Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP.LAFA-LAFA | Lafalafa | Raft. Level, flat-topped (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.LAFI.2 | Lafi | To add; to get involved (with bad behaviour) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.LAFI.2 | La/lafi | To put together Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.LAFU.1 | Lafu | Collective term used in describing group of women or children. Gathering of siblings and other relatives of same generation (Sph). | (McE) |
| CP.LAGA.1A | Laga/ki | To raise up, lift up | (Sph) |
| CP.LAGA.1A | Laga | Heave, lever out | (Sph) |
| NP.LAGA.1B | Laga | The biggest wave within a series Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGA.1C | Laga/laga | To lever up carefully (refers to harvesting of yams or taro with a digging stick) | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGA.1D | Laga/a | Cause, affect, influence | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGA.1D | Langa | To rise against; to race, wrestle; to lift... | (McE) |
| PN.LAGA.2 | La/laga | Weave, plait (pandanus or coconut leaves, incl. making crayfish nets and arrowroot filters) | (Sph) |
| XW.LAGA.3 | Laga | To have labour pains, to be in labour | (Sph) |
| CP.LAGA-KALI | Lagakali | A tree (Aglaia samoensis), the flowers of which are used for scent | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGASAU | Lagahou | To scramble, to press on together | (Sph) |
| AN.LAGI.2 | Lagi | Sky, heaven; to cloud over, to become overcast | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGI-A | Lagi | To heat something over a fire; to smoke (food) | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGI-A | Lagi/lagi | To warm something or someone or oneself at a fire; to heat (e.g. coconut cream) | (Sph) |
| AN.LAGO.1 | Lago | Fly (insect) | (Sph) |
| OC.LAGO.2 | Lago | To defend, support | (Sph) |
| OC.LAGO.2 | Lago vaka, lago tutua | Supporting beams for a canoe when stored on land | (Sph) |
| MP.LAI | Lai | Fish sp. (Trachinotus baillonii) | (Sph) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | Laka | Step (n); step over something or somebody, overstep (often implies a 'cautionary' or 'ill-advised' action); to mate [exx. of animals]. To step, to cross over (McE). | (Sph) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | Laka/fia | To step over the boundary, exceed; to take effect | (Sph) |
| PN.LAKA.2 | Laka/laka | Sacred (I) Problematic | (???) |
| PN.LAKA-LAKA | Lakalaka | Walk quickly (so as to avoid trouble) | (Sph) |
| OC.LAKI | Laki | West | (McE) |
| TO.LAKU.2 | Laku | To touch, handle (urually with negative connotation). To mix (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.LAKU.3 | Laki | Carry or hold a large load | (Sph) |
| TO.LAKUA | Lakua | Fish sp., blenny or skipper (Blennidae) | (Sph) |
| OC.LALA.1 | Lala(kai) | Guava (Psidium guajava) | (Sph) |
| OC.LALA.1 | Lala tea | Plant sp. (Vitex trifolia) | (Sph) |
| OC.LALA.1 | Lala uli | Plant sp. (Grewia crenata) | (Sph) |
| AN.LALO.A | Lalo | Below, underneath, bottom | (Sph) |
| PN.LALO.B | Lalo | West Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.LAMA.1 | Lama-ti | Lie in wait (for) | (Sph) |
| PN.LAMA.1 | Lamati | Court, woo (colloquial) | (McE) |
| PN.LAMA.1 | Lama/kai | To be mean, stingy Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.LAMA.2A | Lama | Lamp-black, soot Problematic | (McE) |
| EO.LAMU | Lamu(lamu) | Tp eat. to chew Problematic | (Sph) |
| XW.LANU.B | Lanu | Colour; to be varied, variegated | (McE) |
| MP.LAPA.1A | Lapa/lapa | To be flat; full (moon) | (Sph) |
| PN.LAPA.1B | Lapa | Board | (Sph) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lapa/tia, lopa/tia | To be dazzled (e.g. by lightning) | (Sph) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lo/lopa | To glitter, to glare (as on a very bright day) Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lo/lopa/gia | To be dazzled Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lupa | To spark, to flare Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| OC.LAQAA.A | Laaa | Sun | (Sph) |
| PN.LAQAA-INA | Laaagina | To be burnt by the sun, to get sunburnt, to be wearied by the sun Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| AN.LAQE.A | Lee | Forehead | (Sph) |
| PN.LAQOA | Looa | To choke [on] (of solids) | (Sph) |
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