Niue entries in Pollex-Online
Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
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PN.KAWA-SUSU | Kauhuhu, ko(u)huhu | Shrub sp. (Tephrosia purpurea), used to stupefy small fish for bait | (Sph) |
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) |
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