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 | Loto | A small pool on the reef. Pool, lakelet (McE). |
| Niue | Lo/loto/ | A large pool on the reef. A pool inside, or on, the reef (McE). |
| Niue | Loto | Mind, heart; to wish, to desire |
| Niue | Lotu | Religion, denomination |
| Niue | Lotu | Search for food in times of scarcity Problematic |
| Niue | Luo | Hole, pit |
| Niue | Lua | Vomit, throw up |
| Niue | Ua | Two |
| Niue | Lua/umee | Conductor (the person standing to the right of the leader in traditional dancing, to help the leader in conducting the singins) |
| Niue | Lue/lue | Shake (of earth) |
| Niue | Luga | Above, upon, over, top |
| Niue | Luku | A fern (Asplenium nidus); the young leaves are used as a vegetable Problematic |
| Niue | Luku(luku) | To carry in the arms [ex. child]. |
| Niue | Lulu | Barn owl (Tyto alba) |
| Niue | Lupe | Pacific pigeon (Ducula pacifica) |
| Niue | Ma | Numeral conjunction |
| Niue | Maa | Ashamed |
| Niue | Ma | For |
| Niue | Mafaa(faa) | Cracked open, split open. Crack, rift; to cut through, as a vessel cutting through the waves (McE). |
| Niue | Mafaki | To drop off as fruit from tree |
| Niue | Mafana | Warm |
| Niue | Mafati | To be snapped off, to break down by force; to calm down, to subside; to be relieved |
| Niue | Mafela(fela) | Chipped Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mafoa | A place apart, a separate place Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mafola | To have peace, be at peace, be alright; peace Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mafu | To heal (vi) Problematic |
| Niue | Mafua | Seasonal food (for fish and birds) |
| Niue | Mafuike | Earthquake |
| Niue | Mafuti/futi | To come out, to come off (e.g. hair, feathers) |
| Niue | Maga | Forked. branched, opened up our out; fork (area between branches), parting, division... |
| Niue | Maaga | Part, division, piece; and a bit; village |
| Niue | Magalo | Fresh, sweet (usually of food and drink). Vai magalo, fresh water. |
| Niue | Magavai | Fresh water |
| Niue | Mangiho | Stinging nettle tree (Dendrocnide harveyi). A woody weed (Acalypha boehmerioides) (McE). |
| Niue | Maagi | To be airy, to allow the wind to blow through, to be well ventilated |
| Niue | Mago | Dry, dried up (e.g. ground); overcooked |
| Niue | Magoo | Shark |
| Niue | Mahu | Abundance of food, to be abundant |
| Niue | Mahui | To be sprained, strained. To crick (as the neck) (McE). |
| Niue | Mohuku | A common fern (Nephrolepis hirsutula)... |
| Niue | Mai | Towards speaker |
| Niue | Mai | To give (with same directional distinction as the post-verbal particle) |
| Niue | Maai | Sour and bitter; slightly salty, brackish Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Maile | Shrub sp. (Alyxia stellata) fragrant leaves used for making lei and scenting oil |
| Niue | Maineine | Excited, ticklish |
| Niue | Meito | Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus). A black fish (McE). |
| Niue | Maka | Stone, pebble, rock... |
| Niue | Makala/kala | Garrulous, talkative Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Makalili | Cold, chilly |
| Niue | Makatea | Coral sand, a type of limestone Problematic |
