Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.FAGA-MEA Fagamea A fish, red bass (Lutjanus bohar) (Sph)
PN.FAGATUA Tau/fagatua To wrestle (Sph)
PN.FAGATUA Fagatua Wrestle (Lws)
CP.FAGU.1 Fagu Jar, bottle (Sph)
OC.FAGU.2 Fagu To blow (usually refers to the blowing of the nose) (Sph)
OC.FAGU.2 Fagu/fagu Breathe heavily, pant (Sph)
OC.FAGU.2 Fa/fagu Breath, breathing; to breathe through or into something or someone (Sph)
OC.FAI.2A Fai Make, collect (Sph)
PN.FAI-.3 Fai- Prefixed to a verbal form produces noun denoting performer . Problematic (McE)
PN.FAI.3B Fai Possess (McE)
PN.FAI-GA Feiga To carry on doing something (refers to doing something while someone else is doing something else) (Sph)
PN.FAI-KAI Faikai Dish of cooked fish and coconut cream (Sph)
PN.FAI-QAHAWANA Faihoana To be married (of a man) (Sph)
PN.FAI-QUMU Faiumu To cook food in a traditional earth oven, to make an earth oven (Sph)
PN.FAI-TAHINA Faitehina Dear younger brother or sister (Sph)
PN.FAI-TAMA Faitama To have a child (Lws)
TO.FAI-TOQO Faitoo Rub, massage a sick person, to give medical attention to (McE)
EO.FAKA-.1 Faka- Causative (Sph)
PN.FAKA-.2 Faka- To act in the manner of (Sph)
PN.FAKA-.4 Faka/tikai To deny (Sph)
PN.FAKA-AGI Fakaagi To cause to blow [ex. God, wind] (Sph)
PN.FAKA-AGI Fakaagiagi To air out (Sph)
PN.FAKA-FANA. Faka/fana/ To warm up food; to repeat what one has said (Sph)
EO.FAKA-FOHA Faka-foha A boil, abscess (McE)
PN.FAKA-FULA Faka/fu/fula To cause to swell (Sph)
TO.FAKA-HAGA Fakahaga To hold a baby in a position to urinate or defecate (Sph)
PN.FAKA-HUHU Fakahuhu To breastfeed, to suckle (Sph)
PN.FAKA-HURU Fakahuu Insert; post (letter); dye [ex.hair] (Sph)
PN.FAKA-HURU Fakaulu To open [new house etc.], to launch Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
XW.FAKA-IKU Fakahiku To end, to stop (vt) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
XW.FAKA-KAU Fakakau/kau To obtain by keeping alert; be alert in doing something; try hard, exert oneself (McE)
PN.FAKA-KITE Fakakite To show (Sph)
PN.FAKA-KONOKONO Fakakono Distressing (McE)
PN.FAKA-LANU Fakalanu To wash away salt water; to drink with food, wash down food (Sph)
PN.FAKA-LAQAA Fakalaaa To go out in the sun (Sph)
PN.FAKA-LAWA Fakalava Across; to cross, as a beam (McE)
PN.FAKA-LELE Fakalele Cast away; sacrifice (Tgr)
PN.FAKA-LOGO Fakalogo/logo To do something quietly (Sph)
PN.FAKA-LOGO Faka(no)nono To be silent Phonologically Irregular (Tgr)
PN.FAKA-LOTOLOTO-RUA Faka/ua/ua To be reluctant, undecided Problematic (Sph)
PN.FAKA-MAA Fakamaa To shame (v.t.) (Sph)
PN.FAKA-MAGA Fakamaga To open one's mouth (Sph)
PN.FAKA-MAQU Fakamau Hold fast, fasten; continue, perpetuate; to marry someone (Sph)
PN.FAKA-MATA.1 Fakamata To sharpen (Sph)
CP.FAKA-MATALA Fakamatala To preach, make known, make a speech (McE)
PN.FAKA-NOFO Fakanofo To induct (e.g. new pastor) (Sph)
PN.FAKA-OLO Fakaolo To reach out [hand]; to pass along; to place or put into (Sph)
PN.FAKA-PAPA.A Fakapapa Stack neatly in layers (as banana leaves) (McE)
EP.FAKA-PEKE Fakapeke To curl up (refers to situations when someone 'makes himself small' as a sign of shame or expectation of some punishment Borrowed (Sph)
EP.FAKA-PEKE Faka/pe/peke To retreat, withdraw Problematic (Sph)

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