Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Fufu | Spray, mist |
| Niue | Fuke | Uncover, open |
| Niue | Fu/fule | To peel |
| Niue | Fuli | To turn over or away |
| Niue | Futi | To draw up (as fish), to hoist (as flag) |
| Niue | Futi | Banana, plantain (generic term) |
| Niue | Futu | Tree sp. (Barringtonia asiatica) |
| Niue | -nga | Gerundive suffix |
| Niue | Gahaha | Rattle , jingle |
| Niue | Galulu | Shake, vibrate |
| Niue | Hangai/a | Face, be confronted with |
| Niue | Hee | To herd, to drive together, to camp. |
| Niue | Heke | Mount ; ride. Ride [e.g. on bus] (Sph). |
| Niue | Hoataa | Noon |
| Niue | Ka | Particle of immediate future |
| Niue | Ka e | But . While; in order that, so that |
| Niue | Feka/kai, fika/kai | Malay apple (Eugenia malaccensis) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kailuu | One who picks up scraps of food; to eat scraps |
| Niue | Kaka | The voice of an angry woman: to cackle Problematic |
| Niue | Kakau | Helve, handle. Hilt (Sph). |
| Niue | Kalee | Porphyrio (Tafiti) |
| Niue | Kulee | Porphurio (Motu) |
| Niue | Kamata | Taste; begin; tempt > |
| Niue | Kana | Soft coral; to scrub, clean, burnish |
| Niue | Kanoni/a | Full, filled |
| Niue | Pakapaka | To flap, as a bird's wings |
| Niue | Kapi | Chip or fragment (as of rock, coconut shell, china etc.) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kapiti/piti | To bring together, join one thing to another Borrowed |
| Niue | Kapu/ti | To overspread, cover the whole surface. Nappy; put nappy on baby (Sph). |
| Niue | Kaukau | To bathe (Avatele dialect) |
| Niue | Kave(kave) | Straps of bark to hold a burden on the back; piece (of cord, thread, etc.); rays of the setting sun |
| Niue | Kaviti | A loop; anything which fastens one thing to another Problematic |
| Niue | Ke | To (infinitive), so that, in order to (Sph) |
| Niue | Mata/keho/keho | Sharp point |
| Niue | Kena | Grey noddy. Black bosun bird (Sph). |
| Niue | Faka/kia/ | To stretch out the neck |
| Niue | Kili | Saw, file; to saw. To rub against (Sph). |
| Niue | Kihi | Stunted |
| Niue | Kitu | Intensifier to "long" Problematic |
| Niue | Kitikiti-vai. Kitekitevai (Lws,Tgr). | Dragonfly |
| Niue | Kivi | Tapering, diminishing in size; gradually disappearing in the distance |
| Niue | Faka/kivi/kivi | Close the eyes. Keep squinting (Sph). |
| Niue | Kola | Young coconut with little pulp in it |
| Niue | Ole | Beg, beseech. To ask (Sph). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Koupu | Anus, fish-gullet Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kovi | Abnormal. Abnormally small (usually refers to offspring) (Sph). |
| Niue | Haa/ku | My, of mine |
| Niue | Kului | Lift a heavy weight |
| Niue | Ipu | Cup. |
| Niue | Ivi | Fish-bone. Strength (Sph). Borrowed |
