Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP.PISI.1 | Pihi | To splash, splatter (vi). | (Sph) |
| MP.PISI.1 | Pihi/pihi | To spatter | (McE) |
| AN.PITO.1 | Pito | Navel, umbilical cord | (Sph) |
| PN.PITO.2 | Oti pito(pito) | All finished, completely finished. All, the whole lot; to consume all (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| MP.GUTU.A | Gutu manu | Beak | (Sph) |
| MP.PIU.1 | Piu | Fan-palm (Pritchardia pacifica); umbrella; parachute Problematic | (Sph) |
| MP.POO.1A | Poo | Night, underworld | (Sph) |
| OC.POO.2 | Poo | Slap, cuff, clap | (Sph) |
| MP.POA.1 | Poa | Fish odour (I) | (???) |
| PN.POGI.1 | Pongi | Coward; weak, inactive (mentally) | (McE) |
| PN.POGI.2 | Pongi | A kind of taro | (McE) |
| MP.POGI-POGI | Pogipogi | This morning | (Tgr) |
| PN.POI.C | Poi | Run, run around | (Sph) |
| PN.POOKAI | Pokai | To tie, lash (arch.). Lash down with rope (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.POKI.1 | Poki | To slap; to catch; to take a photograph | (Sph) |
| EO.POKO.1 | Poko | To fail, of sight | (McE) |
| PN.POKO.2 | Poko | Depression, hollow; room (modern) | (Sph) |
| PN.PAKOO | Pokoo, pakoo | To spank, to hit; to make a knocking noise Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| MP.POLA.1 | Pola | Plaited coconut leaves (used in various ways, such as mats, walls, door, thatch for the roof) | (Sph) |
| PN.POLATA | Lau/polata/ | Inner, dry skin of the banana plant (used for wrapping valuables). Banana bark (continuous with dried leaves) (Sph). | (McE) |
| OC.POLO.1 | Polo | Greens; green leaf vegetable. Shrub (Solanum sp.) (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.PORO-QAKI | Poaki, puaki | Issue a command, send word, send a message | (Sph) |
| PN.PONA | Pona | Knot; to tie a knot; small food item (plant or animal); (of tree) begin to bear fruit | (Sph) |
| AN.POPO.1 | Popo | To be rotten; to have sores | (Sph) |
| AN.POO-POO.A | Poopoo | Pat, slap | (McE) |
| CE.POO-TAGOTAGO | Poo tangotango | Utter darkness. To be completely dark (Sph). Problematic | (McE) |
| FJ.POTO.3 | Poto/poto | Gather together, assemble (of people) (vi) | (Sph) |
| PN.POTU.1 | Potu | Traditional floor mat; end, corner; berth, cabin (of passenger ships) | (Sph) |
| OC.POU.1 | Pou | Post, pillar, pole | (Sph) |
| PN.POO-QULI | Pouli- | Prefix to -taha, -ua, nights of the moon | (McE) |
| OC.PUU.1 | Puu | Univalve mollusc shell; trumpet; horn of a motor-car | (McE) |
| PN.PUU.2 | Puu | Hole (small holes, and concepts such as 'vacant, empty' associated with it); to have a hole, be perforated, punctured | (Sph) |
| FJ.PUA.A | Pua | Tree sp. (Fagraea berteriana) | (Sph) |
| OC.PUAKA | Puaka | Pig | (Sph) |
| PN.PU-QAKI | Puhaki | Sigh, gasp Problematic | (Sph) |
| TO.PUA-LIKI | Pualiki | Large banyan tree (Ficus obliqua) | (Sph) |
| NP.PUU-EFU | Puefu | Dust, crumbled (i) Problematic | (???) |
| MP.PUGA.1 | Puga | Limestone, coral rock, plaster, whitewash; sinker (for fishing); to plaster | (Sph) |
| PN.PUI.B | Pui/pui | Wall panel, wall paper, wall lining (any material that covers walls). Wall posts in pre-European house; door; veil (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.PUI.A | Pui/pui | To enclose, shut up, confine; to protect, look after, be defensive | (Sph) |
| RO.PUKA | Puka | Tree sp. (Hernandia ovigera) | (Sph) |
| PN.PUKA-TEA | Pukatea | (Pisonia grandis) | (McE) |
| FJ.PUKE.1A | Faka/puke/ | Heap up | (McE) |
| PN.PUKE.2 | Puke | Full (to overflowing, to the brim); liquid, juice | (Sph) |
| PN.PUKU.2 | Puku/puku | Medium-sized. Small (McE). | (Sph) |
| FJ.PUKU.3 | Puku | Draw in, take into the mouth, eat | (Sph) |
| MP.PULA.1 | Pula | Appear, rise (of the (new) moon). To shine (of the moon) (McE). | (Sph) |
| MP.PULA.2B | Pu/pula | To stare. To glare (McE). | (Sph) |
| MP.PULE.1 | Pule | Cowrie shell (Cypraea sp.) | (Sph) |
| PN.PULE.2 | Pule | Authority, control, power; to have authority | (Sph) |
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