Pasefika English to Polynesian Dictionary: Reef triggerfish
Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus in English language is known as:
- Sumu aloalo in Sāmoan language
- Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa in Hawaiʻian language
- in Tongan language
- in Tahitian language
- in Māori language
English to Polynesian Dictionary
| English | Sāmoan | Hawaiʻian | Tongan | Tahitian | Māori | Scientific |
| Rafter (thatch roofing) | ‘Aso | O‘a | ||||
| Rain | Timu | Ua | ʻUha | Ua | Ua | |
| Rainbow | Nuanua | Ānuenue | ‘Ūmata | Ānuanua | Āheahea | |
| Rectangular triggerfish | Sumu aloalo | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa | Rhinecanthus rectangulus | |||
| Red | Mūmū | ‘Ula‘ula | Kulokula | ‘Ura‘ura | ||
| Red | Mūmū | ‘Ula‘ula | Kulokula | ‘Ute‘ute | ||
| Red Ginger (Ornamental) | Teuila | ‘Awapuhi ‘ula‘ula | Alpinia purpurata | |||
| Reef | Aʻau | Kuaʻau | Hakau | Aʻau | Ākau | |
| Reef triggerfish | Sumu aloalo | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa | Rhinecanthus rectangulus | |||
| Respect | Faʻaaloalo | Mahalo | Fakaʻapaʻapa | Faʻatura | Kauanuanu | |
| Respectful language | Gagana Fa‘aaloalo | |||||
| Responsibility | Tiute tau‘ave | Kuleana | ||||
| Restaurant | Fale‘āiga | |||||
| Return, come back | Foʻi | Hoʻi | Foki | Hoʻi | Hoki | |
| Ridgepole | ‘Au‘au | |||||
| Right (direction) | Taumatau | ʻĀkau | Toʻo Mataʻu | ʻAtau | Katau | |
| Rock Crab | Amaʻama | ʻAʻama | Grapsus | |||
| Rocky | Papa | Pōhaku | Makamaka | |||
| Rocky Beach | Matāfaga papa | Kahakai Pōhaku | ||||
| Rorippa - longrunner | Aʻatasi | Rorippa sarmentosa | ||||
| Rukam | Filimoto | Flacourtia rukam |
Sāmoan to English Dictionary
Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary
Tongan to English Dictionary
Tahitian to English Dictionary
Māori to English Dictionary
The Pasefika Polynesian dictionary is project of Jon Apisa intended as a comparative dictionary to view similarities, differences and cognate relationships of words in multiple Polynesian languages.