Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.TE-RA | Ki hee | Local noun: here, away | (Sph) |
| AN.LAA.1 | Laa | Sail | (Sph) |
| PN.LAA.2B | Laua | Third person dual possessive suffix | (Sph) |
| AN.RAQA | Laa | Branch (of tree); strand (of rope). (Carries the connotation of being 'small' or 'the smaller part of a whole') (Sph). Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| OC.LAQAA | Laaa | Sun | (Sph) |
| PN.LAQAA-INA | Laaagina | To be burnt by the sun, to get sunburnt, to be wearied by the sun Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| AN.LAQE.A | Lee | Forehead | (Sph) |
| OC.LAFA | Lafa | Ringworm | (Sph) |
| MP.LAFA-LAFA | Lafalafa | Raft. Level, flat-topped (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.RAFO | Afo/lau | Bivouac, temporary shelter | (McE) |
| PN.LAFU.1 | Lafu | Collective term used in describing group of women or children. Gathering of siblings and other relatives of same generation (Sph). | (McE) |
| CP.LAGA.1A | Laga/ki | To raise up, lift up | (Sph) |
| NP.LAGA.1B | Laga | The biggest wave within a series Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGA.2 | La/laga | Weave, plait (pandanus or coconut leaves, incl. making crayfish nets and arrowroot filters) | (Sph) |
| CP.LAGA-KALI | Lagakali | A tree (Aglaia samoensis), the flowers of which are used for scent | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGASAU | Lagahou | To scramble, to press on together | (Sph) |
| AN.LAGI.2 | Lagi | Sky, heaven; to cloud over, to become overcast | (Sph) |
| PN.LOO-LOO | Loo/loo | To splash | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGI-A | Lagi | To heat something over a fire; to smoke (food) | (Sph) |
| PN.LAGI-A | Lagi/lagi | To warm something or someone or oneself at a fire; to heat (e.g. coconut cream) | (Sph) |
| AN.LAGO.1 | Lago | Fly (insect) | (Sph) |
| OC.LAGO.2 | Lago | To defend, support | (Sph) |
| MP.LAI | Lai | Fish sp. (Trachinotus baillonii) | (Sph) |
| MP.LAKA.1 | Laka | Step (n); step over something or somebody, overstep (often implies a 'cautionary' or 'ill-advised' action); to mate [exx. of animals]. To step, to cross over (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.LAKA.2 | Laka/laka | Sacred (I) Problematic | (???) |
| PN.LAKA-LAKA | Lakalaka | Walk quickly (so as to avoid trouble) | (Sph) |
| PN.RAQA-KAU.A | Akau | Tree | (Sph) |
| PN.RAQA-KAU.A | Laakau | Shrub, plant. Borrowed | (McE) |
| OC.LAKI | Laki | West | (McE) |
| AN.RAKU | V/aku(v/aku) | Scribble, scratch Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| AN.RAKU | Laku | To mix; to touch, handle Problematic | (Sph) |
| OC.LALA.1 | Lala(kai) | Guava (Psidium guajava) | (Sph) |
| OC.LALA.1 | Lala tea | Plant sp. (Vitex trifolia) | (Sph) |
| PN.RAQA-RAQA | Laalaa | Branches Problematic | (Sph) |
| AN.LALO.A | Lalo | Below, underneath, bottom | (Sph) |
| PN.LALO.B | Lalo | West Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.KI-LAA-RUA | Laua | Third person dual pronoun | (Sph) |
| PN.LAMA.1 | Lama-ti | Lie in wait (for) | (Sph) |
| PN.LAMA.1 | Lamati | Court, woo (colloquial) | (McE) |
| PN.LAMA.2A | Lama | Lamp-black, soot Problematic | (McE) |
| AN.RAMA | Ama | Search for crabs, etc. with a torch | (McE) |
| EO.LAMU | Lamu(lamu) | Tp eat. to chew Problematic | (Sph) |
| OC.RANU.B | Inu lanu | (of a foetus) To suffocate or otherwise have ill-effects when it takes in (drinks) amniotic fluid | (Sph) |
| XW.LANU.B | Lanu | Colour; to be varied, variegated | (McE) |
| MP.LAPA.1A | Lapa/lapa | To be flat; full (moon) | (Sph) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lapa/tia, lopa/tia | To be dazzled (e.g. by lightning) | (Sph) |
| PN.LAPA.1B | Lapa | Board | (Sph) |
| PN.LASI | Lahi | Big, great, large; many | (Sph) |
| MP.LASO.A | Laho | Scrotum, testicle | (Sph) |
| NP.-LA-TOU.B | -la(uto)lu | Third person plural possessive suffix Problematic | (Sph) |
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