Tikopia

Introduction

Tikopia is a language of Solomon Islands. It is spoken in Temotu Province, Tikopia island, Vanikoro, Santa Cruz, and Makira island settlements.

Dialects

Related to Anuta (See: Anuta).

The Tikopia Verb

Verblist

• turi

• aanu -- to spit
• afaafa -- to open, uncover
• angi -- to blow
• au -- to come
• faa/i -- to split
• fana -- to shoot
• fara, turi -- to hunt
• fasi/a, kokoti, sere, tuu -- to cut, hack
• fau, noa, rii -- to tie up, fasten
• fesu, kuku, puke, sapo -- to hold
• firi -- to choose
• funa -- to hide
• fura -- to swell
• iloa, iroa, poto -- to know, be knowledgeable
• inu -- to drink
• ka(ka)u, kakau -- to swim
• kai -- to eat
• kaia -- to steal
• kake -- to climb
• kata -- to laugh
• kati, ngau, uti, uuti -- to bite
• keri -- to dig
• kite, ma/mata/ -- to see
• ku/kumi/ -- to squeeze
• maanatu -- to think
• maanava -- to breathe
• maŋiso -- to scratch
• mataku -- to fear
• mate -- to die, be dead
• mava -- to yawn
• miti -- to dream
• miti, puku -- to suck
• moe -- to lie down
• moe -- to sleep
• muna -- to say
• ngau -- to chew
• ngaua, sanga -- to work
• nofo -- to sit
• ora -- to live, be alive
• paa, sasa, taa, tuki -- to hit
• pare -- to turn
• ranu -- to flow
• rau, tau -- to count
• rere -- to fly
• rogo -- to hear
• rua -- to vomit
• saere, taafau, tahao -- to walk
• singa -- to fall
• so/soka, suki -- to stab, pierce
• songi -- to sniff, smell
• ta -- to kill
• tafu, tutu -- to burn
• tangi -- to cry
• tao -- to cook
• too -- to plant
• tui -- to sew
• tuki -- to pound, beat
• tupu -- to grow
• tuu -- to stand