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 | E | Common article with scope over common nouns Problematic |
| Niue | Lea | To speak [exx. with negative] |
| Niue | Efu/efu (afi) | Ashes |
| Niue | Ega | To be rosy; overripe |
| Niue | Egaega | Deep red; overripe |
| Niue | Lele | To fly; flow (of liquid) |
| Niue | Lelea | To change colour (of yams) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Lefua | Chief (wife's term for husband in respectful language) Problematic |
| Niue | Leo | Voice, sound |
| Niue | Leo/leo | To guard, watch over, protect; constable, policeman |
| Niue | Lepa/lepa | Flooded, stained |
| Niue | Lepe/ti | To knock down (of solid objects) |
| Niue | Lii(lii). Li/lii (McE). | Bind, tie |
| Niue | Liaki | To swing so as to throw something. To pretend to throw something while retaining it in the hand (McE). |
| Niue | Li/liaki/ | Swing to and fro. Swing the arms when walking (McE). |
| Niue | Lialia/pou | Giddy |
| Niue | (Li)ligi | To pour, to gush (vt) |
| Niue | Ligo | To ease, to relieve (refers to easing of pain when pain relief is given) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Liha | Nit, egg of louse |
| Niue | Lika | Fear, be afraid. Watch [for] in terror (McE). |
| Niue | Iki/iki | Small (suppletive plural of tote) |
| Niue | Faka/iki/iki | To make small (usually refers to quantity) |
| Niue | Liku | Village on the west side of the island (Smith) |
| Niue | Lima | Five |
| Niue | Lima | Hand, arm; power, authority |
| Niue | Limu | Seaweed, moss |
| Niue | Lilo | To twist, curl, braid Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lipi(lipi) | Break in pieces, shatter Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Liu | Inside (refers to 'inside spaces' which are commonly accessible) [ex. pot] Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Liu | To turn, return; again (pre-verbal) |
| Niue | Liivai | Urinate |
| Niue | Loo | Ant, termite (generic) |
| Niue | Loa | Long, tall |
| Niue | Ofa | Fathom (measure of outstretched arms |
| Niue | Ofe | Bend (refers to casually bending something) |
| Niue | O/ofe/ | To bend (refers to carfully bending something) |
| Niue | Ofe/ofe/ | Bend carefully; straighten something bent |
| Niue | Loga | Many, plenty |
| Niue | Ta/ogo | To echo |
| Niue | Ogo | Message; to call, to send a message, to announce |
| Niue | Logologo. Lologo (Ykr). | Palm-like tree (Cycas circinalis) |
| Niue | Loholoho | Stalk on which the coconut grows |
| Niue | Loi | Fish sp (Cephalopholis argus) |
| Niue | Loka | Rough (of sea) |
| Niue | Lo/loku/ | Bend |
| Niue | Loli | Sea cucumber or beche-de-mer |
| Niue | Lologo | Sing, song |
| Niue | Lomoki | To dip, submerge, duck (under water) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lomi | To print, to type. To press (McE). Suppress (Lws). |
| Niue | Loto | Inside, within, between |
