Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Pane/lima | Part of the palm of the hand where it joins the wrist. Base of the palm, lower wrist (Sph). |
| Niue | Vaka paopao | A boat, a canoe. One-man canoe (Sph). |
| Niue | Pahu | Bang, stamp, dash down. Stamp, slam; to fish by a method involving tapping parts of the canoe (Sph). |
| Niue | Pa(pa)hua | Large bivalve shellfish often found embedded in coral. |
| Niue | Pato | Duck n. |
| Niue | Patu | Rock; stony, rocky. Foundation (Sph). Problematic |
| Niue | Pehena | In like manner, like that |
| Niue | Pehenai | In this manner, like this |
| Niue | Pena/pena | To tie, bind. To bind, bundle up (Sph). |
| Niue | Peehi | Fall on, press upon, lean against. To press, push down (Sph). |
| Niue | Pia | Arrowroot plant (Tacca pinnatifida); food prepared from arrowroot |
| Niue | Ka/pia | Cassava or tapioca (Manihot esculenta) |
| Niue | Mata/pia/ | Gummy-eyed |
| Niue | Piki | Paralysed (of arm) |
| Niue | Pihi/pihi | To spatter |
| Niue | Pongi | Coward; weak, inactive (mentally) |
| Niue | Pongi | A kind of taro |
| Niue | Poko | To fail, of sight |
| Niue | Lau/polata/ | Inner, dry skin of the banana plant (used for wrapping valuables). Banana bark (continuous with dried leaves) (Sph). |
| Niue | Poopoo | Pat, slap |
| Niue | Poo tangotango | Utter darkness. To be completely dark (Sph). Problematic |
| Niue | Pouli- | Prefix to -taha, -ua, nights of the moon |
| Niue | Puu | Univalve mollusc shell; trumpet; horn of a motor-car |
| Niue | Pukatea | (Pisonia grandis) |
| Niue | Faka/puke/ | Heap up |
| Niue | Faka/pulu/ | Steep in water, ferment; hatch eggs |
| Niue | Pulu/pulu | Scarf. Shawl (McE). |
| Niue | Pu/puni/ | Enclose, shut in. Block up, cover up, partition (Sph). |
| Niue | Puho | A flame; to flare; blazing |
| Niue | Afule, hafule | Strip the dry leaves from sugarcane, pandanus, banana etc. (Motu dialect). To clear dead leaves (Sph). |
| Niue | Haakina | To strike (as the foot against a stone) |
| Niue | Vai /halo/ | A dish of scraped coconut and arrowroot |
| Niue | Hama | Wife (fig.) |
| Niue | Kai/hamu/ | Eat meat without vegetables. Eat only protein foods (Sph). |
| Niue | Hana | Maize |
| Niue | Hahave | Large flying-fish. Fully grown flying fish...(Sph). |
| Niue | Hau/hauaa | Churlish, bad-tempered Borrowed |
| Niue | He | Because of, on account of, as, whilst |
| Niue | Hee | Large flying grasshopper, cicada |
| Niue | Hei | Floral decoration for bride; to place a flower in hair or behind ear |
| Niue | Hele | To cut up, castrate; mark bark cloth; reap |
| Niue | Hi/hina | Drip; flow (of tears). |
| Niue | Hifo | Go westwards Problematic |
| Niue | Hoa | Helper, follower, companion. Partner (Sph). |
| Niue | Hoka | Pierce, poke. Thrust, spear (Sph). |
| Niue | Holi | Trample on, kick, disobey. Break (promise) (Bib.) |
| Niue | Hohaa-tia | Nuisance, noise; noisy |
| Niue | Hu/hua | Liquid, juice, juicy, filled with milk (of breast) |
| Niue | Huli | Young plants of taro, banana etc.; offspring, shoot, scion |
| Niue | Hulu/hulu | Mend (as a mat) |
