Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Laa | Branch (of tree); strand (of rope). (Carries the connotation of being 'small' or 'the smaller part of a whole') (Sph). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Afo/lau | Bivouac, temporary shelter |
| Niue | Lafu | Collective term used in describing group of women or children. Gathering of siblings and other relatives of same generation (Sph). |
| Niue | Laakau | Shrub, plant. Borrowed |
| Niue | Laki | West |
| Niue | Lamati | Court, woo (colloquial) |
| Niue | Lama | Lamp-black, soot Problematic |
| Niue | Ama | Search for crabs, etc. with a torch |
| Niue | Lanu | Colour; to be varied, variegated |
| Niue | Lau | Chorus (sung when dragging weights, etc.) |
| Niue | Lauka | A comparative, better etc. Problematic |
| Niue | Laupapa | Floor, board, platform |
| Niue | Lava/kimata | Bark-cloth hat |
| Niue | Lei | Rattle, as shell ornament does Problematic |
| Niue | Liki/liki | Small (Motu dialect) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lofia | Overflowed, flooded over. To be covered (of land) (Sph). |
| Niue | Loi | Mattress Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lolo | Oil |
| Niue | Lue | Shake, sway, tremble |
| Niue | Maene/ene | Ticklish |
| Niue | Mafao | Stretched apart, well separated; to stretch oneself |
| Niue | Mafoa | A large tree (Planchonella sp.) Problematic |
| Niue | Mafole/fole | Peel, as bark from tree |
| Niue | Mafuke | Opened, partly undone, as a parcel |
| Niue | Mafuli | Turned over, upturned |
| Niue | Ma/futa/ | To emerge (as from the bush or from the water after a dive). To wake up intermittently; to come up [as a topic] (Sph). |
| Niue | Mafuti | Plucked out (as hair etc.); slight pain |
| Niue | Mangele | Tree, (Trema orientalis var) |
| Niue | Makaka | Firm-footed (in climbing etc.) ; proficient, expert, Skilful, good at something (Sph). |
| Niue | Makau/kau | Desire earnestly, try hard Problematic |
| Niue | Mokulu | Fall (as ripe fruit); fall in morsels; fall out, down |
| Niue | Maalili | Tree sp. (Elattostachys falcata). (Terminalia richii) (Sph). |
| Niue | Maliu | To change (as one's ature or attitude); to turn towards the speaker |
| Niue | Maloaa | Unwillingly, reluctantly. Weak, unwilling to work (Lws). |
| Niue | Moluu(luu) | Soft, weak; loose, to loosen |
| Niue | Mamata | Look at, watch in admiration. To watch, to regard (Sph) |
| Niue | Mana | Shower of light rain (a good omen) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mania | Ache, toothache, twinge of pain; bitter. |
| Niue | Manu-mea | Band of dove or parakeet feathers |
| Niue | Maopo | Crushed, as a tin etc. Out of shape (Sph). |
| Niue | Maopo/opo | To complete, round off, tidy |
| Niue | Maota, moota | Tree (Dysoxylum richii) |
| Niue | Mahanga | Forked (of a road) |
| Niue | Mahalo | Assume, imagine. Accept, agree (Sph). |
| Niue | Mahalo/halo | Doubt; resolve in the mind. Accept; doubt (Sph). |
| Niue | Matakainaanga | A man's brother, a woman's sister Problematic |
| Niue | Matakite | Keen-eyed, sharp-eyed |
| Niue | Mataala | Be on watch, vigilant Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Mokulu mataali | Fall off unripe (fruit, coconuts) |
| Niue | Matalima | Finger |
