Niue entries in Pollex-Online
Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
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PN.FANO-GA | Fenoga | Journey, trip; to travel, to make a journey. Company of travellers (McE). | (Sph) |
TO.FETAQANU | Fetaanu | A small poisonous tree (Excoecaria agallocha) | (Sph) |
FJ.QUTU.2 | Fe/utu | Cliff | (Sph) |
XW.FAQI-FAQI-TAKI | Fifitaki | To imitate, to copy | (Sph) |
XW.FIFITI | Kona fifiti | To be bitter, to feel bitter | (Sph) |
XW.FIFITI | Fifiti | Hot on the tongue (like pepper). Acrid (as raw taro) (Lws). | (McE) |
XW.FOO.2B | Foo/foo | Wash (clothes) | (Sph) |
PN.FAQO.2 | (Faka)foo/hifo | To lie face down, to place face down | (Sph) |
TO.FOLI.2 | Foli | To aim at, strive | (Sph) |
TO.FOLI.2 | Foli/a | To accomplish, achieve, attain | (Sph) |
TO.FOLI.2 | Foli/foli | Foolhardy, reckless | (Sph) |
EP.QETE.* | Ko/ete, folo/ete | Anus Problematic | (McE) |
XW.FONO.2B | Fono | To place a taboo, to prohibit | (Sph) |
PN.FOTUQA | Fotuo | Large-eyed bream or emperor (Monotaxis grandoculis) | (Sph) |
PN.FULE.B | Fu/fule | To pull back (foreskin) | (Sph) |
MP.FULU.2 | Fulu | Straighten, shape, smoothen (making a hat) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
MP.FULI.1 | Fulu/hi | To turn, to overturn Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
PN.MALIE | Fulu/melie | To be kind. Liberal, kind (McE). | (Sph) |
CP.MOKO.2 | Fulu/moko/i | Agreeable | (Sph) |
CC.FUNA.3 | (Fu)funa | To crumble (vt) | (Sph) |
EO.FUSU | Futu | Fight (with fists). (Said to be a modern word) (McE). Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
EP.KALU.D | Galu | Flab [flabby piece of meat] Problematic | (Sph) |
EP.KALU.D | Galu/galu | Flabby, baggy Problematic | (Sph) |
TO.GAQUTA | Gauta(uta) | Sway, be unsettled | (Sph) |
TO.GAQE-GAQE | Geegee | Clam (generic). The giant clam (Tridacna gigas) (McE). | (Sph) |
PN.QUTI.1 | G/uti | To crunch something between one's teeth. To bite (McE). | (Sph) |
NP.QAFULU | H/afulu | Goatfish spp. (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis, Parupeneus barberinus) Problematic | (Sph) |
AN.SASA | Haha/haha | To knock off, beat down | (Sph) |
MP.SAQI | Hai | To tie | (Sph) |
AN.RAKU | H/aku | Scratch Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
OC.TAKUA.1 | Hakua | Big-eye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
MP.SALA.3 | Hala/a | To beat, hit, slay (ref. to killing enemies with clubs) | (Sph) |
OC.SAPE.A | Hape/lua | To twist (ankle) | (Sph) |
MP.SAQA.1 | Haa/taki | Forbid, rebuke, hinder | (McE) |
NP.TEE-IA.* | Ha/teia | This (obs.) Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.SAU.7 | Hau/toka | To be stable (of the mind). | (Sph) |
PN.LEWELEWE | Ha/vele | To droop, hang down Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.KEHO.1 | Kego, hego | Sharp point, sharp end (of stick) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
TO.HEKI | Heki | Protrude (us. of teeth). Out of alignment (as a tooth) (McE). | (Sph) |
NP.SII.2B | Hii | To be rusty Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
MP.QUHILA | Hila | Electricity | (Sph) |
PN.QONO.3 | H/ino/ki | To stare at Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.IO.2 | Hio | To cut, chop [exx. cutting up fish] Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.IO.2 | Taa/hio | To cut up, to chop up Problematic | (Sph) |
MP.SOKO.1 | Hoko/ti | Rekindle (fire) | (Sph) |
AN.KULO | Ho/kulo | Deep Problematic | (Sph) |
XW.SO-LOFA | Holofa | Weed sp. growing on rocky cliffs (Nasturtium sarmentosum) | (Sph) |
PN.SOGI | Honogi | To smell something... Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
PN.SAU-NOA | Haanoa | Careless, thoughtless Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.WALE.2 | Faa/vale | Fierce, savage, wild; to act violently, to growl | (Sph) |
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