| English word | Ponatekao - Terme | 
|---|---|
| level (bubble-) | 
					nīvō | 
| level (sea-) | 
					moetina (-tai) Sud | 
| level (sea-) | 
					moeìa (-tai) Nord | 
| lexicon | 
					tuhipona | 
| lexicon | 
					kōtūèo | 
| license (commercial) | 
					tūahoko | 
| license (commercial) | 
					tūahoko Nord, Ho, Ta | 
| license (commercial) | 
					tūahoo Fi | 
| license (drinking-) | tūahoko (-namu) | 
| license (driving-) | 
					tūahaakoi | 
| license (fishing-) | 
					tūaàvaika Nord | 
| license (fishing-) | 
					tūaàvaià Sud | 
| license (navigation-) | 
					tūakoutee Nord | 
| license (navigation-) | 
					tūaòutee Sud | 
| license (sports) | 
					tūatuako | 
| lid | 
					tiha Nord | 
| lid | 
					tifa Sud | 
| lid | 
					couvercle Uh, Sud | 
| lid | 
					couvercle Nh, Up | 
| lie | 
					tīvava Nord | 
| lie | 
					tīkoe Sud | 
| lie | 
					tīòe Sud | 
| lie (-down) | 
					moe | 
| lift | 
					fitina Sud | 
| lift | 
					hupai | 
| ligate (-the tubes) | 
					putuki (-koekoe māmaì) Nord | 
| ligate (-the tubes) | 
					kītii (-koekoe māmaì) Sud | 
| light (-the Polynesian oven) | 
					tahu (-i te umukai) | 
| light (intensity) | 
					māeka Nord | 
| light (intensity) | 
					māeà Sud | 
| light (navigation-) | 
					àma (-ihepe) | 
| light (weight) | 
					àkaàka Nh, Up | 
| light (weight) | 
					ànaàna Uh, Sud | 
| lights (-traffic) | 
					àmapahi | 
| like | 
					uē | 
| like | 
					au | 
| lime | 
					punaveà Uh, Sud | 
| lime | 
					pukaveà Nh, Up | 
| limestone | 
					pūìù | 
| limestone (rock) | 
					papakea | 
| line (finishing-) | 
					vaòtihea Nord | 
| line (finishing-) | 
					vakotihena Sud | 
| line (finishing-) | 
					vaòtīmata Nord | 
| line (finishing-) | 
					vakotīmata Sud | 
| line (finishing-) | 
					vaòtahi Nord | 
| line (finishing-) | 
					vakotahi Sud | 
| line (of a text) | 
					vako Sud | 
| line (of a text) | 
					vaò Nord | 
| linen (cloth) | 
					taparino | 
| linger | 
					mānea |