Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Matamua | Leading person in front of a battle, a dance team |
| Niue | Matofi/ua | Split in two |
| Niue | Motofu. Mootofu (Sph). | A weed (Sida rhombifolia); a plant (Stachytarpheta indica). (Sida acuta) (Sph). |
| Niue | Mea/mea | To redden (of the sky) |
| Niue | Mea/mea | Gums |
| Niue | Mea | A term of endearment, darling Borrowed |
| Niue | Melo/melo | Orange-coloured |
| Niue | Mili | Rub with the palm of the hand. To rub; to mingle, to crowd (Sph). |
| Niue | Milo/(h)i | Turning about, restless at night. To fidget (Sph) |
| Niue | Miti | Suck; absorb. Extract coconut cream... (Sph). |
| Niue | Mohe-miti | Day-dreaming |
| Niue | Moka | Fair (in colouring); a term of endearment. Darling, dear (term of endearment for girl or wife) (Sph). |
| Niue | Moke/moke | Bare, completely lacking Problematic |
| Niue | Faka/moko/i | Generosity, liberal, generous |
| Niue | Moko/mia | Affected by cold |
| Niue | Moi/ofa | Offering to the dead, placed on a tomb or given to the bereaved family |
| Niue | Motu-hia | Cut off, terminated, stopped . Stop producing (of fruit trees, etc) |
| Niue | Muli | To follow. Last measure of something (Sph). Problematic |
| Niue | Mulu | Rub, massage; take off a cover or sheath |
| Niue | Mulu | To be puzzled over a task ; to fiddle, to take too long (of work) |
| Niue | Muna | Bald Problematic |
| Niue | Mutu/mutu | Cut in pieces |
| Niue | Nane | Boiled arrowroot and coconut pudding Problematic |
| Niue | Na/naoo | Thrust hand into hole |
| Niue | Na/naao | Commence to pull something out of a hole |
| Niue | Nini | Shimmering heat, vapor rising on a sunny day |
| Niue | Nono | Small beetle |
| Niue | Nuka | A bud. To bud, to grow new leaves (Sph). |
| Niue | Ola | Life, health |
| Niue | Oli/oli | Movement of legs in swimming |
| Niue | Olo | Stumps in the game of cricket Borrowed |
| Niue | Omoki | To dip in the sea |
| Niue | Ono(ono) | Look steadfastly |
| Niue | Paa | Slap, clap |
| Niue | Paa | Shell fish-hook for bonito |
| Niue | Pee | Drift ashore, be wrecked |
| Niue | Pe/peko | To suffer ; to look unstable, or on the point of falling, to have a sulky appearance |
| Niue | Peko/peko | To be on the point of collapse (as when carrying a heavy load) |
| Niue | Peepee | The stones against which the king reclined while being anointed |
| Niue | Paito (Motu dialect), peito (Tafiti dialect), piito | Cookhouse, shelter over oven |
| Niue | Pakaka | To crackle, make a cracking noise; to clap (of thunder) |
| Niue | Paki, pake | Portuguese Man-of-war |
| Niue | Pako | A plant (buds used to make oil). Grass-like weed, including nut-grass (Cyperus sp.)... (Sph). |
| Niue | Pakoo | Sound made by a stick when broken; make a slapping noise. To make a deep crackling sound; to hit someone (Sph). |
| Niue | Pakoko | Stiff (as starched clothes). Brittle [ex. dry leaves] (Sph). |
| Niue | Paku | Dry (as rind, skin, etc.) |
| Niue | Pala/popo | Rotting on ground (of over-abundant food) |
| Niue | Pala | Fern sp. |
| Niue | Palai | A variety of yam |
| Niue | Palatao | A large fern (Angiopteris commutata), a common fern (Pteris tripartita). A fern (Angiopteris evecta), largest fern on Niue (Sph). |
