Entries from Sperlich 1997 in Pollex-Online
Sperlich, Wolfgang B., ed. (1997) Tohi Vagahau Niue/ Niue Language Dictionary. Government of Niue in association with Department of LInguistics, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Ihu | Nose |
| Niue | Fe/ita/aki | Hate each other |
| Niue | Ivi/tua | Backbone Borrowed |
| Niue | Laa | Just, yet, here, there Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Laa | Sail |
| Niue | Laua | Third person dual possessive suffix |
| Niue | Laaa | Sun |
| Niue | Laaagina | To be burnt by the sun, to get sunburnt, to be wearied by the sun Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lee | Forehead |
| Niue | Lafa | Ringworm |
| Niue | Lafalafa | Raft. Level, flat-topped (McE). |
| Niue | Laga/ki | To raise up, lift up |
| Niue | Laga | The biggest wave within a series Problematic |
| Niue | La/laga | Weave, plait (pandanus or coconut leaves, incl. making crayfish nets and arrowroot filters) |
| Niue | Lagakali | A tree (Aglaia samoensis), the flowers of which are used for scent |
| Niue | Lagahou | To scramble, to press on together |
| Niue | Lagi | Sky, heaven; to cloud over, to become overcast |
| Niue | Lagi | To heat something over a fire; to smoke (food) |
| Niue | Lagi/lagi | To warm something or someone or oneself at a fire; to heat (e.g. coconut cream) |
| Niue | Lago | Fly (insect) |
| Niue | Lago | To defend, support |
| Niue | Lai | Fish sp. (Trachinotus baillonii) |
| Niue | Laka | Step (n); step over something or somebody, overstep (often implies a 'cautionary' or 'ill-advised' action); to mate [exx. of animals]. To step, to cross over (McE). |
| Niue | Lakalaka | Walk quickly (so as to avoid trouble) |
| Niue | Akau | Tree |
| Niue | V/aku(v/aku) | Scribble, scratch Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Laku | To mix; to touch, handle Problematic |
| Niue | Lala(kai) | Guava (Psidium guajava) |
| Niue | Lala tea | Plant sp. (Vitex trifolia) |
| Niue | Laalaa | Branches Problematic |
| Niue | Lalo | Below, underneath, bottom |
| Niue | Lalo | West Problematic |
| Niue | Lama-ti | Lie in wait (for) |
| Niue | Lamu(lamu) | Tp eat. to chew Problematic |
| Niue | Inu lanu | (of a foetus) To suffocate or otherwise have ill-effects when it takes in (drinks) amniotic fluid |
| Niue | Lapa/tia, lopa/tia | To be dazzled (e.g. by lightning) |
| Niue | Lahi | Big, great, large; many |
| Niue | Laho | Scrotum, testicle |
| Niue | -la(uto)lu | Third person plural possessive suffix Problematic |
| Niue | Lau | Leaf; page |
| Niue | Lau/lahi | Wide, broad |
| Niue | Lau/tote | Narrow |
| Niue | Te/au | Hundred |
| Niue | Au | Thatch (us. sugarcane or pandanus leaves) |
| Niue | Lau | To get caught (e.g. fish hook on coral rock); [be struck, hit] |
| Niue | Laugutu | Lips |
| Niue | Laulahi | Wide, broad |
| Niue | Laulau | Coconut leaf spread (traditionally used onto which to spread food for a feast); table; to spread, to put out (of food) |
| Niue | Lauulu | Hair (of the head) |
| Niue | Lava/hi | To tie, wrap around (of loose clothes that need fastening) |
