Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AN.QUTA.1 | Uta | Inland, shore, ashore; east | (Sph) |
| NP.-U-TOU | -mu(to)lu | Second person plural possessive suffix Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.UTU.2 | Utu | Pull up, harvest (tuber crops) | (Sph) |
| OC.QUTU.1 | Utu | To fill (with liquid) | (Sph) |
| OC.QUTU.3 | Utu | Fish spp., barracuda (Sphyraena spp.) and grey jobfish (Aprion virescens) | (Sph) |
| FJ.UTUA | Tuatua | Flat area on the reef; land (at the back of the village) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| EO.WAA.1 | Vaa | To mock Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| AN.WAQE | Vee | Leg, foot (respectful term) | (Sph) |
| PN.WAHA-WAHA | Vahavaha | To be spread out widely, to be spaced | (Sph) |
| PN.WAHE-GA | Vahega | Class, part, division (of church); type, kind, species | (Sph) |
| MP.WAI.1 | Vai | Water; medicine; chemical compound | (Sph) |
| PN.WAI-KELI | Vaikeli | Well | (Sph) |
| PN.WAI-PUNA | Vai-puna | A spring | (Sph) |
| AN.WAKA.A | Vaka | Canoe | (Sph) |
| PN.WALA.2 | Vala | Piece, particle, portion Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.WALE.2 | Vale | Angry, wild, mad with somebody | (Sph) |
| OC.WALI.1 | Vali | To paint; smear, spread something onto a surface. Whitewash (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.WALO.1 | Kai va/valo | To curse Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| OC.WALO-WALO | Aloalo | A spreading shrub plant (Premna taitensis) (used for medicinal purposes, leaves rubbed on body to keep evil spirits away). Also (Premna corymbosa) (Ykr). | (Sph) |
| AN.WALU.1 | Valu | Eight | (Sph) |
| OC.WALU.2 | Valu | Kingfish. Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) (Sph). | (McE) |
| PN.WARU | Volu, vou, voku | To scrape Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| CP.WANA | Vana | Sea urchin (Echinothrix sp.) | (Sph) |
| PN.WANA-WANA | Vanavana | Spiny, prickly | (Sph) |
| NP.WAANAGA | Vaga/hau | To speak, talk; language Problematic | (Sph) |
| MP.WAO.A | Vao | Bush, bush land (often used figuratively to refer to the 'uncivilised' and 'wild' areas of the land, as opposed to 'cultivated' and 'settled' land) | (Sph) |
| CP.WASA | Vaha | Horizon, expanse of the ocean | (Sph) |
| XW.VAVAE.* | Vavae | Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra); cotton plant (Gossypium barbadense) | (Sph) |
| OC.WAWE | Vave | To hurry; be quick, fast | (Sph) |
| CP.WEKA.1 | Veka | Banded Rail (Rallus philippensis) | (Sph) |
| OC.WELA.A | Vela | Burnt, scorched | (Sph) |
| OC.WELA.B | Vela | Hot; heat | (Sph) |
| PN.WELO.1 | Velo | Throw (spear, dart or similar sharp pointed object), to spear | (Sph) |
| CE.WESE.* | Vehe | Divide, separate, share out Problematic | (Sph) |
| CE.WESE.* | Ma/vehe | To part, say goodbye; to promise Problematic | (Sph) |
| CE.WESE.* | Ma/vehe/vehe | Scattered; separated; in pieces, fallen apart Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.WETE.1 | Vete | To undo, untie, open up | (Sph) |
| PN.WEWE.A | Veve | Rubbish | (Sph) |
| PN.WEWE.A | Veve/veve | Fruit left on a tree because it is out of reach | (McE) |
| OC.WE-WELA | Vevela | Hot, very warm [ex. sun] | (Sph) |
| PN.WII.B | Vivii | Intensive used with kona (bitter). (Teeth) on edge; irritated, acrid (Sph). | (McE) |
| OC.WII.A | Vii | A tree, Tahitian apple or Brazilian plum, (Spondias cytheria) | (Sph) |
| CE.WIKI.1 | Viki | To spring, to jump quickly Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.WIKI.2 | Viki/a | Hint, be rumoured, reported Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| OC.WILI.1A | Vili | Bore; gimlet. To spin; spinning-top (Sph). | (McE) |
| OC.WISI | Vihi | Entangled, trapped [ex. fly in spider web]. Plaited (McE). | (Sph) |
| OC.PULAKA | Pulaka | Xanthosoma violaceum, a plant similar to taro, with thick tuberous edible rhizome (Sph) | (Sph) |
| PN.MAQA-LAWA | Mamalava | A tree (Elaeocarpus tonganus) | (Sph) |
| PN.FAU-QIGO | Fou igo | A plant, a prickly hibiscus (Hibiscus abelmoschus); (Hibiscus diversifolius) (Whr) | (Sph) |
| PN.FAKA-QILO | Fakailo/a | To inform, to make known | (Sph) |
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