Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
AN.PULE-PULE Pulepule Spotted (Sph)
PN.PULOTU.2 Pulotu Wise, skilful; wisdom Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
CP.PUULOU.A Pulou Cover the head; hat (Sph)
MP.PULU.1A Pulu Coconut husk or fibre, sinnet; vegetable sponge (Luffa cylindrica) (Sph)
AN.PULU.2 Pulu Gum, resin (Sph)
AN.PULU.2 Pu/pulu/ Mealy, glutinous (Sph)
OC.PULU.3 Pulu Stale Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
OC.PULU.3 Faka/pulu/ Steep in water, ferment; hatch eggs (McE)
PN.PULU.4 Pulu/pulu Scarf. Shawl (McE). (McE)
PN.PULU.4 Taa/pulu Dress, garment (generally for females); to cover the body with a garment or blanket (Sph)
PN.PULU.6 Pulu Bullet. Shot, lead (McE). (Sph)
MP.PUNA Puna Spring up, bubble up; boil; rise up over horizon (of land or sun) (Sph)
PN.PUNI.1A Puni To be completely filled, completed; to block (the wicket in cricket). Crammed (McE). (Sph)
PN.PUNI.1A Pu/puni/ Enclose, shut in. Block up, cover up, partition (Sph). (McE)
PN.PUPUQA Pupuo A deep hole in the reef (Sph)
PN.PUNOU Punou To stoop, duck; bob up and down. Bend the body forwards (McE). (Sph)
PN.PUNUA Punua Young, offspring (of animals); consequence, outcome (Sph)
PN.PUPU.A Pupu Weeds (generic for weeds and plants growing wild in the bush); overrun with weeds (Sph)
EO.PUUPUU.2 Puupuu Shellfish sp. (I), Problematic (???)
PN.PUSA.1 Puha Box, case (Sph)
MP.PUSI.1 Puhi Blow [ex. blow out candle]; spurt out [as waves from blowhole]; blowhole (of whale) (Sph)
TO.PUSO.1 Puho A flame; to flare; blazing (McE)
PN.PUTA.2 Puta Bulgy, to bulge (Sph)
PN.PUTO Puto To be caught (in a trap or net); haul of fish in a net (Sph)
OC.PUTU.1 Putuputu To gather together, to assemble (vi). Heap, collection (McE). (Sph)
AN.SA Ha Singular indefinite article (rare) (Sph)
OC.SAE.1 Hee Rip, tear; husk (coconuts); husking stick (Sph)
PN.SAQELE Haele To proceed in a given direction (honorific) (Sph)
TO.QAI.3 Ai Tree sp.: Canarium harveyi (Sph)
PN.SAFULE Afule, hafule Strip the dry leaves from sugarcane, pandanus, banana etc. (Motu dialect). To clear dead leaves (Sph). (McE)
MP.SAQI Ha/hai Lash on, tie fast (Sph)
TO.SAKI-NA. Haakina To strike (as the foot against a stone) (McE)
PN.SAKO Hako Straight; correct, right (Sph)
MP.SAKU-LAA Haku(laa) Swordfish (Sph)
AN.SALA.1 Hala Sin, to sin (Sph)
EO.SAQALO Vai /halo/ A dish of scraped coconut and arrowroot (McE)
OC.SALU.1 Halu To peel, sharpen, cut (fingernails). To scrape (McE). (Sph)
PN.SALULU Halulu Thunder; to thunder, reverberate (Sph)
PN.SAMA.1 Hama Wife (fig.) (McE)
PN.SAMU.1B Kai/hamu/ Eat meat without vegetables. Eat only protein foods (Sph). (McE)
PN.SAMU-TI.1 Hamu-ti To snatch. Snatch, pluck out (McE). (Sph)
PN.SIGANO Higano Flower of the wild pandanus (Sph)
PN.SANA.2 Hana Maize (McE)
MP.SAO Hao Narrowly escape, be let off lightly (Sph)
OC.SAO-SAO Haohao Pipefish. Trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) (Sph). (Hpr)
MP.SAPAI Hapai To place someone or something in the lap (Sph)
OC.SAPE.A Ape/ape Crooked legs (i) Problematic (???)
MP.QAFI Hapi/ni To carry under the arm Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
AN.SAPO Hapo To catch. To catch a thing thrown (Tgr). (Sph)
AN.SASA Haha Beat, thrash. To beat down (as bush) (Lws). (Sph)

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