Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.MEGE Me/mege To shrink, contract; wrinkled with age (McE)
AN.MEI.2 Mei Breadfruit. Fruit à pain (Artocarpus altilis). Problematic (Sph)
PN.MEI.3 Mei Dodge aside, step aside or back (in fighting) (Sph)
FJ.MELE.3 Mele Hacking cough, clearing cough (Lws)
PN.MELO Melo/melo Orange-coloured (McE)
PN.MELO Melo Mixed (of colour) (mainly refers to shades of yellow, green, red and brown); to redden (of face or eyes, as when close to tears) (Sph)
PN.MENE Mege Shrink back, dodge Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.MEO Meo Bashful Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.MEQA.A Mena Thing, object, matter, material; cause, reason Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.MEQA-KAI Mena kai Food (Sph)
TO.MEQE Mee An organised traditional dancing or singing party or performance for a special function (Sph)
TO.MERARI Meai Five-striped surge wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum) (Sph)
PN.MIGO (Mi)migo Withered, shrivelled (Sph)
PN.MILI Mili Rub with the palm of the hand. To rub; to mingle, to crowd (Sph). (McE)
EO.MILO.1 Milo Tree sp., (Thespesia populnea) (Sph)
PN.MILO.2A Milo/(h)i Turning about, restless at night. To fidget (Sph) (McE)
PN.MILO.2A Milo To move about (Sph)
MP.MIMI Mimi Urine; to urinate (Sph)
PN.MIO.1A (Mi(o))mio To twist slightly, wring (Sph)
PN.MIO.1A Mioi Writhe, move about in a disorderly manner (Sph)
PN.MIO.1A Miko To twist Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.MISI.A Fe/mihi/aki To wail (pl.) (Lws)
PN.MITI.1 Miti To dream (Sph)
OC.MITI.2 Miti Polynesian Starling (Aplonis brunnescens) (Sph)
OC.MITI.3A Miti Suck; absorb. Extract coconut cream... (Sph). (McE)
EC.MITI.3B Kolo/miti (Motu dialect), kolo/mete (Tafiti dialect) Whirlpool (McE)
PN.MO Mo And, with (Sph)
PN.MOA.1 Moa Fowl (Sph)
PN.MOA.4A Moamoa Banana flower; end stem of bunch of bananas (Sph)
PN.MOANA Moana Ocean, deep sea (Sph)
PN.MOGAMOGA Mogamoga Cockroach (Sph)
MP.MOHE Mohe Sleep (Sph)
PN.MOHE-GA Mohega Bed (Sph)
PN.MOHE-MITI Mohe-miti Day-dreaming (McE)
PN.MOHE-QAHO Moheaho A bluish parrotfish (Scarus sp.) (Sph)
PN.MOHE-RAGA Moheaga Sleeping place (Sph)
EO.MOKA.1 Moka Fair (in colouring); a term of endearment. Darling, dear (term of endearment for girl or wife) (Sph). (McE)
CE.MOKE Moke/moke Bare, completely lacking Problematic (McE)
CE.MOKE Moke Nothing left. Oti moke, completely finished Problematic (Sph)
FJ.MOKO.1A Moko Insect, bug, germ, organism, small reptile... (Sph)
PN.MOKO.1B Moko elo Stink beetle (Sph)
CP.MOKO.2 Faka/moko/i Generosity, liberal, generous (McE)
CP.MOKO.2 Fulu/moko/i Agreeable (Sph)
PN.MOKO.3 Mo/moko Cold; miserable, sad (Sph)
PN.MOKO.3 Moko/mia Affected by cold (McE)
??.MOKO-FULUFULU Moko-fulufulu The guardian of fire who lived in the first heaven (Loeb 1926:219) (Sph)
PN.MOKOPUNA Mokopuna Grandchild (Sph)
PN.MOKOPUNA Moko Child (term of endearment...) (Sph)
PN.MOLE.1 Mole To have passed by; gone; past; pass away, die (Sph)
PN.MOLE.1 Te/mole To disappear from view (Sph)

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