Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
PN.QAA-POGIPOGI Aa pongipongi In the morning, tomorrow (McE)
PN.QAA-.2 Aa At, in (of future time) (McE)
PN.KAWE.2B Kave(kave) Straps of bark to hold a burden on the back (McE)
MP.KAWE.2A Kave(kave) Straps of bark to hold a burden on the back; piece (of cord, thread, etc.); rays of the setting sun (McE)
PN.KAWE-GA Kavega Load; responsibility (Sph)
PN.KAWEI Kavei Handle of basket; to make a handle. Carry (a basket) by the handle (McE).by handle (Sph)
TA.KAVITI.2 Kaviti A loop; anything which fastens one thing to another Problematic (McE)
EO.KE Ke To (infinitive), so that, in order to (Sph) (McE)
PN.KEA.1 Kea/kea, hea/hea Thrush Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
PN.KEHO.1 Mata/keho/keho Sharp point (McE)
CP.KELE.A Kele/kele Earth, soil (Sph)
PN.KELE-MUTU Kelemutu Earthworm (Sph)
OC.KELI Keli To dig (Sph)
NP.KELO.1B Kelo/kelo Brink, edge Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
MP.KEMO Kemo To blink; to just about disappear. Wink (McE). (Sph)
PN.KENA.1B Kena Grey noddy. Black bosun bird (Sph). (McE)
PN.KEU.1 Keu Crooked; to turn aside, to go crooked (McE)
FJ.KI.1 Ki To (before proper noun phrases, including local nouns) (Sph)
FJ.KI.1 Ke (he) To, before common nouns (Sph)
OC.LAGO.2 Lago vaka, lago tutua Supporting beams for a canoe when stored on land (Sph)
PN.KIA.1A Kia Pre-verbal positive imperative (exhortative) subjunctive mood marker (Sph)
TO.KIA.2 Kaa/kia Neck (Sph)
TO.KIA.2 Faka/kia/ To stretch out the neck (McE)
OC.KIATO Kiato Outrigger boom (Sph)
AN.AKA.A V/aka Root Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
AN.FONU.1 Maa/fonu Stuffed, full (refers to eating) (Sph)
NP.KIE-KIE.B Kiekie Flax-like plant (i) (???)
PN.KIKII Kikii To hear of, be aware of [ex. with negative] Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
AN.KIKILA Kikila To shine [ex. sun] (Sph)
PN.KIKO.A Kiko Kernel (of nuts); very small piece of something. (Sph)
PN.KIKO.A Kiko/mata Pupil of the eye. Eye-ball (McE). (Sph)
PN.KIKO.B Kiko Female genitals (considered a rude word). (Sph)
PN.KILA.1 Kila Bald (Sph)
AN.KILI.1 Kili Skin; bark (Sph)
AN.KILI.2 Kili Saw, file; to saw. To rub against (Sph). (McE)
OC.KILI-KILI Kilikili Gravel (Sph)
MP.KILO Kilo Turn the head without moving the body; look around (Sph)
PN.KI-MO-RUA Mua You (dual) (Sph)
PN.KI-MO-UTOLU Mutolu Second person plural pronoun (Sph)
EO.KINA.1 Kina Sea-urchin spp.... (Sph)
PN.KINA.3 Kina Protein food (fish or meat). Any relish (e.g. fish) used with other food (McE). (Sph)
PN.KINI.2A Kini To strike down, beat down, slash, cut down, trim (mainly plant material). (Sph)
SO.KINI.2B Kini/kini Be choppy (of the sea) (<cE) Problematic (Sph)
PN.KISI.1 Kihi Stunted (McE)
EO.KITA.1 (Ti)kita Pronoun, first person singular (rarely used) emphatic, boastful or informal variant of au. Problematic (Sph)
FJ.KITA.2A Kitu Intensifier to "long" Problematic (McE)
XW.KITI Giti Spurt out (of blood, water from tap etc.) (Sph)
FJ.KITIKITI-VAI Kitikiti-vai. Kitekitevai (Lws,Tgr). Dragonfly (McE)
MP.KIU.1 Kiu Plover (Pluvialis dominica)... (Sph)
PN.KIU.3 Kivi Tapering, diminishing in size; gradually disappearing in the distance (McE)

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