Tongan → English: K

and, whereupon; while, whereas; but, but instead, however whereas; but, but instead, however

if, when

car, motor-car

but

until; unless

sennit (string or rope make of coconut fibre)

sheet or blanket or rug used to cover oneself

to cover oneself, or be covered

which will come

coming (of time), next, future

necklace or garland hung round the neck

to wear, or have on a necklace or garland

a kind of yam

(roof) rafters; (wheel) spokes; (umbrella) ribs

eating, meal; food

to eat; (of fish) to bite (at the bait)

score, point (in scoring), run ( in cricket)

(in games) to score, make a score, or win one or more points,.

stealing, theft; thief

to steal

to steal

to eat, feed (of animals)

to call out, to shout or scream

kind of war dance in which clubs are thrown up with a quick twisting motion

feast; picnic

relation, relative

to be related to each other

to eat on the sly, to eat surreptitiously

small meal hastily prepared, cooked snack (often barbecued)

wild, living in the wilds, (of animals) not domesticated, (of people) not civilized, savage

to climb (of persons, animals, or plants)

fraudulent, deceitful, cheating

fraudulently, etc.

deceit, fraud, trickery

to act deceitfully or fraudulently, to cheat

to act deceitfully towards, to cheat, deceive, defraud, swindle, play a trick on

to glow with heat, to be red-hot; (of anger) to flare up, to be or become fierce or hot; (manner of rule of person in authority) very severe, very hard, fierce, tyrannical, overbearing

people

to be peopled, inhabited, occupied; to be attended by people

sweet-smelling floweres, or trees or plants bearing sweet-smelling flowers; (poetical) girl, maiden

flesh; muscle; contents or substance

thick mist, fog

(adj/v) complete, entire, full, whole

completely, entirely, fully, in full

to swim

graph

Christ

clerk

grammar

gramophone, gramophone record

gallon

to shout, to speak at the top of one's voice

clubs (in cards)

club (society)

class (as school); class (in general), group, kind, species

kerosene

crown

curry, or curry-powder

Calvary

native wooden pillow or headrest (carved with two short legs)

Greece

(adj/n) Christian

to wag the head, to move or turn the head from side to side

crocodile

perfume (eau-de-Cologne)

frangipani tree

carrot

to bark

to crucify

crusade

to begin; to open (a meeting, or a bank account)

beginning

camel

to beckon to, to attract or try to attract the attention of; to nudge; to switch on or off (electric current)

Canada

if..... were, if..... had (referring to a supposition)

bucket

counter (in a shop)

(adv/n) alto, contralto

meat

eyeball

sheet metal, can or basin, tin container

to have wings, winged

wing

compass (instrument for showing directions)

if

to swear continually or habitually

carpet

cabinet

cabbage

captain

gas; gas light; benzine lamp; electric light; electric torch

latrine, privy, lavatory

custard

to laugh

to smile or to laugh gently

endurance, enduring, patience

to bear pain or discomfort, without complaining or retaliation; to put up with things, to endure; sometimes used for introducing a request or an apology

to laugh at

to shuffle (cards)

basket; suitcase; pouch; pocket

(adj/v) all, whole, complete

completely, totally, as a whole, without exception

whole; total, total number of amount

festive

festival, public festivity or celebration

to hold a festival

(adj/n) (Roman) Catholic

stalk, stem, something resembling a stalk or stem; handle

bunch (of plantains or bananas only)

sign of plural before nouns denoting persons

to side with; to be a part or member of, to be one of, to take part in; to belong to, to pertain or relate to, to be concerned or connected with

side of road, shoulder of the road

to have a bath or bathe

(adj/v) strong; burly, sturdy, or robust

to give a bath to or bathe

belonging to, about, concerning

friend; friendship

to be friends or friendly (with)

row of back teeth; jaw

neighbour

to be neighbours

union, association, company, firm, club, society, league, alliance, organization

hibiscus

side of lake or river or any such body of water (fresh or salt)

crew, or member of a crew

the leg (including foot) from the knee downwards, shank

either the plant (Piper methysiticum) or the beverage made from its crushed root

beard, whiskers

burden, load; responsibility

guard, sentry

to, that

to quarrel

to quarrel about or over

(adj/v) different; special;belonging to someone (or something) else; abnormal, unusual, strange, queer, different from what it ought to be

(adj/v) different from one another

differently from one another, in different ways or directions

still, continuing as before

cake

mud, dirt, or clay

land, soil, dirt, earth, ground

earthworm, worm

grace, divine favour and spiritual help

gravy, sauce

conch, conch-shell

digging; trench, ditch; dug soil

to dig, to dig up

eyebrow

to wink or blink

Canaan

stomach, abdomen

limping, somewhat lame

to limp

that (or in order that) I

to

key; tuning fork; key of piano or typewriter

key (in the musical sense)

neck

to - See ki (prep)

(pron/adv) to there; to him, her, it or them; to where, to whom, or to which

ornamental waist-band or grass skirt

to lock or unlock or wind (with a key); to tune (musical instrument)

meat (or eggs, fish, shell-fish) eaten with vegetables

to squeak, squeal; to yelp; to screech

shin; peel, rind; bark

saw

cricket

to play cricket

cream, tooth-paste

to saw; to mince (meat)

Christmas

to spend Christmas

one hundred thousand (100,000)

us, we (dual)

us, we (plural)

you (dual)

you (plural)

them, they (dual)

them, they (plural)

one, oneself, me, I, myself

to have a relapse (after sickness)

guitar

us, we (dual)

us, we (plural)

cucumber

small, little, tiny, or young

slightly, to a small extent, somewhat, fairly, moderately

indicating identity

soap; foam or lather, scum, froth

to be soapy, frothy, lathery or to foam

corn, maize

I, or it is I

you (singular)

that, that's it, yes

what, what is the matter, why

that near you

this, it is this; now, or as it is; here it is, or here he is

because

green bamboo

coffee

garment; clothing; dress

to wrap, wrap up roughly or just in one thickness (of paper)

kidney(s)

to scratch (with a sharp point); to strike (a match); to make a mark more or less like a scratch; to scrawl or scribble

to smoke, emit smoke, give off smoke or fumes

he, that, it is he, that's it, that being so

cocoa

to strain down (of a woman in childbirth); (in speaking) to exert oneself in trying to make oneself heard, understood or heeded

college, secondary or high school

village, town, or city

goal (in football, etc.); wicket (in cricket)

goods, wealth, riches, possessions; cargo; what one values

(adj/v) wealthy, rich, abounding in goods or treasure

principal city, capital

globe

cross

to cross, cross over

comma

commission

committee, or committeeman

commonwealth

(adj/v) salt, too salt, bitter; intoxicating, or poison; (of tobacco) strong

to be intoxicated or poisoned

conference

Consul

conscience

concert

constitution, charter

continent

part, portion, piece, bit, fragment, section; half; verse

part halfway between the two ends; (of the body) waist

cupboard

goat

to cut with shears or clippers, to clip or shear; to cut grass

gospel

coat

to talk in a foreign language, or to talk jargon

(adj/adv) all, every, whole; completely, entirely, in every respect

(adj/n) gold

governor

(adj/v) bad, harmful, evil, wrong; in the wrong, at fault; spoiled, in a bad state or condition

(adj/v) to be blind; to shut one's eyes

blindness; or blind person

grandparent or ancestor

to shut one's eyes

queen

dog

pot, cauldron

red

redness; inflammation

glue

rat, mouse

sweet potato

kava bowl

to look for, to seek

chin

sign of the "perfect tense", but often equiv. to the English present or (in narrative) past tense

has gone past

past (of time)

net, fishing-net

segment, section; member (of the body, or of a committee or association); clause

louse, lice

flea

bed-bug