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 | Pango/taa | Prisoner, convict. Slave (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Pango/pango/taa | Rude. Uncouth (McE). |
| Niue | Pag/uti | To make a light crackling sound [when eaten] |
| Niue | Paha/huu | To be damp |
| Niue | Pahua, pakua | Bone Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Pala/pala/veka | Fern spp. (Tectaria chrysotricha, T.latifolia) |
| Niue | Pala/tava | Coastal fern spp. (Phymatodes nigrescens, Acrostichum aureum) |
| Niue | Palea | To obtain or receive something unexpectedly. Obtained in an indefinite way, or from an indefinite place; infrequent, rare (McE). |
| Niue | Pale/pale | Reward, payment. Compensation (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Palu teehii | Castor oil fish (Ruvettus pretiosus) |
| Niue | Pao/ga | To be hit well [ex. ball] |
| Niue | Paapaa | To cook, on the open fire, food wrapped in leaves |
| Niue | Pa/too | To fall, to drop. Fall in scattered drops, as rain at the beginning of a shower (McE). |
| Niue | Uli patoki | Pitch black |
| Niue | Pau/aki | Be deliberate; [deliberately (v)] |
| Niue | Pee/a | Like this (arch.) |
| Niue | Pega | Bundle; to bundle Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Peke/peke | To be quick Problematic |
| Niue | Pee/pee | To be smudgy, to have food on the face (due to untidy eating habits) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Piko/piko | To tell a lie; to lie |
| Niue | Pita | Put together, make up. Problematic |
| Niue | Poe | A young surgeonfish (Acanthurus sp.).... Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Pohii, kohii | Coarse (of voice) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Pokuu, pohuu, tokuu | To make a thudding sound or noise Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Polo | Notch |
| Niue | Pono/ti | To stop up, cork, close, caulk, cover |
| Niue | Pootake, pootaki | Shallow Problematic |
| Niue | Pua | Bud (of flower); to bud |
| Niue | Pue | Small shellfish sp. |
| Niue | Puhi/i | Blowhole (of sea) |
| Niue | Punuti | To protect, to shield Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Pupuo | A deep hole in the reef |
| Niue | Putu/i | To be close together, clustered |
| Niue | Saga/saga | Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tafua | Rim of a traditional drum |
| Niue | Tafuna | Mound (of earth) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Taga/hulufe | Bundle of spears Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tahufe, talufe | To dangle, to hang down Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Taihun(e,i), toihun(e,i) | Coastal shrub spp. (Heliotropium anomalum, Messerschmidia argentea) |
| Niue | Taitai | Experienced, skilful (with regard to fishing and hunting). Industrious (principally applied to fishermen); to hunt for food (McE). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Taka | To rove, wander, move around |
| Niue | Talapoti | Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) Problematic |
| Niue | Tali | To carry (implies carrying loads such as water, making a number of trips) |
| Niue | Ta/lofe | To hang loosely, droop Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tago/kii | To go or arrive very early |
| Niue | Tao/naga | Feast, party, celebration |
| Niue | Taa/tukumiti | Sea urchin sp. (white, short spines, in shallow pools on reef) |
| Niue | Tau | To pick, gather (flowers, fruits, leaves). To gather tiale [Gardenia] flowers (McE). |
| Niue | Tau | Price |
| Niue | Tau | To cover (of earth oven or house) |
