Niue entries in Pollex-Online
Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
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PN.FEKE-FEKE | Feefee | Elephantiasis Borrowed | (McE) |
PN.FOTA.1A | Fota/fota | To press repeatedly, massage | (Sph) |
PN.QINA-TI | Iga | Each (v). To act individually (McE). | (Sph) |
PN.INA.1 | I/ina | To frighten someone with something | (Sph) |
MP.IO.1 | Ioo | Interjection in old chants, praising something or someone Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
AN.KAU.3 | Kaa | Stick; cutting (of plant) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
PN.TAKAI | Kakai | Surroundings, environment Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
CE.GAKI.A | Kaki | To try hard to do something or get something; to strive Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.KAKU.1 | Kaku/kaku | To try to do something (in which one is unskilled); to attemps swimming (of a non-swimmer). | (Sph) |
PN.KAA.1 | K(a)aa/lagi | Wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) | (Sph) |
EC.KALEVE | Kaleve | Toddy (the sweet sap extracted from the bud of the coconut palm, not a traditional drink) | (Sph) |
TO.KALO.4 | Kalo | To stir (liquid in big containers) | (Sph) |
CE.KA-RAPA | Kalopa | To glitter Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.GANA.2B | Ka/naga/naga, ta/naga/naga | To become known Problematic | (Sph) |
PN.FANA-KIO | Fanaiho | Tree sp. (Sterculia fanaiho) | (Whr) |
XW.KINAU | Kanau | To hinder; indistinct (voice) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
OC.KANO.1A | Kano/kano | To sound in a harmonious way Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
PN.KAANONI | Kanoni | To reduce the heat of the earth oven by adding unheated stones | (Sph) |
PN.KAPE.2 | Kape | To take or scoop out, prise out | (Sph) |
AN.KATI | Kati | To nibble, gnaw | (Sph) |
PN.TOFI-QA | Ka/tofia | Boundary; to share a boundary | (Sph) |
MP.PIA.1 | Kau/pia | Arrowroot leftover (dregs) | (Sph) |
PN.PUU.2 | Kau/puu | Bottom, backside | (Sph) |
MP.KAWE.2A | Kave | To carry an ill feeling | (Sph) |
PN.KEFU | Kefu | Disrespectful term of address (used in quarrelling); affectionate address to a boy Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
PN.KEKE-KEKE | Kekekeke | Harsh (of voice) | (Sph) |
PN.KENA.1A | Kena | To be split (of hair), to have split ends Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
FJ.KETU.1 | Ketu | To push something aside; comb (hair) | (Sph) |
PN.KETU.2 | Ketu/ketu | Pig's trotters | (Sph) |
FJ.KETU.1 | Ketu/ketu | Wooden comb | (Sph) |
FJ.KETU.1 | Ketu/ketu | To paddle swiftly Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
PN.KIKII | Kii | To whistle in a shrill manner. To fart (Sph). To squeak (Lws). | (McE) |
TO.KIA.2 | Kia | To peep, to poke out one's head | (Sph) |
OC.KATEA | K(i)ataa | Starboard | (Sph) |
PN.KIKII | Kiii | To squal, to shout in a shrill voice Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
PN.KISI.1 | Kiki, kihi | Stunted growth Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
EP.KOKI | Koke/koke | Handicapped person, chronically sick person Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
PN.KIO-KIO | Kookio | Beardfish (Polymixia japonica) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
FJ.NOKU | Koku | To bend down, stoop Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
EP.KORE | Kole(kole) | Last portion, final part or stage. Last scraps of anything (McE). Problematic | (Sph) |
CP.KOLI.2 | Koli/vao | Tree sp. (Syzygium richii)... | (Sph) |
NP.KOOMULI | Komuli | Fish sp., trevally, dark colour, caught at night Problematic | (Sph) |
CP.KONO | Kono/kono | To grunt (with effort) | (McE) |
CP.KONO | Kono | To feel discontented, to moan, to sulk | (Sph) |
OC.KOTO.2 | Koto | To cut hurriedly or carelessly Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
PN.KIKII | Kuii/kuii | To squeak Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
NP.KULU.2 | Kulu/i-a | To slay (archaic) | (Sph) |
TO.KUPU-TI | Kuputi. Kuputi/a (McE) | To encircle, embrace | (Sph) |
PN.KUPU.2 | Kupu/kupu | Checked (pattern), variegated, striped | (Sph) |
XW.LAGA.3 | Laga | To have labour pains, to be in labour | (Sph) |
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