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 | Tau/tui | Link arms or hands |
| Niue | Tauvalo | To pray |
| Niue | Te/afu, ta/afu | Tired Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Te/alu, ti/alu | Creeper sp. (Verbena officinalis); spreading weed sp. (Salvia occidentalis). Creeping shrub found on cliffs (McE). |
| Niue | Tegamee | Small cat's eye shell (Turbo sp.) [young stage of alili]. |
| Niue | Teia | To come into contact with something accidentally. Slightly hurt (McE). |
| Niue | Teka | Pull or hook something down or towards one; bowl (in cricket) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Neke teki, neke teke | Lest Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Te/koko, ti/koko | To limp; to suffer Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tee/lata | To dislike, be timid (of a child who is not confident with strangers) |
| Niue | Telekihi | Soldierfish sp. (Myripristis violaceus) |
| Niue | Tepo, telo | Lick, lap up Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Telo | Clitoris Problematic |
| Niue | Te/mole | To disappear from view |
| Niue | Teepulupulu | Small sea cucumber (beche de mer) sp. |
| Niue | Teteki | Nasty, disgusting |
| Niue | Tifitifi | Butterfly fish (Chaetodon sp.) |
| Niue | Ti/gogo | Funnel (n) |
| Niue | Tike | Protrude, stick out (of teeth) |
| Niue | Timo, temu | Game of knucklebones |
| Niue | Tititai | Coastal creeping plant (Triumfetta procumbens) Problematic |
| Niue | Tofa/tofa | To bless; to give instructions or guidance as to behaviour Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tofia | The sea (implies a healthy respect for the sea) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Togi | To replant, replace (shoots that do not grow) |
| Niue | Toho/toho | To attempt rape |
| Niue | Toi/a | Stained |
| Niue | Tokaala | Uterus |
| Niue | Tolitoliuli | Fish sp. (small black fish, attached to bigger fish, poss. cleaner wrasse) |
| Niue | Tolo | Move; assemble, come together (of people); young lice Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tolo/tolofi | To get together, assemble [of people] Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Toti | To prick or stab something lightly |
| Niue | Toti/toti | To tiptoe quickly |
| Niue | To/tonu | Gentle, kind Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tua/haa | Suspicious Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tu/golo | To snore. To sleep (respectful) (McE). |
| Niue | Tui | To substitute, [replace] Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tuke | Thorax of a crab |
| Niue | Tulana | Pulpit Problematic |
| Niue | Tuli/hui | Knee Problematic |
| Niue | Tuli/a | To be unwanted, rejected (by the opposite sex) |
| Niue | Tulu/i | To treat (usually medical); to teach a lesson, put a stop to something |
| Niue | Tuma | To move slowly [ex. ship] |
| Niue | Tu/moulu, tu/maulu | To be secretly infatuated |
| Niue | Tumu | Cavity in rocks, trees etc. where water collects |
| Niue | Tuoo | Shovel; to scoop, to shovel Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tupe/tupe | To stumble, stagger; to be concerned Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tuutala | Talk to each other, converse, chat Problematic |
| Niue | Uga/mea | A land-dwelling hermit crab |
| Niue | Ulaula | Spiked prawn (Saron marmoratus) Problematic |
| Niue | (U)uma | Pick [out,up] with thumb and index finger; pinch (to kill small land-crab) Problematic |
