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 | Fafagu | To wake someone |
| Niue | Fali | Wipe up (e.g. faeces) |
| Niue | Fifine | Woman, female |
| Niue | Fa/faga/ | To feed animals |
| Niue | Fao | To pet, to make a pet of; to use, to try (only used in expressions indicating personal trial and tribulation). A pet (McE). |
| Niue | Fagai | To feed; offering, gift; grouped according to extended families. A division of the people, a sept, extended family (McE). Problematic |
| Niue | Fagamea | A fish, red bass (Lutjanus bohar) |
| Niue | Fagota | Gather shellfish on the reef |
| Niue | Fagu | Jar, bottle |
| Niue | Fai | Make, collect |
| Niue | Faikai | Dish of cooked fish and coconut cream |
| Niue | Faite | To pose; expose oneself provocatively [of a woman] |
| Niue | Faka- | Causative |
| Niue | Faka- | To act in the manner of |
| Niue | Faka/fana/ | To warm up food; to repeat what one has said |
| Niue | Fakaafu | Prepare or light oven |
| Niue | Fakaiite | Bare the teeth; show anger, displeasure Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fakalaaa | To go out in the sun |
| Niue | Fakalanu | To wash away salt water; to drink with food, wash down food |
| Niue | Fakalogo/logo | To do something quietly |
| Niue | Faka/ta/ongo | To listen (to ascertain the direction from where a sound is coming from) Problematic |
| Niue | Fakamau | Hold fast, fasten; continue, perpetuate; to marry someone |
| Niue | Fakataha | Uniform (n) |
| Niue | Fakavee/aga | Foundation, base, theme |
| Niue | Faki | To pull out, tear out; pick. To pluck (as fruit) (McE). |
| Niue | Fala/fala | A disease which attacks the soles of the feet; decay (of teeth...); small size, tiny one Problematic |
| Niue | Faa | Pandanus |
| Niue | Fala/naki | To lean on, depend upon |
| Niue | Fale | House |
| Niue | Faliu | To change, be changed |
| Niue | Fao | Stretch; to stretch something out of shape |
| Niue | Fa/fao | To stretch, to exercise |
| Niue | Fana/fiti | Bow and arrow |
| Niue | Fana | Gun; to shoot. Bow, arrow (McE). |
| Niue | Fana/hi | Apply something hot as a treatment for sickness; to hit with bare hands, cuff Problematic |
| Niue | Fafana | Whisper |
| Niue | Fanaa | Mast |
| Niue | Faanau | Children |
| Niue | Fano | Go (Singular) |
| Niue | Pano/pano | A small coastal tree (Guettarda speciosa) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fao | Nail, peg. Stake (McE). |
| Niue | Fafao | Pack, stuff, fill, put something in a container |
| Niue | (Faka)foo/hake | To lie face up, to face up |
| Niue | Fo/foo | Take something without permission. To rob, take by force, capture, abduct (McE). To take violently (Wms). |
| Niue | Fata | Shelf, store house, work stage, store, stage |
| Niue | Fatafata | Chest (body part) |
| Niue | Fati | Break off, snap |
| Niue | Fati | To compose songs; tune Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fatu | To fold |
| Niue | Patu/oo | Rock, stone Phonologically Irregular |
