Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.POLA-POLA | Polapola | Disposable coconut leaf plate | (Sph) |
| PN.POLATA | Lau/polata/ | Inner, dry skin of the banana plant (used for wrapping valuables). Banana bark (continuous with dried leaves) (Sph). | (McE) |
| OC.POLO.1 | Polo | Greens; green leaf vegetable. Shrub (Solanum sp.) (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.POLO.2 | Polo | Notch | (Sph) |
| PN.PONA | Pona | Knot; to tie a knot; small food item (plant or animal); (of tree) begin to bear fruit | (Sph) |
| PN.PONA | Pona/hui | Ankle | (McE) |
| PN.PONE | Poe | A young surgeonfish (Acanthurus sp.).... Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| MP.PONO.1 | Pono/ti | To stop up, cork, close, caulk, cover | (Sph) |
| MP.POO.1A | Poo | Night, underworld | (Sph) |
| OC.POO.2 | Poo | Slap, cuff, clap | (Sph) |
| PN.POOKAI | Pokai | To tie, lash (arch.). Lash down with rope (McE). | (Sph) |
| AN.POO-POO.A | Poopoo | Pat, slap | (McE) |
| PN.POO-QULI | Pouli- | Prefix to -taha, -ua, nights of the moon | (McE) |
| PN.POO-QULI | Poouli | To be dark; heathen, uncivilized | (Sph) |
| CE.POO-TAGOTAGO | Poo tangotango | Utter darkness. To be completely dark (Sph). Problematic | (McE) |
| AN.POPO.1 | Popo | To be rotten; to have sores | (Sph) |
| PN.PORO-QAKI | Poaki, puaki | Issue a command, send word, send a message | (Sph) |
| PN.PORO-QAKI | Poaki (Tafiti dialect), puaki (Motu dialect) | (To issue a) command | (McE) |
| FJ.POTO.3 | Poto/poto | Gather together, assemble (of people) (vi) | (Sph) |
| PN.POTU.1 | Potu | Traditional floor mat; end, corner; berth, cabin (of passenger ships) | (Sph) |
| OC.POU.1 | Pou | Post, pillar, pole | (Sph) |
| FJ.PUA.1A | Pua | Tree sp. (Fagraea berteriana) | (Sph) |
| EP.PUA.1B | Pua | Bud (of flower); to bud | (Sph) |
| OC.PUAKA | Puaka | Pig | (Sph) |
| TO.PUA-LIKI | Pualiki | Large banyan tree (Ficus obliqua) | (Sph) |
| XW.PUE-KI | Pue | Small shellfish sp. | (Sph) |
| MP.PUGA.1 | Puga | Limestone, coral rock, plaster, whitewash; sinker (for fishing); to plaster | (Sph) |
| PN.PUI.A | Pui/pui | To enclose, shut up, confine; to protect, look after, be defensive | (Sph) |
| PN.PUI.B | Pui/pui | Wall panel, wall paper, wall lining (any material that covers walls). Wall posts in pre-European house; door; veil (McE). | (Sph) |
| RO.PUKA | Puka | Tree sp. (Hernandia ovigera) | (Sph) |
| PN.PUKA-TEA | Pukatea | (Pisonia grandis) | (McE) |
| FJ.PUKE.1A | Faka/puke/ | Heap up | (McE) |
| PN.PUKE.2 | Puke | Full (to overflowing, to the brim); liquid, juice | (Sph) |
| PN.PUKE.4 | Puke | Decking or top part of a canoe | (Sph) |
| PN.PUKU.2A | Puku/puku | Medium-sized. Small (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.PUKU.2A | Pu/puku | To curl up (vi) | (Sph) |
| PN.PUKU.2A | Puku | To coil (vt) (obj. pandanus, a loose and temporary method) | (Sph) |
| FJ.PUKU.3 | Puku | Draw in, take into the mouth, eat | (Sph) |
| MP.PULA.1 | Pula | Appear, rise (of the (new) moon). To shine (of the moon) (McE). | (Sph) |
| MP.PULA.1 | Pu/pula | To shine; to be new (of the moon) | (McE) |
| AN.PULA.2A | Mata/pula | Pearl (in eye) | (Lws) |
| MP.PULA.2B | Pu/pula | To stare. To glare (McE). | (Sph) |
| MP.PULA.2B | Pula | To stare vacantly | (McE) |
| OC.PULAKA | Pulaka | Xanthosoma violaceum, a plant similar to taro, with thick tuberous edible rhizome (Sph) | (Sph) |
| MP.PULE.1 | Pule | Cowrie shell (Cypraea sp.) | (Sph) |
| PN.PULE.2 | Pule | Authority, control, power; to have authority | (Sph) |
| AN.PULE-PULE | Pulepule | Spotted | (Sph) |
| PN.PULOTU.2 | Pulotu | Wise, skilful; wisdom Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| MP.PULU.1A | Pulu | Coconut husk or fibre, sinnet; vegetable sponge (Luffa cylindrica) | (Sph) |
| AN.PULU.2 | Pulu | Gum, resin | (Sph) |
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