Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP.USI.1 | Uhi | Shrub sp. (Evodia hortensis) | (Sph) |
| MP.USO.1A | Uho | Core, centre, peak; precious | (Sph) |
| OC.USU.1 | Uhu | To poke (getting fruit from tree); to persuade someone to do wrong; get someone into trouble; incite | (Sph) |
| NP.USU.2 | Uhu | To sing, intone Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.USU.3 | Uhu | To throb, irritate, nag (of pain). A nagging pain; to ache (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.USU.4 | Uhu | To be early | (Sph) |
| PN.USU.4 | Ala-uhu | To arise early in the morning | (McE) |
| MP.UTA | Uta | Load (n); to take, carry | (Sph) |
| NP.-U-TOU | -mu(to)lu | Second person plural possessive suffix Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.UTU.2 | Utu | Pull up, harvest (tuber crops) | (Sph) |
| FJ.UTUA | Tuatua | Flat area on the reef; land (at the back of the village) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| PN.UTU-POTO | Utupotu | Structural beam of a building | (Sph) |
| XW.VAVAE.* | Vavae | Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra); cotton plant (Gossypium barbadense) | (Sph) |
| TO.VELE | Velevele | To be in desperate need of something | (Sph) |
| TO.VELE | Velevele/mena | Covetous, greedy | (Sph) |
| XW.VILI.2 | Vili | To vote, to cast lots; to elect to make a special visit | (Sph) |
| EO.WAA.1 | Vaa | To mock Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| NP.WAANAGA | Vaga/hau | To speak, talk; language Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.WAATIA | Vaatia | Coconut cream residue... | (Sph) |
| MP.WAA-WAA.2B | Vaa | Plant sp., high-climbing liana (Flagellaria gigantea) (traditionally used as rope...); angel vine (Dendrobium biflorum). Climbing plant (Flagellaria gigantea) (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.WAHA-WAHA | Vahavaha | To be spread out widely, to be spaced | (Sph) |
| PN.WAHE-GA | Vahega | Class, part, division (of church); type, kind, species | (Sph) |
| PN.WAHE-RUA | Ve/vehe/ua | To divide in two | (Sph) |
| MP.WAI.1 | Vai | Water; medicine; chemical compound | (Sph) |
| PN.WAI-KELI | Vaikeli | Well | (Sph) |
| PN.WAI-PUNA | Vai-puna | A spring | (Sph) |
| PN.WAI-TAFE | Vai tafe | Waterfall, river | (Sph) |
| PN.WAI-WAI | Va/vai | Spongy, rubbery (of taro) | (Sph) |
| AN.WAKA.A | Vaka | Canoe | (Sph) |
| FJ.WAKA-WAKA | Vikiviki | The side, below the armpits; the ribs. Bones (of skinny people) (Sph). Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| PN.WALA.2 | Vala | Piece, particle, portion Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.WALA.2 | Vala/vala | Small pieces, crumbs | (Sph) |
| PN.WALE.2 | Vale | Angry, wild, mad with somebody | (Sph) |
| PN.WALE.2 | Faa/vale | Fierce, savage, wild; to act violently, to growl | (Sph) |
| OC.WALI.1 | Vali | To paint; smear, spread something onto a surface. Whitewash (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.WALO.1 | Kai va/valo | To curse Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| PN.WALO.1 | Va/valo | To moan, complain | (Sph) |
| OC.WALO-WALO | Aloalo | A spreading shrub plant (Premna taitensis) (used for medicinal purposes, leaves rubbed on body to keep evil spirits away). Also (Premna corymbosa) (Ykr). | (Sph) |
| AN.WALU.1 | Valu | Eight | (Sph) |
| OC.WALU.2 | Valu | Kingfish. Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) (Sph). | (McE) |
| CP.WANA | Vana | Sea urchin (Echinothrix sp.) | (Sph) |
| PN.WANA-WANA | Vanavana | Spiny, prickly | (Sph) |
| XW.WANU | (Va)vanu | Endless depth, bottomless pit | (Sph) |
| XW.WANU | Va/vanu | To go on and on, go out of sight | (McE) |
| MP.WAO.A | Vao | Bush, bush land (often used figuratively to refer to the 'uncivilised' and 'wild' areas of the land, as opposed to 'cultivated' and 'settled' land) | (Sph) |
| PN.WAO.B | Hola/vao | To run wild [ex. pig] | (Sph) |
| PN.WAO-MATUQA | Vao-motua | The original dense forest, virgin bush | (McE) |
| AN.WAQE | Vee | Leg, foot (respectful term) | (Sph) |
| XW.WAQI-GA | Vaiga | To joke, to tease | (Sph) |
| XW.WAQI-GA | Faka/vai | To trick, to play a practical joke; to lie, to tell a lie. Betray, deceive... (McE). | (Sph) |
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