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 | Veve | Rubbish |
| Niue | Vevela | Hot, very warm [ex. sun] |
| Niue | Vii | A tree, Tahitian apple or Brazilian plum, (Spondias cytheria) |
| Niue | Viki | To spring, to jump quickly Problematic |
| Niue | Vihi | Entangled, trapped [ex. fly in spider web]. Plaited (McE). |
| Niue | Tika. | Javelin, dart, spear (used in sport of taa-tika) |
| Niue | Pulaka | Xanthosoma violaceum, a plant similar to taro, with thick tuberous edible rhizome (Sph) |
| Niue | Mamalava | A tree (Elaeocarpus tonganus) |
| Niue | Lautolu | A creeper with trifoliate leaves |
| Niue | Fou igo | A plant, a prickly hibiscus (Hibiscus abelmoschus); (Hibiscus diversifolius) (Whr) |
| Niue | Fia kai | Hungry |
| Niue | Fu/fua ika | Fish egg, roe |
| Niue | Olo | To rub, to make something smooth; plane (n), to plane Borrowed |
| Niue | Afii ulu | Hat, head covering Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fuu | Clap with cupped hands |
| Niue | (H)afa/gi | To open (vt) |
| Niue | Agi | To wander, to be a vagabond; non-playing member of a cricket team, marshall (someone who rounds the field to encourage poor fielders) |
| Niue | Fagu | To blow (usually refers to the blowing of the nose) |
| Niue | Fagu/fagu | Breathe heavily, pant |
| Niue | Patu | To be rocky; foundation, base Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Matakainaga | Relative, relation |
| Niue | Lago vaka, lago tutua | Supporting beams for a canoe when stored on land |
| Niue | Kitikiti | Larvae of mosquito |
| Niue | Ogo/ogo/noa | To be still, to be silent |
| Niue | Mege/mege | Wrinkled |
| Niue | One | Gunpowder |
| Niue | Pokoo, pakoo | To spank, to hit; to make a knocking noise Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hogo elo | To smell bad |
| Niue | Gutu/gutu | Stump. Stubble (McE). |
| Niue | Pale ulu | Hair band |
| Niue | Pale | Support; rely on |
| Niue | Paletua | Backbone for relying on; something put aside for the future, savings |
| Niue | Matala | To come to understand, to become educated. (with loto) Wise, educated; understanding, wisdom, knowledge (McE). |
| Niue | Pilo | Dirty; dirt, waste |
| Niue | Faka/pilo | To defecate |
| Niue | Fole | Very small bivalve shellfish sp. |
| Niue | Tofola | Flat area inside reef |
| Niue | Mula | Flame, tongue of fire Borrowed |
| Niue | Loo/loo | To splash |
| Niue | Kulapu | A fish, Kusakars snapper or saddleback snapper (Paracaesio kusakarii) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Mataele | Flagtail Grouper (Cephalopholis urodela) |
| Niue | Pati | To clap; to slap |
| Niue | Fakanofo | To induct (e.g. new pastor) |
| Niue | Pitoi | Tongs; to remove with tongs Problematic |
| Niue | Hiofi, hinofi, piofi, iofi | Tongs; to use tongs to remove something from a fire Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hanei, hanai | This, these; this is, these are Problematic |
| Niue | Lala uli | Plant sp. (Grewia crenata) |
| Niue | Kolo/kolo/loo | To make a hollow gurgling sound |
| Niue | Kolo/uu | To make a rumbling sound (of the stomach) |
| Niue | Mataa | Coconut scraper Problematic |
