Niue entries in Pollex-Online

Protoform Item Description Source
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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