Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.MOLE.2 Mole/mole Well-cleared, tidy, smooth (Sph)
PN.MOLE.2 Mo/mole Slippery, smooth (Sph)
AN.MOLI.1 Moli Citrus, orange; soap (Sph)
PN.MOMI Momi Rubber tubing. Rubber (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.MOMI O/momi A sponge Uncertain Semantic Connection (McE)
PN.MOMO.B Momo Small portion (Sph)
TO.MO-MOHO Momoho Ripe, mature; very old (of people), worn (with age) (Sph)
CE.MONE Mune Bare, lacking in (e.g.) feathers, hair, teeth, limbs Problematic (Sph)
PN.MONI Moni Break off, pinch off w fingers [ex. piece from loaf of bread] (Sph)
MP.MONO.A Mono Plug, caulk (Sph)
CE.MONO.B Mono To replace, give back, repay Problematic (Sph)
NP.MOOLII Moolii Lamp Problematic (Sph)
PN.MO-QI Mohi/mohi Small, tiny Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.MOQO Mo For (Sph)
TO.MOQOTIPO Mootipo Plant spp. (Triumfetta rhomboidea) and (Urena lobata) (Sph)
PN.MORI.A Mo/moi/ Portion of feast given to stranger (Sph)
PN.MORI.A Moi/ofa Offering to the dead, placed on a tomb or given to the bereaved family (McE)
PN.MOSE-MOSE Mohemohe Plant sp. (Lycopodium phlegmaria) (Sph)
PN.MOSO.1A Moho Spotless Crake or Sooty Rail (Porzana tabuensis) (Sph)
PN.MOSO.2 Moho To be cooked, done (Sph)
OC.MOSOKOI Motooi Ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.MOTO.1 Moto Fist; to punch, strike with fist (Sph)
OC.MOTU.A Motu To be wounded, injured; to be cut or severed (as an injury) (Sph)
OC.MOTU.A Motu-hia Cut off, terminated, stopped . Stop producing (of fruit trees, etc) (McE)
OC.MOTU.B Motu Island, country, nation (Sph)
PN.MUKA.1A Muka Stalk or growing tip used for replanting (mainly of taro); monetary interest, profit (Sph)
PN.MUKA.1A Muka/muka To have multiple new growth (Sph)
OC.MULE.1 Mule Slow, late; take a long time, be delayed Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.MULU.1 Mulu Rub, massage; take off a cover or sheath (McE)
PN.MULU.1 Mulu To fiddle; to take too long (of work) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.MULU.1 Kai/mulu To harvest prematurely; to deplete; to harvest (steal) someone else's crops. Greedy (Lws). (Sph)
PN.MULU.2 Mulu To be puzzled over a task ; to fiddle, to take too long (of work) (McE)
PN.MUMU Mumu To gather around, to come together in a crowd (implies noise and commotion) (Sph)
EO.MU-MUNI Faka/mumuli To hide (oneself) Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
OC.MUQA.A Mua Front, in front of; in the presence of (Sph)
SO.MUQA-GA-LAQE Mualee Centre of forehead (Sph)
PN.MUQA-KI Mua To win, come first; to go first or before, take the lead (Sph)
TA.MURA Mula Flame, tongue of fire Borrowed (Sph)
TA.MURA Mula/mula Tree sp.: Cassia alata, candelabra bush (McE)
MP.MURI.1A Mui Behind; follow, be last (Sph)
MP.MURI.1A Muli To follow. Last measure of something (Sph). Problematic (McE)
PN.MURI.1B Muli Last measure of something Borrowed (Sph)
PN.MURI.1B Mui Bottom part, bottom end or back end of something (Sph)
PN.MURI.1C Mui To be immature, green, unripe (Sph)
PN.MURI-FANUA Muifonua The lower part or 'tail' of the island (south); underworld (Sph)
PN.MURI-WAQE Muihui Heel Problematic (Sph)
PN.MURU Muu/muu Warm oneself (by a fire) (Sph)
PN.MUTIE Mootie Grass (generic term) Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
MP.MUTU.1A Mutu Cut off; pluck, snap off; put off, lay off (workers from jobs) (Sph)
MP.MUTU.1A Mutu/mutu Cut in pieces (McE)

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