Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.TATAU.2 Tatai To be even, equal, the same Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.TATAU.3 Tatau Wring, squeeze out; milk (vt). (Sph)
NP.-TA-TOU -ta(uto)lu First person inclusive plural possessive suffix Problematic (Sph)
PN.TATUU Tatuu Move excitedly, totter (I) (???)
PN.TAU.11 Tau To pick, gather (flowers, fruits, leaves). To gather tiale [Gardenia] flowers (McE). (Sph)
PN.TAU.12 Tau To cover (of earth oven or house) (Sph)
PN.TAU.12 Tau/aki To put stones on an oven (McE)
PN.TAU.2 Tau To hang up, suspend (Sph)
PN.TAU.3 To/tou Read, count Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.TAU.4 Tau To fight, quarrel; war (Sph)
FJ.TAU-.7A Tau- Reciprocal prefix; a continual action (McE)
PN.TAU-LA Taula Anchor (n) Problematic (Sph)
PN.TAU-LEKALEKA.A Taulekaleka Young man, youth (refers to the young man at the prime of his time) (Sph)
PN.TAUMAFA Taumafa Eat, have a meal (traditionally honorific term). To eat (used only in respectful language, as when addressing important visitors) (McE). (Sph)
CP.TAUME Toume Spathe of a coconut flower (Sph)
PN.TAUPE Tahufe, talufe To dangle, to hang down Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.TAU-PILI Taupili To be attached to one another (Sph)
PN.TAU-QA Taua War (McE)
PN.TAU-QA Fai/taua Enmity, bad feeling (Sph)
PN.TAU-QI Taui To reply; to pay back; to avenge; reward (Sph)
PN.TAU-QI Tau Price (Sph)
PN.TAURA Toua Rope; Mauritius hemp (Furcraea foetida) (Sph)
PN.TAU-RAKI Tavaki To dry in the sun, spread out to dry Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
XW.TAU-SUNI.* Toihune [Motu dialect], toihuni [Tafiti dialect] A shrub (Messerschmidia argentea) (McE)
XW.TAU-SUNI.* Taihuni Coastal growth, scrub (McE)
XW.TAU-SUNI.* Taihun(e,i), toihun(e,i) Coastal shrub spp. (Heliotropium anomalum, Messerschmidia argentea) (Sph)
EO.TAU-TAHI Taitai Experienced, skilful (with regard to fishing and hunting). Industrious (principally applied to fishermen); to hunt for food (McE). Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.TAUTE Taute To make, prepare, do, act; outfit, dress (Sph)
MP.TAUTU Toutu Porcupine fish (Diodon sp.) (rarely caught) (Sph)
PN.TAU-WALO Tauvalo To pray (Sph)
MP.TAWA.1 Tava Tree sp. (Pometia pinnata) (Sph)
OC.TAWAHI Tavahi Tree sp. (Rhus taitensis) (McE)
PN.TAWAKE Tuaki, tavake (obs.) White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon lepturus) (Sph)
PN.TAWALI Tuali A tree (Szygium clusiifolium) (McE)
CP.TEA Tea White, light-coloured, fair skinned (McE)
CE.TEE.1 Teetee An exclamation Borrowed (McE)
NP.TEE-HENA Hanaa That, those Problematic (Sph)
NP.TEE-IA.* Ha/teia This (obs.) Problematic (Sph)
NP.TEE-IA.* Haia That (referring to something already mentioned); that is, that is it, there it is, that is so, etc. Problematic (McE)
NP.TEE-NEI Hanei, hanai This, these; this is, these are Problematic (Sph)
OC.TEFE Tefe/kula Young man in the prime of his life Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.TEGA.1A Tega/tega Muscular (Sph)
PN.TEGA.1A Tega/laho Testicles (Sph)
PN.TEGA.1B Tenga Lap, thigh (Sph)
PN.TEGA.1C Tega Seed (of plants) (Sph)
TO.TEGA-MAE Tegamee Small cat's eye shell (Turbo sp.) [young stage of alili]. (Sph)
TO.TEGI-TEGI Tegitegi A type of fine mat, coloured (McE)
FJ.TEI.2 Tei(tei) Inceptive (pre-verbal aspect marker): Nearly, just about, almost (Sph)
PN.TEKA.1 Teka Pull or hook something down or towards one; bowl (in cricket) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.TE-KAU Tekau Twenty (only used in counting fish) (Sph)

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