Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.LAKU.3 | Laki | Carry or hold a large load | (Sph) |
| TO.LAKU.2 | Laku | To touch, handle (urually with negative connotation). To mix (McE). | (Sph) |
| TO.LAKUA | Lakua | Fish sp., blenny or skipper (Blennidae) | (Sph) |
| AN.LATA.1 | La/lata | Tame | (Sph) |
| PN.NAO | Lao, nao | To probe (with finger or hand), put one's fingers or hand into something | (Sph) |
| TO.LAU.4 | Lau | Chorus (sung when dragging weights etc.); to help; to have similar habits (wife and husband) | (McE) |
| TO.LAU.4 | Lau | To be well acquainted, to get on well | (Sph) |
| PN.LAU-GA | Laauga | Sermon, discourse; to present a sermon. To talk continuously (McE). | (Sph) |
| XW.LAUKAU | Laukou | Greenery; foliage | (McE) |
| AN.LAWA.2 | Lava, lave | To wrap | (Sph) |
| PN.LAWE.2B | Lave | Wear or use temporarily | (Sph) |
| PN.REGA-REGA | Legalega | Shaded, spotted Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| MP.QASU | Lehu | Scoop out, ladle out Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.LEQO.2 | Leo | To wait Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| FJ.LIKA | Lia/lia/pou | Giddy Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| OC.SIKI.1A | Liki/ti, niki/ti | Lift, hold up, uplift, raise Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| PN.LILI.1 | Lili/lili | To really want something (implies being envious and "put out" if one cannot get it) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| MP.LILI.2 | Lili/lili | Shaky, not firm Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| OC.NOFO | Nofo/i, lofo/i | To sit carelessly (in terms of comfort and cleanliness) | (Sph) |
| XW.LOA.3 | Lo/i | To smear | (Sph) |
| MP.LOKU | Loku | Carry a heavy load; fish with a rod Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lo/lopa | To glitter, to glare (as on a very bright day) Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lo/lopa/gia | To be dazzled Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| PN.MA-QOPO | Maopo, malopo | Out of shape Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| PN.QOPO | Lopo | To crush Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.QOPO | Lopo/ti | To close, cover; take all for oneself; take good care Problematic | (Sph) |
| XW.LOTE | Lote | To scratch | (Sph) |
| XW.LOTE | Lo/lote | To scratch severely | (McE) |
| PN.LOTU.1 | Lot/i | To bless | (Sph) |
| PN.LUU.1 | Luu | Young taro leaves used for food (mixed with coconut cream and baked in oven) | (Sph) |
| OC.LAPA.2 | Lupa | To spark, to flare Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| TO.LUTU | Lutu | To move (vt) | (Sph) |
| SO.MAQAA | Maaa | Brother-in-law, sister-in-law Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.MAQA.1 | Maa/ki | To be faded, washed out | (Sph) |
| CC.FUNA.3 | Ma/funa/funa | Crumble, fall to bits. Mashed (McE). | (Sph) |
| MP.MAGO | Maago/a | Empty, dry (of fallen coconut) | (Sph) |
| PN.QILO-GA | Ma/iloga | To distinguish, to recognize, to acknowledge. Sign, mark (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.MAA-NOQA | Manoa. Maanoa (McE). | Thread. Spool, reel (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.MAO.2 | Mao | mao V mai: Be perceived (by speaker) as a result of V Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.MATA-QALI | Mataali | Premature (of fruit) | (Sph) |
| SO.TAFA-QATA | Ma/tafa/tafa | Break of day. Daybreak (Sph). | (McE) |
| SO.TAFA-QATA | Ma/tafa/tafaata | Early morning | (McE) |
| PN.MATA-A-PULE | Matapule/ga | Ceremonial rite of passage (in modern times associated with circumcision) | (Sph) |
| AN.MATUQA.A | Matua | Elder (n) | (Sph) |
| NP.MEA.1B | Mea | Fish gills Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.MELO | Melo | Mixed (of colour) (mainly refers to shades of yellow, green, red and brown); to redden (of face or eyes, as when close to tears) | (Sph) |
| PN.MIO.1A | Miko | To twist Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| NP.ME.1B | Mo | As Problematic | (Sph) |
| CE.MOKE | Moke | Nothing left. Oti moke, completely finished Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.KEFU | Moo/kefu | Mealy-bug | (Sph) |
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