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 | Gee/gee | Clam (generic) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Muufeke | Squid (Sepia spp.) Problematic |
| Niue | I | In, at, from (mainly with locational nouns) |
| Niue | Kalava | To be seen like a strip on the horizon Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kanomata | Corner where upper and lower eyelids meet at the nose, lacrimal duct |
| Niue | Kau | To team up, act in an organized way |
| Niue | Kave | To carry an ill-feeling Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kihikihi | Plant spp., weeds (Oxalis corniculata, Phyllanthus simplex) |
| Niue | Kofe | Musical instrument (of any sort)... Nose flute (McE). |
| Niue | Kogo | To smell of urine Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lafi | To add; to get involved (with bad behaviour) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | La/lafi | To put together Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Laga/laga | To lever up carefully (refers to harvesting of yams or taro with a digging stick) |
| Niue | Looa | To choke [on] (of solids) |
| Niue | Lile/lile | Not well planted, not firmly fixed, loose Problematic |
| Niue | Lupe | A traditional propeller-like toy or craft item; propeller, fan Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Lupe/lupe | A criss-cross pattern (in weaving and carving) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Lupo/lupo | Young small-size bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)... |
| Niue | Makona | To be satisfied, satiated, full (refers to eating and drinking, and figuratively to the mind) |
| Niue | Mapuna | To have risen [ex. sun] |
| Niue | Mataga | Look-out point (at the verge of high places, such as cliffs) |
| Niue | Mataki/a | To look at, peep, pry |
| Niue | Mahino | Obvious, clear Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Matua | Parent; elder |
| Niue | Maunu | To be moved, to be shifted |
| Niue | Mafai | Able, willing |
| Niue | Pagugu, pakuku | To be crunchy. To grind the teeth (McE). |
| Niue | Melie | Satisfied, happy (with loto) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Maligi | To be spilt |
| Niue | Mama | A land slug; a mollusc (prob. chiton)... |
| Niue | Mano | Abundance, plenty, many |
| Niue | Maa/maa | To be of light or pale colour |
| Niue | Mahee | To be torn, ripped. Husked, cut open (McE). |
| Niue | Mahiki/hiki | To be spic and span |
| Niue | Matafonua | Head of the island, headland; (as place name) northern tip of Niue |
| Niue | Matata | To be torn apart |
| Niue | Matalima motua | Thumb |
| Niue | Matahui motua | Big toe |
| Niue | Mavehe | To part, to say goodbye Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Maveu | To be open, to be opened Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | K/ol/olo | To coo Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Pakee, pokee, pakaa | To make a light crackling sound [ex. chewing gum] |
| Niue | Patapata | To have a rash (on the skin) Problematic |
| Niue | Puke | Decking or top part of a canoe |
| Niue | Amui | In or for the future, the time to follow; at a later date |
| Niue | Ma/ango/a | Empty, dry (of fallen coconut) |
| Niue | Ha/hamo | To carry something on a pole over the shoulder |
| Niue | Anoiha | In the future, in time to come |
| Niue | Alafia | Sleepless Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | -i | Verbal suffix that can effect a valency change... |
