Niue entries in Pollex-Online
| Protoform | Item | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN.FE-QILO-AKI | Feiloaaki | To know each other | (Sph) |
| TO.FAKA-HAGA | Fakahaga | To hold a baby in a position to urinate or defecate | (Sph) |
| PN.FAKA-SAA | Fakahaa/haa | To hint [give a hint] | (Sph) |
| XW.KANOPOGI | Faka/kanopogi | To mourn, to fast... To mope, pine (McE). | (Sph) |
| PN.MALOAQA | Faka/maloaa | Reluctant, unwilling | (Sph) |
| PN.MAA-TINO | Faka/matino | Umpire, referee. Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.FAKA-OLO | Fakaolo | To reach out [hand]; to pass along; to place or put into | (Sph) |
| XW.PAAEA | Faka/paea | To deport | (Sph) |
| EP.FAKA-PEKE | Faka/pe/peke | To retreat, withdraw Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.POKA.1 | Faka/poka | Castrate | (Sph) |
| PN.PU-QAKI | Faka/puaki | Blow away hiccups (by blowing at baby's face)... | (Sph) |
| NO.FAKA-PULU | Fakapulu | To brood. To hatch (as eggs) (McE). Problematic | (Sph) |
| PN.FAKA-PULU-PULU | Fakapulupulu | To cuddle, to protect | (Sph) |
| NP.TEQE-AGA | Faka/teaga | Careless. Common, lowly; to despise (McE) Problematic | (Sph) |
| NP.TEQE-AGA | Tagata faka/teaga | Commoner. A nobody (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| PN.FAKA-.4 | Faka/tikai | To deny | (Sph) |
| MP.TIRO | Faka/tio | To glance. Glance backwards; look out of the corners of the eyes (McE). | (Sph) |
| TO.FAKA-TUU | Fakatutuu | To shout, call out, be loud [voice]. To perform a war-dance (McE). | (Sph) |
| XW.FAKA-QUGA-QUGA | Fakaugauga | To make small cuts, to chip | (Sph) |
| XW.QUGA-QUGA | Ungaunga | Small cuts, wounds (as on a yam etc.); to carve | (McE) |
| PN.FAKA-HURU | Fakahuu | Insert; post (letter); dye [ex.hair] | (Sph) |
| PN.FAKA-HURU | Fakaulu | To open [new house etc.], to launch Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| XW.FAKA-UMI-UMI | Fakaumiumi | Reluctance; to slow down, to hold back | (Sph) |
| FJ.HILI | Hili/faki | To place or store carefully (traditionally by hanging in elevated places) | (Sph) |
| PN.PATA.1B | Patapata | Fish sp. (grey with orange patches on back, black spots on head and belly) | (McE) |
| TO.LEFIO | Lefio | Moth | (Sph) |
| XW.MAALIE.C | Maalie | Often used in exclamations, such as showing appreciation for very good performances | (Sph) |
| PN.ENE.1 | Ene/ene | To be careful, guarded | (Wms) |
| PN.ENE.1 | Faka/ene/ene | Cautious, careful; (sit) still | (Sph) |
| PN.KAWE.1B | Kave/kave | Rays of setting sun; cord, thread, line | (Sph) |
| NP.AE | Ae | Interjection used to call attention; interjection of surprise: Hey! Oh! | (Sph) |
| NP.NEI | Ae/nei | This, these Problematic | (McE) |
| NP.NEI | Ae/nei, ae/nai, ai/nei, ai/nai | Nowadays Problematic | (Sph) |
| NP.NAA.1 | (A(e))naa | That, those; now Problematic | (Sph) |
| MP.FEE.1 | Ae/fee | Which? where? | (Sph) |
| PN.RAFO | Afo/afo langi | Signs of bad weather in the sky Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| PN.QAKA | Aka/aka | To tread on, trample | (McE) |
| PN.USU.4 | Ala-uhu | To arise early in the morning | (McE) |
| TO.ALAGA.B | Ala(nga)vaka | The prime minister and chief ruler under the king in former times Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| PN.QALITO | Alito-mata | Pupil of the eye; fig., apple of the eye (cherished object) | (McE) |
| PN.AMU | (Kai) faka/amu | To curse | (McE) |
| EP.ANA.2 | Ane, kane | If (past tense [counterfactual]) Problematic | (Sph) |
| AN.QATA | Ata/ngia | To be eclipsed (as the sun), to be shadowed, reflected | (McE) |
| AN.QATE.1 | Ate/fua | The liver | (McE) |
| AN.QATE.1 | Ate/pala | The lungs | (McE) |
| AN.QATE.1 | Ate/vili | The heart | (McE) |
| PN.QASI | Faka/ati | To visit; peep into, look at Problematic | (McE) |
| PN.QAU.3 | Auu | To bark (as a dog) | (McE) |
| OC.WAWE | Faka/ave | Quickly Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| PN.E.3 | Naa ee | Postposed vocative: O! | (McE) |
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