| • | Elder; Veteran sailor; Parent; Authority figure | /alda/ | noun |
| • | old north | /alda-sola/ | noun |
| • | old | /aldai/ | adjective |
| • | help; To help; To assist; To throw a line | /asa/ | verb |
| • | star; Navigation point | /asar/ | noun |
| • | sea-star | /asar-moro/ | noun |
| • | also; Additionally | /asu/ | adverb |
| • | passage; A passage | /avar/ | noun |
| • | to cross; To pass through | /avari/ | verb |
| • | bell | /bɛla/ | noun |
| • | board | /boda/ | noun |
| • | stone | /boda-daka/ | noun |
| • | bone | /boda-holi/ | noun |
| • | thick | /boda-mako/ | adjective |
| • | bark | /boda-nar/ | noun |
| • | Boss | /bosa/ | noun |
| • | to boss | /bosari/ | verb |
| • | brother; Brother (borrowed; cluster removed) | /bota/ | noun |
| • | bottle | /boto/ | noun |
| • | boy; Cabin boy | /boja/ | noun |
| • | boot | /buta/ | noun |
| • | south; South (derived from deep waters; the southern ocean) | /daka/ | noun |
| • | dig | /daka-havi/ | verb |
| • | mountain | /daka-mako/ | noun |
| • | worm | /daka-roto/ | noun |
| • | earth | /daka/ | noun |
| • | blood | /dar-mar/ | noun |
| • | red | /dar-sɛlo/ | adjective |
| • | ten; Ten (10) | /dɛka/ | number |
| • | two; Two (2) | /dua/ | number |
| • | twenty; Twenty (20) | /dua-dɛka/ | number |
| • | is; Am | /ɛsa/ | verb |
| • | eight; Eight (8) | /ɛta/ | number |
| • | eighty; Eighty (80) | /ɛta-dɛka/ | number |
| • | father | /ata/ | noun |
| • | hot; Burning | /ira/ | adjective |
| • | to burn | /fiɾaɾi/ | verb |
| • | to fish | /isa/ | verb |
| • | five; Five (5) | /iva/ | number |
| • | fifty; Fifty (50) | /iva-dɛka/ | number |
| • | fool | /ola/ | noun |
| • | four; Four (4) | /ora/ | number |
| • | forty; Forty (40) | /ora-dɛka/ | number |
| • | galley | /ala/ | noun |
| • | yes; Acknowledged (shouted) | /ha/ | particle |
| • | hammock | /hama/ | noun |
| • | warehouse; Storage; house; Building | /hamo/ | noun |
| • | monsoon; Severe seasonal storm | /hara-lina/ | noun |
| • | Storm; Gale; Dangerous weather; Danger; Imminent threat | /haro/ | noun |
| • | fear | /haro-mi/ | verb |
| • | my mistake, apology | /haroma/ | phrase |
| • | to hurry | /hasi/ | verb |
| • | hat | /hata/ | noun |
| • | fast; Swift (like a current); early; Swift | /hato/ | adjective |
| • | rough | /hato-mar/ | adjective |
| • | tail | /hato-rova/ | noun |
| • | at | /hava-si/ | particle |
| • | to haul; To pull; have; To have; To hold; Has | /havi/ | verb |
| • | hand | /havi-ma/ | noun |
| • | squeeze | /havi-mako/ | verb |
| • | rub | /havi-rani/ | verb |
| • | arm | /havi-rova/ | noun |
| • | hold | /havi/ | verb |
| • | give | /havi-ta/ | verb |
| • | rudder; Steering oar; Helm | /hɛlma/ | noun |
| • | wake | /hɛlo/ | noun |
| • | wake-memory | /hɛlo-θari/ | noun |
| • | hear; To hear | /hira/ | verb |
| • | ear | /hira-nari/ | noun |
| • | hello; Hail; Ship-to-ship greeting | /hoi/ | particle |
| • | hull | /holi/ | noun |
| • | body | /holi-mana/ | noun |
| • | back | /holi-ra/ | noun |
| • | hook | /huka/ | noun |
| • | nail | /huka-mini/ | noun |
| • | scratch | /huka-noka/ | verb |
| • | what | /ka/ | pronoun |
| • | cabin | /kabi/ | noun |
| • | boat; Coastal craft; Skiff | /kan/ | noun |
| • | can; To be able to; Capable | /kana/ | verb |
| • | captain; Master of the vessel | /kapita/ | noun |
| • | head | /kara/ | noun |
| • | cove | /kava/ | noun |
| • | neck | /kava-kara/ | noun |
| • | child; Dependent | /kina/ | noun |
| • | seed | /kina-nar/ | noun |
| • | egg | /kina-sol/ | noun |
| • | cook | /koki/ | noun |
| • | cook | /koki-maka/ | verb |
| • | chart; Map; Navigational record | /komas/ | noun |
| • | Trade; Commerce; Exchange | /kora/ | noun |
| • | merchant; Trader | /kora-man/ | noun |
| • | friend; 'Trade-me'; A trusted partner or ally | /kora-mi/ | noun |
| • | thank you; 'Good trade'; Expression of gratitude | /kora-sɛlo/ | phrase |
| • | translation; 'Trade-words' | /kora-sɛna/ | noun |
| • | to trade | /korari/ | verb |
| • | crew; The collective ship's company; family; The group one sails with | /kosa/ | noun |
| • | animal | /kosa-haro/ | noun |
| • | dog | /kosa-kan/ | noun |
| • | wife | /kosa-mi/ | noun |