Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
CP.FIA- Fia To desire, want (Sph)
CP.FIA- Fi/oia To wish to do something (Sph)
PN.FIA-FIA Fiafia Joy, delight, pleasure, be happy, joyful (Sph)
PN.FIA-INU Fia inu Thirsty (Sph)
PN.FIA-KAI Fia kai Hungry (Sph)
PN.FIA-MOHE Fia mohe Sleepy, drowsy (Sph)
PN.FIFI-MATA Fifimata That part of the eyelid to which the eyelashes are attached; eyeline (Sph)
XW.FIFITI Kona fifiti To be bitter, to feel bitter (Sph)
XW.FIFITI Fifiti Hot on the tongue (like pepper). Acrid (as raw taro) (Lws). (McE)
TO.FIGO Figo To crumple (Sph)
TO.FIGO Fi/figo To wither, wrinkle (Sph)
TO.FIGO Ma/figo/figo Crumpled (of fabrics); wrinkled (of skin) (Sph)
OC.FIGOTA Fingota An edible sea-crab (Sph)
AN.FIHA.A Fiha How many? (Sph)
PN.FIHA.B Fiha To be few, to have few (Sph)
FJ.FIHI Vihi Entangled, trapped [ex. fly in spider web]. Plaited (McE). (Sph)
FJ.FII-FII Fii/hui Trousers (Sph)
PN.FIITAQA.A Fitaa Definitely; sn emphatic affirmative, yes indeed, definitely yes. To already have done something (Sph). Uncertain Semantic Connection (McE)
PN.FIITAQA.A Faka/fitaa To help, to work (Sph)
PN.FIITAQA.B Faka/fitaa Become weary (McE)
PN.FIITAQA.B Fita Fatigued, wearied (a complimentary word) (Tgr)
PN.FII-TIKI Fitikia Be entangled (Sph)
AN.FILI.1 Fi/fili Choose, select (McE)
AN.FILI.1 Vili To vote, to cast lots; to elect to make a special visit (Sph)
CP.FILI.4 Fii Enemy, hated one, enmity, hatred (McE)
EO.FILO Filo To twist (as a rope), to plait; string, thread, reel of cotton (McE)
EO.FILO Filo kaufana Bow string (Lws)
PN.FINA-GALO Finagalo Wish, mind, spirit (Sph)
MP.FIRI.1 Fili Plait, twist Phonologically Irregular (McE)
MP.FIRI.1 Faa fii Coastal pandanus (Pandanus odoratissimus), considered the best variety for general weaving (Sph)
PN.FIRO.1 Fio Mix (McE)
AN.FISO.1 Fiho Froth, foam (McE)
PN.FISO-QA Fihoa, vihoa Shrub sp. (Colubrina asiatica) (Sph)
PN.FISU Vihu To be tangled; difficult, involved, complex (Sph)
OC.FITA.1 Pita Put together, make up. Problematic (Sph)
MP.FITI.1A Fiti To flip over. To fillip (Tgr). Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
PN.FITI.2 Fiti Traditional place name (Sph)
PN.FITI.2 Ulu-fiti Crisp, curly hair, like that of the Fijians (Tgr)
XW.FITI.3 Fiti Flower (Sph)
AN.FITU Fitu Seven (Sph)
PN.FIU Fiu Wearied of,"fed up" (McE)
PN.FOA.B Foa To make a road, clear an opening. To clear an open space, to make a clearing (Sph). (McE)
AN.FOAKI Foaki Give (used in formal speech) (Sph)
AN.FOAKI Poa Offering, gift; sacrifice Problematic (Sph)
PN.FOFOGA Fofonga Face, eyes, mouth (of chief) (McE)
MP.FOHE Fohe Paddle (Sph)
PN.FOHE-MURI Fohe mui vaka Steering paddle; an oar; third crew member of a three-man canoe (Sph)
FJ.FOHI Fohi Scraper (Sph)
PN.FOHU Fou Squeeze out, as a thorn. Removing something small in the body with a needle or thorn (Sph). Phonologically Irregular (McE)
PN.FOHU Fo To bore a hole (Lws)

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