
one hundred (of coconut)
interr.
[N] where-?
v.
leave, be finished
n.
1. elapse of time, the passing of time
num.
twenty (of fish)
v.
1. oppose, reject
v.
2. push, apply pressure
n.
climbing ropes attached to a tree trunk
adj.
full
v.
[N] get angery
adj.
[N] angry
pron.
there, over there (away from both the speaker and the listener), (singular)
v.
run
v.
use a plane (carpenter's tool), to plane
n.
tray
n.
telephone
n.
the act of running
n.
the act of planing timber
n.
lineage, ancestry, personal background
v.
run
pron.
pron.
there (away from the speaker, near the listener), (singular)
pron.
this(singular), here (near the speaker)
n.
December
n.
desk
n.
[N] broom
v.
[N] sweep, clean up
v.
decorate, dress up, make pretty
n.
Caranx sexfasciatus, big-eye trevally
n.
decoration, the act of decorating
n.
the act of sweeping, cleaning up
v.
sweep, clean up
n.
devil, Satan
n.
tea
n.
Cardyline fruticosa, ti plant
v.
v. throw away, abandon
v.
[N] throw
v.
[N] wear; put on
n.
jar, pitcher
n.
dear, darling
n.
deer
v.
leave; abandon; desert
v.
leave, depart from -
n.
deacon
n.
chief deacon
n.
Gardenia taitensis, Tahitian Gardenia
n.
Japan
n.
plate, dish
n.
[N] Platax orbicularis, orbiculate batfish
v.
climb a coconut tree in a squatting position with both feet moving at the same time, propelling upwards by jumping, wheather using climbing ropes or not. (Jackson 2010)
n.
dictionary
v.
go to toilet; defecate
n.
fishing net, net
n.
small fishing net
n.
large fishing net
n.
small fishing net
n.
shirt
adj.
true, genuine
n.
belly; stomach
n.
[N] Istiblennius edentulus, smoothlipped blenny
n.
person, people, human, citizen
n.
[N] visitor
n.
student
n.
visitor
n.
fisherman
n.
stranger
n.
[N] thief
n.
thief
n.
[N] person with poor health; disabled person
n.
person with poor health; disabled person
n.
patient
n.
the dead
n.
adult, grown-up
n.
inhabitant
n.
soldier, warrior,
n.
ancestor
n.
farmer
num.
one thousand (of person, bird, fish)
num.
ten (of person, fish)
num.
10000 (of person, bird, fish)
num.
forty (of person, bird, fish)
num.
four thousand (of person, bird)
num.
four thousand (of fish)
num.
four hundred (of person, bird, fish)
num.
seventy (of person, bird, fish)
num.
seven thousand (of person, bird)
num.
seven thousand (of fish)
num.
seven hundred (of person, bird, fish)
adj.
beautiful; handsome; attractive
num.
ninety (of person, bird, fish)
num.
nine thousand (of person, bird)
num.
nine thousand (of fish)
num.
nine hundred (of person, bird, fish)
num.
one hundred (of person)
num.
fifty (of person, bird, fish)
num.
5000 (of person, bird)
num.
five thousand (of fish)
num.
five hundred (of person, bird, fish)
num.
twenty (of person, bird)
num.
two thousand (of person, bird)
num.
two thousand (of fish)
num.
two hundred (of person, bird, fish)
num.
sixty (of person, bird, fish)
num.
six thousand (of person, bird)
num.
six thousand (of fish)
num.
600 (of person, bird, fish)
num.
thirty (of person, bird, fish)
num.
three thousand (of people, bird)
num.
three thousand (of fish)
num.
three hundred (of person, bird, fish)
num.
eighty (of person, bird, fish)
num.
eight thousand (of person, bird)
num.
eight thousand (of fish)
num.
eight hundred (of person, bird, fish)
v.
1. stare
v.
2. weave a fishing net
n.
butcher knife, chopper
v.
stroll, walk slowly
v.
1. cut
v.
2. perform surgery
n.
1. the act of cutting
n.
2. medical operation
v.
perform surgery
n.
medical oparation
n.
blind, screen made from coconut fronds
n.
dish
v.
n.
kettle
n.
local dancing skirt made from brown coconut leaves
n.
local dancing skirt made from brown coconut leaves
n.
colourful dancing skirt for fātele
n.
duty, obligation; responsibility
n.
trousers, pants
n.
long pants
n.
short pants
n.
short pants
n.
TV
v.
fall, drop down
v.
fall (of rain)
v.
lay eggs
v.
[N] suit, fit
n.
desert, wilderness
adj.
zealous, diligent
adv.
once again
v.
remain over, be left over
v.
repair
n.
1. old man
n.
2. elder
n.
remaining, remnant; change (of money)
n.
eldest son
n.
youngest child
n.
October
v.
1. subtract
v.
2. remove
n.
2. subtraction
2. removal
adj.
short, brief
interj.
Good-bye.
interj.
Goodbye.
n.
title, assignment
v.
crush, cut or divide into small pieces.
n.
appointment, assignment
v.
crush, cut or divide into small pieces
v.
try, try out
n.
the act of trying out, a test run
v.
share, divide evenly
n.
field; orchard
n.
the act of deceiving, trick, illusion
n.
West
v.
sell
v.
buy
v.
1. sell, pay
v.
2. buy
n.
score, grade; award
n.
price, cost, fee, charge
n.
will, testament
n.
mangrove
adj.
be ready, prepared, set
v.
plant
n.
planting
n.
eldest son
n.
doctor
v.
push, press
interr.
How many people?
num.
four (of person)
num.
seven (of person)
num.
nine (of person)
num.
five (of person)
num.
two (of person)
num.
six (of person)
num.
one (of person)
num.
one (of person)
n.
cane, walking stick
num.
three (of person)
adj.
many (people)
n.
majority
num.
eight (of person)
pron.
v.
crawl; creep
n.
sugarcane
v.
crawl; creep gradually
num.
three
num.
three thousand
num.
three (of coconut, stone, rock, fish)
num.
three (of cloth)
num.
three (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
thirty (of coconut)
num.
three hundred (of coconut)
num.
three (of mat)
num.
three thousand (of coconut)
num.
thirty
num.
three hundred
adj.
1. early, quick, hasty
v.
2. intrudoce
pron.
adj.
straight; exact
n.
Plectropomus laevis, blacksaddled coral grouper
n.
Plectropomus laevis, blacksaddled coral grouper
adj.
true, real, genuine, exact; right
n.
directive, command
n.
fact; truth; reality
v.
drag
n.
blood
pron.
pron.
v.
stand
v.
stop
n.
custom
n.
bottom of the class or a group
n.
culture, customs, tradition
n.
independence
adj.
independent
n.
ancestor
v.
cut down (tree)
n.
stooped back, hunched back
n.
back
n.
1. backside
n.
2. outside
adv.
3. from backside, from behind, outside
num.
one thousand (of mat)
num.
ten (of mat)
num.
ten thousand (of mat)
num.
forty (of mat)
num.
four thousand (of mat)
num.
four hundred (of mat)
n.
roof (of a house)
n.
seafront (of the ocean side)
num.
seventy (of mat)
num.
seven thousand (of mat)
num.
seven hundred (of mat)
n.
a brother of a female, a sister of a male
n.
cousin of opposite sex
n.
a younger brother of a female, a younger sister of a male
n.
[N] an elder brother of a female, an elder sister of a male
n.
an elder brother of a female, an elder sister of a male
n.
implement used for scraping coconut
adj.
1. be late
adv.
2. late
num.
ninety (of mat)
num.
nine thousand (of mat)
num.
nine hundred (of mat)
n.
1. neighbour
n.
2. boundary
num.
fifty (of mat)
n.
back of hand
num.
five thousand (of mat)
num.
five hundred (of mat)
num.
twenty (of mat)
num.
two thousand (of mat)
num.
two hundred (of mat)
n.
midribs of the coconut leaf
num.
sixty (of mat)
num.
six thousand (of mat)
num.
six hundred (of mat)
num.
one hundred (of mat)
num.
thirty (of mat)
num.
three thousand (of mat)
num.
three hundred (of mat)
n.
shoulder
num.
eighty (of mat)
num.
eight thousand (of mat)
num.
eight hundred (of mat)
v.
distribute
n.
cigarette
n.
distribution
v.
distribute
n.
distribution
n.
cooking stove
n.
proverb, saying, expression
n.
[N] Bible
n.
[N] book
v.
[N] write
n.
letter
v.
[N] write
v.
1. stab, pierce
n.
2. fork
v.
3. hit, collide, smash
n.
shell necklace
n.
necklace made using nuts
v.
sew; weave; knit
n.
necklace made from shells, and sometimes from nuts.
v.
sew; weave; knit
n.
[N] a type of local perfume used in Nanumea
n.
the act of sewing, knitting
adj.
blunt, dull
v.
nail
v.
smash to pieces
v.
smash to pieces
v.
pound; smash; crush
n.
pestle
v.
1. pound; smash
v.
2. knock
n.
wooden mullet, pestle
v.
place, put
v.
1. lend; give; offer
n.
2. offer
v.
put in order, tidy up, organize, sort out
v.
borrow; be given
v.
conjecture
n.
the act of placing
v.
place, put
adj.
bald
n.
law, rule
n.
state, condition; position; rank; status
n.
drums
n.
trash can, rubbish bin
v.
push, shove
n.
train
n.
deaf
adj.
deaf
v.
[N] chase
n.
Pacific Golden Plover(Koch1961)
n.
coconut fibre for twisting rope
n.
elbow
n.
hunter
n.
wandering tattler(Koch 1961)
n.
knee
ex.
Excuse me.
n.
Hygiene
v.
mainatain, keep
v.
continue, remain, persist
adj.
permanent
n.
Conger cinereus, longfin African conger
v.
[N] tickle, titillate
v.
[N] tickle, titillate
v.
cook
n.
cooking of food
n.
large land crab
n.
bill, paper money
n.
loose change, coins
n.
money, coin, currency
v.
[N] toss, throw
n.
queen
n.
king
v.
1. grow; increase
v.
2. happpen, occur
n.
king, queen
n.
1. ancestor
n.
2. growth
n.
generation
n.
grandparents
n.
grandmother
n.
grandfather
v.
grow up
adj.
like, similar
adv.
exactly
n.
similarity
n.
Bible
n.
book
v.
write
n.
letter
v.
write
n.
Parupeneus barberinus, dash-and-dot goatfish
v.
get angry
adj.
angry
n.
1. Hyporhamphus dussumieri, dussumier’s halfbeak
2. young spotted halfbeak
adv.
this noon
n.
noon, midday
adj.
vertical
n.
Tuvalu
U
Tuvaluan
English
n.
coconut crab
n.
breast
adj.
hot, pungent, spicy
adj.
still, calm, windless
v.
bite, hold a thing in the mouth
adj.
noisy
n.
neck
n.
rain
n.
wire
n.
wireless, telegram
n.
wharf
n.
wharf
n.
a cluster of coconut trees, total of a person's coconut trees
n.
vein, blood vessels
n.
weather
v.
1. cover, cover over, cover up
n.
2. cover
v.
immerse, submerge
n.
the act of dipping (food into fluid), dipping in
n.
mask, veil
v.
cover, cover over, cover up
n.
sexual intercourse
n.
hermit crab
v.
send someone on an errand
n.
the act of sending someone on an errand
v.
[N] sing
v.
[N] push
v.
[N] slip, slide
n.
v.
n.
characteristics, personality, nature
n.
quality
n.
meaning
prep.
about-, regarding-
n.
lightning
n.
wheel
n.
fishing line，string
n.
1. pus
n.
2. thick mucus-like nasal discharge
adj.
many
adv.
often, frequently
v.
dive, jump into
n.
the act of diving, jumping into
n.
the act of diving, jumping into
v.
dive, jump into
n.
Nephropidae Homarus, lobster
n.
Hipposcarus longiceps, Pacific longnose parrotfish
adj.
1. black, dark
n.
2. black
adj.
1. brown, brownish
n.
2. brown
n.
Caesio caerulaurea, scissortail fusilier
n.
[N] Caesio caerulaurea, scissortail fusilier
n.
pan, pot
n.
Thalassoma purpureum, surge wrasse
n.
headache
n.
prime minister
n.
head
n.
cluster, grove (of coconut trees)
v.
enter, go into
n.
Caranx ignobilis, giant trevally
n.
first born child, eldest child
n.
[N] traditional wooden pillow
n.
first born child, eldest child
n.
skull
v.
kiss
n.
breast of a bird
n.
a field for cultivating pulaka and taro, a pulaka pit
n.
Naso vlamingii, bignose unicornfish
n.
Naso unicornis, bluespine Unicornfish
v.
pinch, nip, squeeze
n.
the act of pinch, nip, squeeze
n.
oven, kitchen
n.
Balistoides viridescens, titan triggerfish
n.
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus, yellowmargin triggerfish
n.
fish scale
v.
remove scales from fish
v.
pinch
num.
ten (of line)
num.
four (of line)
num.
forty (of line)
num.
seven (of line)
num.
seventy (of line)
num.
nine (of line)
num.
ninety (of line)
num.
one hundred (of line)
num.
five (of line)
num.
fifty (of line)
num.
two (of line)
num.
twenty (of line)
num.
six (of line)
num.
sixty (of line)
num.
one (of line)
num.
three (of line)
num.
thirty (of line)
num.
eight (of line)
num.
eighty (of line)
v.
sing
v.
push
v.
slip, slide
v.
sing
n.
inland
n.
germinating coconut
n.
a food made from spongy endosperm of sprouted coconuts mixed with coconut cream
adj.
hot, pungent, spicy
n.
coconut tree that produces sweet coconuts with soft sweet husks that can be chewed
v.
pour
n.
March
n.
April
n.
rafters, cross beams
V
Tuvaluan
English
n.
space or distance between two objects or persons, relationship between two persons
v.
divide, separate
n.
leg; foot
n.
hands of a clock
n.
part, segment, section
n.
the act of dividing
n.
kind, sort, type
n.
grain (as a very small piece)
v.
divide into half or two
n.
halfway
n.
the acting of dividing into half
n.
twelve midnight
n.
midnight
v.
divide, split, separate, distribute
n.
the act of dividing; distribution
n.
1. [N] space between two things
n.
2. [N] relationship between two things or two people
n.
water
n.
[N] a period of years
n.
a period of years
n.
[N] week
n.
week
n.
last week
n.
this week
n.
container with soap and water in it for washing fingers after meal
n.
well
n.
medicine
n.
juice inside a coconut shell
n.
one of the lagoons in Vaitupu
n.
pulaka pits
n.
spring, water source
n.
river, stream
n.
period of time
n.
[N] ink
n.
Vaitupu
n.
ink
n.
rain
adj.
exhausted
adj.
1. weak
adj.
2. thin (of liquid)
n.
medicinal herb, local medicine
n.
hot water.
n.
canoe, boat, ship, vessel
num.
1000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
10 (of boat, canoe)
num.
10000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
4 (of boat, canoe)
num.
4000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
40 (of boat, canoe)
num.
400 (of boat, canoe)
num.
7 (of boat, canoe)
num.
7000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
70 (of boat, canoe)
num.
700 (of boat, canoe)
num.
9 (of boat, canoe)
num.
9000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
90 (of boat, canoe)
num.
900 (of boat, canoe)
num.
100 (of boat, canoe)
n.
airplane, aircraft
num.
5 (of boat, canoe)
num.
5000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
50 (of boat, canoe)
num.
500 (of boat, canoe)
num.
2 (of boat, canoe)
num.
2000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
20 (of boat, canoe)
num.
200 (of boat, canoe)
n.
cargo ship
num.
6 (of boat, canoe)
num.
6000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
60 (of boat, canoe)
num.
600 (of boat, canoe)
num.
1 (of boat, canoe)
num.
3 (of boat, canoe)
num.
3000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
30 (of boat, canoe)
num.
300 (of boat, canoe)
num.
8 (of boat, canoe)
num.
8000 (of boat, canoe)
num.
80 (of boat, canoe)
num.
800 (of boat, canoe)
adj.
see-through, transparent, thin enough to be seen through
v.
1. be drunk
adj.
2. drunken
n.
3. drunk
adj.
worthless, useless
adj.
foolish, idiot
adj.
stupid, naughty
adv.
widely; indiscriminately; everywhere
adj.
common
adj.
foolish, idiot
v.
1. dye, paint
v.
2. put on lipstick, wear makeup
v.
1. dye, paint
v.
2. put on lipstick, wear makeup
n.
premna, Premna serratifolia
num.
eight
v.
grate coconuts
n.
a type of deep-sea fish
num.
eight thousand
n.
midnight
num.
eight (of coconut, stone, rock, fish)
num.
eight (of cloth)
num.
eight (of pulaka, taro, fish)
num.
eighty (of coconut)
num.
eight hundred (of coconut)
num.
eight (of mat)
num.
eight thousand (of coconut)
num.
eighty
num.
eight hundred
v.
grate, scrape
n.
space, atmosphere
n.
forest, bush
n.
ocean, sea
v.
draw a line; underline
n.
ruler
n.
class; grade; category
n.
2. the act of drawing a line
v.
draw a line; underline
n.
drawing a line; underlining
n.
1. space between two things
n.
2. relationship between two things or two people
n.
space, atmosphere
v.
come
v.
come in, enter
v.
come out
v.
1. be hurry, be quick, be early
adj.
2. fast; early
n.
3. speed, quickness
n.
dawn, time between midnight and dawn
adj.
1. hot
n.
2. heat
n.
3. temperature, body temperature
adj.
warm
v.
1. clean (land)
v.
2. cut and trim; shave
n.
tail
v.
stab, thrust
n.
vegetable.
[N] Mulloidichthys flavolineatus, yellowstripe goatfish
adj.
fermented, sour
adj.
praiseworthy
n.
praise
adj.
1. violet, purple
n.
2. violet, purple
n.
video player, video deck
n.
wool