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 | Kave/kave | Rays of setting sun; cord, thread, line |
| Niue | Ae | Interjection used to call attention; interjection of surprise: Hey! Oh! |
| Niue | Ae/nei, ae/nai, ai/nei, ai/nai | Nowadays Problematic |
| Niue | (A(e))naa | That, those; now Problematic |
| Niue | Ae/fee | Which? where? |
| Niue | Ai | Tree sp.: Canarium harveyi |
| Niue | Ane, kane | If (past tense [counterfactual]) Problematic |
| Niue | Ka/eke | If (indeed) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Ma/eke | To be able, to be possible, can, to be allowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Moko elo | Stink beetle |
| Niue | Fe/olo | To wander about. To wander to and fro [ex. people] (McE). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hola/vao | To run wild [ex. pig] |
| Niue | Gaafi. Ugafi (Lws). | Firewood |
| Niue | Puu ihu | Nostril |
| Niue | Mege | Shrink back, dodge Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fakahele | To love, to care for; loved one |
| Niue | Kave | Cord, thread, line (derived from the original meaning of strips of bark used for carrying loads on the back) |
| Niue | Liko/liko | Open, empty (occurs only in association with lagi or puulagi, space) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Lule | To wobble (of something fat and plumpish) |
| Niue | Tuga/tuga, tuga/veve | Rubbish heap |
| Niue | Tuga laakau | A place where sticks and branches are placed when clearing land |
| Niue | Tulutaa | To drip, to splash (implies the dripping sound). A drop of water (McE). |
| Niue | Hake | Following, next (time, day, week, year) |
| Niue | Fohe mui vaka | Steering paddle; an oar; third crew member of a three-man canoe |
| Niue | Pali/a | Hill Problematic |
| Niue | Liti | To throw, cast |
| Niue | Matauha | Rain, raindrop |
| Niue | Leva | To be a long time; for a long time |
| Niue | Kaniva | Upper corner [of a room] Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kano/uma | Lean meat Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Figo | To crumple |
| Niue | Fi/figo | To wither, wrinkle |
| Niue | Ma/figo/figo | Crumpled (of fabrics); wrinkled (of skin) |
| Niue | Mafiti | Swift, quick Problematic |
| Niue | Ma/hegi/hegi | Twilight; indistinct |
| Niue | Faka/ue. Faka/aue (Lws). | To thank someone |
| Niue | Faka/ua/ua | To be reluctant, undecided Problematic |
| Niue | Faka/tokotui | To kneel Problematic |
| Niue | Fe/tamaki | To nearly happen, to have a narrow escape Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kai/mulu | To harvest prematurely; to deplete; to harvest (steal) someone else's crops. Greedy (Lws). |
| Niue | Kelea | Bad, evil |
| Niue | Lama/kai | To be mean, stingy Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mata/hela | Cross-eyed |
| Niue | Matapoouli | Blind one, the blind |
| Niue | Mateguuguu | To be physically tired, exhausted, weary |
| Niue | Uli/hega | Round scad (Decapterus macrosoma). Herring (McE). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Vili | To vote, to cast lots; to elect to make a special visit |
| Niue | Ha | Genitive case marker with plural pronouns |
| Niue | Ivitua | Backbone |
| Niue | Gutu manu | Beak |
