A Dictionary of Mangareva (or Gambier Islands)

action Akamaru Aukena banana bird body bread-fruit break bundle calabash canoe cause cloth coco-nut colour commence cooked cord cover crayfish denotes exclamation eyes fall fire fish food maa fruit garment gather give hair hand head hole ject kava kind korino lance land leaves Makaroa Mangareva marama mata matagi moon moraro moruga mouth native oven noho noise octopus one's oneself pain pandanus pandanus fruit papyrus person piece of wood plant plural popoi puku ragi rain reef rima ripe roro round RUMAKI ruru shell-fish sickness side skin sleep small fish smell soft soil speak species stone stretch stuff tahi takao tapu Taravai taro teeth thing thread throw tion Tirau tree tuakana tuku turn tutu uatu vavae verb walk waves wind word