P - p
| paddle | isua |
| · | ivose |
| pain | varihanjia |
| paint | bulumbului |
| · | vetoveto |
| paint face | henja |
| · | uli |
| · | vetoi |
| paint s.t. | bului |
| painting, be | henjahenja |
| palolo sp. | eli ronjona |
| · | eli sulsulrambora |
| · | eli vaholo |
| · | eli vindana |
| palolo worm | eli |
| pant | maovaova |
| paper | bembe |
| paradise | jaranduhu |
| parrot fish sp. | baoitasi |
| · | baritasi |
| parrotfish, k.o. | mera |
| part | masangasanga |
| particular one | niaro |
| paternal grandfather | sohoti- |
| pathway | sala |
| patience | lolonjivoa |
| patient | lolonjivo |
| pattern, wall | halimbe |
| pawpaw | sowa |
| pay a lot | voli ravue |
| pay back s.o. | kele |
| pay brideprice | voli |
| pay for s.t. | tava |
| · | voli |
| pay s.o. with food | mauso |
| payback | kelekelea |
| payment | malamalaia |
| · | volivoli |
| payment, make | boehi |
| peaceful | tamata |
| pebbles | dilandila |
| peel | sikiti |
| · | simbasimba |
| peep | rio |
| peer | leoleo |
| penis | soi- |
| Pentecost | Araha |
| people, many | tamalohi na ua |
| people, west | tamaringo |
| peopled | tamalohiha |
| perfect, fixed up | vosavosai |
| perhaps | sondo |
| permit | manjingahi |
| person | mara |
| · | tamalohi |
| person doing good medicine | tambatu |
| person, dead | tamate |
| person, long-haired | javi |
| person, magic | tuhutanume |
| person, obstinate | lakarai |
| person/s from other island/s | taureure |
| person/s, mature | vuhai jea |
| perspiration | ranga |
| persuade s.o. | sosovahi |
| pester | uriuri |
| photo | nunu |
| pick fruit | jue |
| pick up leaves | vindivindiri |
| pick up rubbish | vindivindiri |
| pick up s.t. | vilehi |
| picture | nunu |
| piece | sombue |
| pig rope | asi heletu |
| pig tusk, k.o. | manja |
| pig with full circle tusk | maranda |
| pig, castrated | boe vuota |
| pig, intersex | ravue |
| pigeon sp. | taroa |
| pile up | buanu |
| · | tavuhi |
| piling up | buanumbuanu |
| pillow | ilunga |
| pinch off | vulei |
| pinch s.o. | wake |
| pins, outrigger | laku |
| place | jara |
| place into s.t. | hirehire |
| place leaves | balo |
| place s.t. high | hinjumahi |
| place to walk | vanovanoa |
| place, empty | jaravono |
| place, good | jaranduhu |
| place, sacred | derenga |
| place, taboo | derenga |
| place, traditional family | marasa- |
| placenta | tavu |
| plant shoot | raha |
| plant sp. | jori |
| · | omiomi |
| · | rakakarai |
| · | ramarongi |
| · | ramate |
| · | viso |
| plant sucker | raha |
| plant, pudding leaf | vuvaro |
| plate, k.o. | hirehire muelungi |
| · | hirehire sinaha |
| · | hirehire tahetiu |
| plate, leaf | hirehire |
| platform for pig-killing | vuota |
| platform, cacao | vatavata |
| platform, copra | vatavata |
| platform, yam | vatasari |
| play | tohotoho |
| Pleiades | Tarimburimbu |
| plentiful | masua |
| · | suiha |
| plenty | tari |
| pluck | hiniti |
| pluck out | sambuti |
| point | kere |
| · | tisu |
| point of land | jingo |
| pointer | titisu |
| poison man | tamalohi losulosu |
| poke out | rasitaka |
| poke s.t. | tiori |
| pole, yam | irango |
| poor | jenjeta |
| possible | rorongo |
| possibly | mala |
| posts, building support | dingisisi |
| pot, cooking | injilivi |
| potato, sweet | kumala |
| pound s.t. | savi |
| practise | sundusundu |
| praise | hasohaso |
| · | kalakalaia |
| praise s.o. | haso |
| · | kalakalahi |
| pray | damindami |
| prayers | damindami |
| preach | vitiviti |
| preacher | maraivitiviti |
| pregnancy | bangebangea |
| pregnant | bangembange |
| prepare all things | vahavahatauhi |
| prepare well | tautauvosai |
| prepare yams | vungavunga |
| prepared, be | vahatauhi |
| present | silesilea |
| preserved food, k.o. | mara |
| press s.t. | tatani |
| price | volina |
| prickly | ngandira |
| prise | avu |
| prise off | anji |
| proficient | andi |
| promise | soratauhi |
| · | viti tauhi |
| promise, formal | kalakala |
| promise, solemnly | kalakalahi |
| promise/s | soraetauhia |
| prophecy | muania |
| prosper | embe tarai hinau |
| proud | mangisi |
| prune off | javi |
| puberty, reach | maevo |
| pubic hair | horo- |
| pudding mixture | wewe |
| pull down s.t. | roai |
| pull out | avuavu |
| pull out s.t. | davu |
| · | rurusi |
| · | tambe |
| pull s.t. | revei |
| pull up | sau |
| pumped up | titingi |
| punishment | komokomoa |
| push hard | songi |
| push in s.t. | vinjasongi |
| push s.o. | toni |
| push s.t. in | jole |
| push s.t. into s.t. | sohahi |
| push through | rarave |
| push up s.t. | sohe 1 |
| pushed in | masongisongi |
| put around waist | tuwa |
| put in hiding place | tausohi |
| put in place | tau |
| put many things in place | tautau |
| put on top | dumani |
| put s.t. inside | sohoni |
| put s.t. on top | tambahi |