Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Uka | An arrowroot scraper (made of sinnet bound round a piece of wood) |
| Niue | Ula | Smoke a pipe or cigarette |
| Niue | Ulu | To level stones Problematic |
| Niue | Inafi | To scale a fish (Motu dial) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Unu | To shed (shell); peel (remove bark); emerge, be withdrawn |
| Niue | Unu | Move along, move over, draw near |
| Niue | Kai va/valo | To curse Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Valu | Kingfish. Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) (Sph). |
| Niue | Veve/veve | Fruit left on a tree because it is out of reach |
| Niue | Vivii | Intensive used with kona (bitter). (Teeth) on edge; irritated, acrid (Sph). |
| Niue | Viki/a | Hint, be rumoured, reported Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Vili | Bore; gimlet. To spin; spinning-top (Sph). |
| Niue | Tafola | Scattered about |
| Niue | Lango fufu | Carpenter wasp. Common blow fly (Sph). |
| Niue | Kalemutu | Worm (Motu dialect) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Mafu | To whistle (Tafiti dialect) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Poaki (Tafiti dialect), puaki (Motu dialect) | (To issue a) command |
| Niue | Fune | Dried salt on skin after sea-bathing. Dry, not well looked after (of skin); bad (Sph). |
| Niue | Fakaata | Reflector, mirror |
| Niue | Tulula | Boat (said to be a Samoan word). [?Samoan] A big, noisy, rusty vehicle; an old monstrosity of a vehicle ) (Sph). Borrowed |
| Niue | Tulei | Thrust, push. Push over (Sph). |
| Niue | Tulu/tulei (hifo) | Throw down. Push over (pl.obj.) (Sph). |
| Niue | Mamala | A shrub (wands of which are used as the shafts of tika) |
| Niue | Faka/paa | Touch |
| Niue | Koli/koli | Dance; a dance; to rejoice; joy |
| Niue | Pakupaku | Dry, shallow, low (of tide) Problematic |
| Niue | Fak(a)alofa | Love, pity, compassion; to love, pity, have mercy, bless. Greetings; handshake (in greeting); present, gift (Sph). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Mo | From |
| Niue | Hake | To go up, climb; to go north or east; to take up, bring up; to land from a vessel |
| Niue | Noo | Your (sing.) (obs.) |
| Niue | E | Article, either definite or indefinite |
| Niue | He | Preposition with a wide range of meanings...sometimes replacing the article e |
| Niue | Vao-motua | The original dense forest, virgin bush |
| Niue | Pehe | To say |
| Niue | Pehee | Thus (used for present or future time) |
| Niue | Maine (Motu dialect), maini (Tafiti dialect) | Enjoyable, thrilling |
| Niue | Hili | To be caught in a branch (as a bird when shot); to lie on top of the water, be suspended, be buoyant in the water |
| Niue | Uanga | Worm, maggot, parasite |
| Niue | Ulu-hina | Grey-headed |
| Niue | Ninei | This day (now over) |
| Niue | U/ulo | To blow (as a fire, a trumpet); to blow (as a whale); to blow (as the wind). To smoke (tobacco products) (Sph). |
| Niue | Faka/emo | To eat sparingly Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Fifiti | Hot on the tongue (like pepper). Acrid (as raw taro) (Lws). |
| Niue | Fitaa | Definitely; sn emphatic affirmative, yes indeed, definitely yes. To already have done something (Sph). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Ko/ete, folo/ete | Anus Problematic |
| Niue | Haa/taki | Forbid, rebuke, hinder |
| Niue | Feefee | Elephantiasis Borrowed |
| Niue | Kefu | Disrespectful term of address (used in quarrelling); affectionate address to a boy Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Ketu/ketu | To paddle swiftly Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kii | To whistle in a shrill manner. To fart (Sph). To squeak (Lws). |
