Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.KAU-HALA Kauhala Roadside (Sph)
OC.KAU-KAU Koukou Bathe, have a bath (Sph)
OC.KAU-KAU Kaukau To bathe (Avatele dialect) (McE)
OC.KAU-QAHE Kauvehe Cheek (Sph)
FJ.KAUTE Kaute Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, H. schizopetalus (ornamental cultivated varieties) (Sph)
PN.KAU-WAI Kauvai Waterside, bank (Sph)
PN.KAU-WAKA Kauvaka Sailor, crew (Sph)
TA.KAVITI.2 Kaviti A loop; anything which fastens one thing to another Problematic (McE)
OC.KAWA.1A Kava Plant sp. (Piper methysticum); drink made of kava plant; any intoxicating drink (Sph)
NP.KAWA.1B Ka/kava (pass. kava/hia (Lws)). Acrid, bitter Problematic (McE)
NP.KAWA-PUI Kavapui Ginger Problematic (Lws)
NP.KAWA-PUI Kamapui Citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus); also an introduced ornamental plant (Alpinia speciosa); [also refers to ginger spp. with added modifiers] Problematic (McE)
PN.KAWA-SUSU Kauhuhu, ko(u)huhu Shrub sp. (Tephrosia purpurea), used to stupefy small fish for bait (Sph)
PN.KAWE.1B Kave/kave Rays of setting sun; cord, thread, line (Sph)
MP.KAWE.2A Kave(kave) Straps of bark to hold a burden on the back; piece (of cord, thread, etc.); rays of the setting sun (McE)
MP.KAWE.2A Kave To carry an ill feeling (Sph)
PN.KAWE.2B Kave(kave) Straps of bark to hold a burden on the back (McE)
PN.KAWE.2B Kave Cord, thread, line (derived from the original meaning of strips of bark used for carrying loads on the back) (Sph)
PN.KAWE.3 Kave To carry an ill-feeling Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.KAWE-GA Kavega Load; responsibility (Sph)
PN.KAWEI Kavei Handle of basket; to make a handle. Carry (a basket) by the handle (McE).by handle (Sph)
EO.KE Ke To (infinitive), so that, in order to (Sph) (McE)
PN.KEA.1 Kea/kea, hea/hea Thrush Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.KEE.2 Kee/ke To scold (Lws)
PN.KEFU Kefu Disrespectful term of address (used in quarrelling); affectionate address to a boy Uncertain Semantic Connection (McE)
PN.KEFU Moo/kefu Mealy-bug (Sph)
OC.KEHE Kehe Foreign, odd, different; away, other (Sph)
PN.KEHO.1 Mata/keho/keho Sharp point (McE)
PN.KEHO.1 Kego, hego Sharp point, sharp end (of stick) Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.KEKE-KEKE Kekekeke Harsh (of voice) (Sph)
PN.KEKE-KEKE Ke/keke To cluck (Lws)
PN.KELE-A Kelea Bad, evil (Sph)
CP.KELE.A Kele/kele Earth, soil (Sph)
PN.KELE.B Kele Turbid, muddy (McE)
PN.KELE-MUTU Kelemutu Earthworm (Sph)
PN.KELE-MUTU Kalemutu Worm (Motu dialect) Phonologically Irregular (McE)
OC.KELI Keli To dig (Sph)
NP.KELO.1B Kelo/kelo Brink, edge Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
MP.KEMO Kemo To blink; to just about disappear. Wink (McE). (Sph)
MP.KEMO Kemo/kemo To blink; to make signs with the eyes (McE)
PN.KENA.1A Kena To be split (of hair), to have split ends Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.KENA.1B Kena Grey noddy. Black bosun bird (Sph). (McE)
FJ.KETU.1 Ketu To push something aside; comb (hair) (Sph)
FJ.KETU.1 Ketu/ketu Wooden comb (Sph)
FJ.KETU.1 Ketu/ketu To paddle swiftly Uncertain Semantic Connection (McE)
PN.KETU.2 Ketu/ketu Pig's trotters (Sph)
PN.KEU.B Keu Crooked; to turn aside, to go crooked (McE)
PN.KEU.B Ke/keu Turn (Sph)
PN.KEU.B Mata/keu Cross-eyed (McE)
FJ.KI.1 Ki To (before proper noun phrases, including local nouns) (Sph)

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