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 | Fua | Fruit, bear fruit |
| Niue | Fuafua | A fish (young mullet) |
| Niue | Fue | Fan improvised from fern leaves, fly whisk |
| Niue | Fu/fufu/ | Strip (fiber) off plant |
| Niue | Fuga | Surface of something, top |
| Niue | Matua fugavai | Parent-in-law |
| Niue | Fuhi | Bundle (n) (us. of sugarcane or taro) |
| Niue | Fuhi/fuhi, fui/fui | To flock, to crowd; flock of birds, herd, school of fish |
| Niue | Fu/fui/ | Dip in liquid |
| Niue | Fui/fui/ | Wash hurriedly; sprinkle with liquid |
| Niue | Fu/fula/ | To swell |
| Niue | Hula | To dance (gentle swaying of hands and hips). To dance about, jump about (McE). Problematic |
| Niue | Fulu | Hair, feathers |
| Niue | Fu/fulu | To rinse, to wash out |
| Niue | Fulu- | Nominal prefix indicating the characteristics, manner, or nature of a person or other animate being; productive only for a few words Problematic |
| Niue | Fune/fune | Greyish |
| Niue | Mata/fune | Cutaneous disease |
| Niue | Fuhi | To tie together, to bundle |
| Niue | Gaele | Be full to the brim Problematic |
| Niue | Gofua | Be allowed, be free to do something |
| Niue | Gaakau | Intestines |
| Niue | Gako | Dripping, cooking-oil; fat (adj) |
| Niue | Gali | To gnaw |
| Niue | Gali | To look attractive. Becoming, appropriate, correct (Tgr). |
| Niue | Liga(liga) | Probably, most likely, possibly Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Galo | Lost, absent |
| Niue | Galu peau | Backlash wave |
| Niue | Galue. Galuue (Tgr). | A feast. Uncooked food laid out as a present to visitors (McE). Problematic |
| Niue | Gao | Jaw |
| Niue | Nifo gao | Molar, wisdom tooth |
| Niue | Gao | Corner [ex. of house] |
| Niue | Gaoi | To fidget |
| Niue | Gahu | Shrub sp. (Cyrtandra samoensis) |
| Niue | Gahu paa | Shrub sp. (Scaevola taccada) |
| Niue | Gahua | To work; job, occupation Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Gata | Snake |
| Niue | Gata | To end, come to an end |
| Niue | Gatee | (Erythrina variegata) |
| Niue | Gatala | Honeycomb Rock Cod (Epinephelus merra), Greasy Grouper (E.tauvina), Hexagon Grouper (E. hexagonatus) |
| Niue | Gatata | To rattle |
| Niue | Gati | Empty container (usually with qualifier): shell (of coconut or shellfish), tin, drum |
| Niue | Gati ulu | Skull |
| Niue | Gatu | Old garment |
| Niue | Gatu-hiapo | Worn out barkcloth |
| Niue | Gau | Chew, as sugar cane |
| Niue | Maue | Sway, shake Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Gege | Not reaching, not touching the surface, not properly secured; to be short of something Problematic |
| Niue | Gehe | To express discontent. To murmur in disapproval (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Gigie | A small, tough, shrubby cliff plant (Pemphis acidula) |
| Niue | Gini | To fall lightly (only refers to rain) |
