Pasefika Tongan Dictionary: Sī
Sī in Tongan language is Cordyline fruticosa Ti plant in English language.
Ti plant Cordyline fruticosa in English language is known as:
- Tī in Sāmoan language
- Kī in Hawaiʻian language
- Sī in Tongan language
- ʻAutī in Tahitian language
- Tī pore in Māori language
Sī Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) - noun
Sī (phonetic: / see / | ipa:/ ˈsiː / | symbols: / ˈsē / )
Sī is a word in Tongan language used to identify Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa).
“Sī” in Tongan language is translated to “Tī” in Sāmoan language, “Kī” in Hawaiʻian language , “ʻAutī” in Tahitian language and “Tī pore” in Māori language to identify Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa).
Jon Apisa. Tī (Ti) plant freehand drawing. 2020. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (22.4cm x 14cm).
Tī (Ti) plant freehand drawing by Jon Apisa
Tongan to English Dictionary
| English | Tongan | Sāmoan | Hawaiʻian | Tahitian | Māori | Scientific |
| January | Sanuali | Ianuali | ʻIanuali | Tenuare | Hānuere | |
| Sunday | Sāpate | Aso Sā | Lapule | Tapati | Rātapu | |
| September | Sepitema | Setema | Kepakemapa | Tetepa | Hepetema | |
| Ti plant | Sī | Tī | Kī | ʻAutī | Tī pore | Cordyline fruticosa |
| Banana | Siaine | Faʻi | Maiʻa | Maiʻa | Maika | Musa |
| July | Siulai | Iulai | Iulai | Tiurai | Hūrae | |
| June | Siune | Iuni | Iune | Tiunu | Hune |
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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.