Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
OC.A A Personal article (McE)
PN.-A -a Noun stativiser (Sph)
PN.AA- -Aa- Like, as, after the manner of (McE)
PN.AALAI Alai-a Obstruct, stop up, block (McE)
NP.AE Ae Interjection used to call attention; interjection of surprise: Hey! Oh! (Sph)
MP.AFAA Afaa Storm, hurricane, gale (McE)
PN.AFAGA Afaga Beach, landing area (place where fishermen land their canoes) (Sph)
PN.AFAGA Faga Specific habitat of certain species of crabs and some seashells. A fishing ground where certain species are known to be plentiful (McE). (Sph)
MP.AFE.1A A/afe To branch off, turn aside (Sph)
MP.AFE.1A Afe/afe Branch off repeatedly (Sph)
PN.AFE.2 Afe Thousand (Sph)
AN.AFI.1 Afi Fire (Sph)
AN.AFIAFI Afiafi Evening (Sph)
MP.AFO Afo Cord, line, string, fishing line (McE)
MP.AFU-AFU Afuafu Sprinkle; to damp clothes before ironing (Sph)
CP.AGA Aga Habit, way of acting, behaviour; custom, tradition (Sph)
PN.AGE Age Post-verbal directive indicating orientation away from both speaker and hearer toward a third person (almost exclusively used with verbs of speaking, hitting or giving) (Sph)
AN.AGI.1 Angi Gentle breeze; to blow gently (of the wind) (McE)
AN.AGI.1 A/agi/, agi/agi Blow gently (of wind) (Sph)
PN.AGI.2 Angi(angi) Tramp, vagabond, destitute, prostitute (Tgr)
PN.AGI.2 Agi To wander, to be a vagabond; non-playing member of a cricket team, marshall (someone who rounds the field to encourage poor fielders) (Sph)
AN.AGO.A Ago Turmeric (Curcuma longa), yellow (Sph)
OC.AI.1 Ai Anaphoric pronoun.... (Sph)
PN.A-IA H/aia "That's it","Exactly so" (Sph)
AN.AKA.A V/aka Root Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
RO.AKA.B Aka Creeper, Kudzu Bean (Pueraria thunbergiana) (McE)
LO.AKERISI Akelisi Locust (Bib.) (McE)
MP.AKO Ako Learn (Sph)
PN.AKO-NAKI Akonaki To discipline (Sph)
OC.AKU Aku To shovel up (as gravel, rubbish, etc.), dig up. Scoop; scurry (Sph). (McE)
PN.ALAGA.A Alaga Limb (Sph)
TO.ALAGA.B Alaga vaka Parts of the canoe (other than the main hull) (Sph)
TO.ALAGA.B Ala(nga)vaka The prime minister and chief ruler under the king in former times Uncertain Semantic Connection (McE)
PN.ALA-TI (A)lati To scratch (Sph)
PN.ALEALE.B Aleale Thin, transparent (Sph)
OC.ALI.1 Ali A flat fish, flounder (Bothus mancus) (Sph)
CP.ALU Te/alu, ti/alu Creeper sp. (Verbena officinalis); spreading weed sp. (Salvia occidentalis). Creeping shrub found on cliffs (McE). (Sph)
EO.AMI Ami Crab roe (Sph)
AN.AMO.1A Amo To touch one thing only (refers to one who concentrates all his care on one thing) (Sph)
AN.AMO.1A A/amo To touch (Sph)
AN.AMO.1A Amo/hia Be touched; achieve the objective (Sph)
AN.AMO.1A Amo/amohia To be possessed (Sph)
AN.AMO.1A H/amo To apply lightly (e.g. paint) (Sph)
PN.AMO.1B Amu Strip, string (traditionally refers to tiny strips of coconut husks, fou strings, hair, banana bark, and fibre strips or strings from other plants) (Sph)
PN.AMU Amu/amu Revile, mock, abuse a person (Sph)
PN.AMU (Kai) faka/amu To curse (McE)
EP.ANA.2 Ane, kane If (past tense [counterfactual]) Problematic (Sph)
CP.AO.1 Ao/ao Pick up rubbish, sweep up with hands (McE)
PN.APO Apo To beg; to hold out the hand (Sph)
PN.AQU Au/a Arrive opportunely, to happen upon (McE)

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