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 | Havili | Blow softly, gentle breeze |
| Niue | He/hee | Be lost, go astray |
| Niue | Heke | Slip, slide; glide (of schools of fish) |
| Niue | Hele | To snare, tie up; snare (n) |
| Niue | Hema | Left (not right); left-handed |
| Niue | Hega | Blue-crowned Lory or parakeet (Vini australis); affectionate term for wife or daughter |
| Niue | Hega/hega | Red light rays at sunrise or sunset |
| Niue | Heu | Net birds or flying-fish with long-handled net; ruffle (hair, with raking motion); charge (with head, as bull). Shuffle away (McE). |
| Niue | Heheu | To scatter (leaves with foot) |
| Niue | Hii | To catch fish (usually by means of rod) |
| Niue | Hiapo | Paper-mulberry plant, bark-cloth garment |
| Niue | Hifi | Shave, shear, cut (hair, fur, fleece, etc.) |
| Niue | Hika | To line or scratch (pandanus leaves for cutting); to strike a match |
| Niue | Hiku | Tail; to end (vi) |
| Niue | Hiohio, tiotio | Whirlwind, tornado Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hipa | Young, small flying-fish Problematic |
| Niue | Hipa | Slant slightly, lean to one side, be crooked. Be askew, list (McE). |
| Niue | (Fua) hihi | Snail (generic) |
| Niue | Hihi | Scoop something out (of a container); cut out, scoop out (copra from shell) |
| Niue | Hogi | To smell, to sniff |
| Niue | Ho/hogo | To smell something (from a distance) |
| Niue | Hoko | Only, alone, -self |
| Niue | Hola | To flee, run away, escape |
| Niue | Holo | Move fast, speed (v); float swiftly |
| Niue | Hologa | Descendant |
| Niue | Homo | Excel, surpass, be the best; be nice, look nice Problematic |
| Niue | Hopo | Jump, leap, spring (v) |
| Niue | Hopo/mate | Last night of the last quarter of the moon |
| Niue | Hopo/ate | Frightened, scared |
| Niue | Hopokia | Frightened, shocked |
| Niue | Hu/hui | To change, alter |
| Niue | Huki | Pierce, inject, prick, fork (v); cob (of corn), spike (of wheat). |
| Niue | Hu/hulu | Thrust, push |
| Niue | Hulu | Torch; shine [illuminate] |
| Niue | Hu/hulu | Shine (of sun, moon, stars) |
| Niue | Humu | Triggerfish spp. (Sufflamen bursa, Balistapus undulatus) |
| Niue | Hu/hunu | Burn, set alight |
| Niue | Hunu | To whip, flog Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | -kita | First person singular affective possessive Problematic |
| Niue | Taa | Hit, strike; make, build, perform; cut (with implement); draw, mark; throw, wield, cast |
| Niue | Taa | Cut (with an implement); draw, mark, engrave |
| Niue | Taa/tatau | To tattoo; tattoo (n) |
| Niue | Taa | Soldierfish (Myripristis violasus) |
| Niue | Tee | Excrement |
| Niue | Tafa | Cut with a sharp instrument, slit |
| Niue | Tau/tafaga | Naked (of people); bare, infertile (land) |
| Niue | Tafaga/faga | Shrub, low bush (of area, carries the connotation of 'bare, infertile land') |
| Niue | Tafe | To flow; current (of ocean) |
| Niue | Tafi | To sweep; broom; razor. To shave (McE). |
| Niue | Tafiti | Name given to the southern part of Niue, and only used as such (Sph). Problematic |
