Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE.MOKE | Moke | Nothing left. Oti moke, completely finished Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.KEFU | Moo/kefu | Mealy-bug | (Sph) |
| PN.MOKOPUNA | Moko | Child (term of endearment...) | (Sph) |
| PN.MOMI | Momi | Rubber tubing. Rubber (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.MOLE.2 | Mo/mole | Slippery, smooth | (Sph) |
| CE.MONO.B | Mono | To replace, give back, repay Problematic | (Sph) |
| MP.MANUU | Monu/ina | To prosper, be successful, lucky, fortunate | (Sph) |
| PN.TEQE.2 | Mo/tee | Very soft or pulpy (because of decay). Bruised [ex. fruit](Sph). | (McE) |
| TO.MOQOTIPO | Mootipo | Plant spp. (Triumfetta rhomboidea) and (Urena lobata) | (Sph) |
| OC.TOU.1 | Moo/tou | Tree sp. (Cordia subcordata) | (Sph) |
| OC.MAHU.A | Muhu | (with following noun) Abundant in, have plenty of (what is denoted by the noun) | (Sph) |
| TA.MURA | Mula/mula | Tree sp.: Cassia alata, candelabra bush | (McE) |
| PN.MULU.1 | Mulu | To fiddle; to take too long (of work) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| CE.MONE | Mune | Bare, lacking in (e.g.) feathers, hair, teeth, limbs Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.NAFA | Nafa, lafa | To hit, beat | (Sph) |
| PN.QIKAI | Na/kai | Post-verbal marker of neutral yes-no questions | (Sph) |
| MP.NAMO | Puke namo | Quite full | (McE) |
| AN.-NI | Nii | Post-verbal particle: Just, only; indeed, quite Problematic | (Sph) |
| NP.NAA.1 | Naa | Demonstrative adjective, pointing to something or someone near the person addressed Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.NUNU | Nuu(pia) | To process (arrowroot) | (Sph) |
| EP.KORE | Ole(ole) | (with negative) Not much Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.QALO-POQOU | Olopoou | Mother (name given to new mother having her first child) | (Sph) |
| PN.ROFE | Ope/ope | Heavy, bent down. Weak, near death (McE). Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| EO.QOTA.2 | Ota | A measure (us. a bucket) of grated arrowroot | (Sph) |
| PN.QAUEE | Oue. Ouee (McE). | Thank you! | (Sph) |
| PN.MA-AGI | Pa/agi | To glide or float up and down in the air Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| PN.POGA.1 | Pango | Fern sp. (Cyclosorus invisus) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| XW.PAGO.2 | Pango/taa | Prisoner, convict. Slave (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| XW.PAGO.2 | Pango/pango/taa | Rude. Uncouth (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.QUTI.1 | Pag/uti | To make a light crackling sound [when eaten] | (Sph) |
| AN.SUU.1 | Paha/huu | To be damp | (Sph) |
| EO.PAASUA | Pahua, pakua | Bone Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| OC.PALA.2 | Pala/pala/veka | Fern spp. (Tectaria chrysotricha, T.latifolia) | (Sph) |
| OC.PALA.2 | Pala/tava | Coastal fern spp. (Phymatodes nigrescens, Acrostichum aureum) | (Sph) |
| TO.PALEA | Palea | To obtain or receive something unexpectedly. Obtained in an indefinite way, or from an indefinite place; infrequent, rare (McE). | (Sph) |
| TO.PALEA | Palea! | A call of sympathy (to someone who has stumbled or fallen over): Sorry! | (Wbr) |
| PN.PALE-PALE | Palepale | The roof over a verandah | (McE) |
| PN.PALE.1B | Pale/pale | Reward, payment. Compensation (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.PALU.1 | Palu teehii | Castor oil fish (Ruvettus pretiosus) | (Sph) |
| PN.PAO.1 | Pao/ga | To be hit well [ex. ball] | (Sph) |
| PN.PAQA-PAQA | Paapaa | To cook, on the open fire, food wrapped in leaves | (Sph) |
| OC.PAA.3A | Paa/takua | Rod and hook for fishing bonito | (Wbr) |
| PN.PATOKI | Uli patoki | Pitch black | (Sph) |
| PN.PATOKI | Patoki(toki) | Extra-black, jet black | (McE) |
| CP.PAU.1A | Pau/aki | Be deliberate; [deliberately (v)] | (Sph) |
| PN.PEE- | Pee/a | Like this (arch.) | (Sph) |
| PN.PENA.2 | Pega | Bundle; to bundle Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| TA.PEKE.1C | Peke/peke | To be quick Problematic | (Sph) |
| OC.PEQE | Pee/pee | To be smudgy, to have food on the face (due to untidy eating habits) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.PIKO.C | Piko | To think erroneously; to be under a misapprehension | (McE) |
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