Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Fanana | Slope, lean, list; slanting, not vertical Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fale koloa | Store, trading post |
| Niue | Faliki | To spread on the ground. To spread out; cover spread (Sph). |
| Niue | Faloo | To tie on, tie over, lash on, fasten on |
| Niue | Falu | Some, other |
| Niue | Fanafana | Whisper v. |
| Niue | Fanau | Give birth, bring forth, lay eggs |
| Niue | Fina atu/ange | Go |
| Niue | Fanofano | Rub clothes, wash clothes by hand; to rub (as in washing clothes |
| Niue | Faanogo/nogo | Hear, listen, obey |
| Niue | Fonua | Land |
| Niue | Fonua | Afterbirth |
| Niue | Pao | A coastal tree with large red berries (Ochrosia parviflora) |
| Niue | Faahi | Side, place, part; page of a book. Side; part, section; direction (Sph). |
| Niue | Patuliki | Meteoric stone. Lightning... (Sph). |
| Niue | (Fa)fau | Construct by tying, bind together, lash |
| Niue | Faka/feao/ | Stand face to face > |
| Niue | Iki fakafeao | prince-consort |
| Niue | Feuaki | Fornication |
| Niue | Fefe | The comb (of a fowl); the broader part of a skirt Borrowed Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Feka | Beginning to ripen, almost ripe (of fruit) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Fekefeke | Rough (of a surface). To look aggressive (Sph). |
| Niue | Fekite/aki | To see one another |
| Niue | Fela | Break open (vt) (as a coconut, box, etc.) |
| Niue | Felevei/a | To meet |
| Niue | Fenumi/aki | Leave in an untidy heap, as clothing Problematic |
| Niue | Vikiviki | The side, below the armpits; the ribs. Bones (of skinny people) (Sph). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fehikitaki | Change about, swap |
| Niue | A/ano | Disagreeable, unpleasant (of taste) [ex. water] Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Fi/fili | Choose, select |
| Niue | Fii | Enemy, hated one, enmity, hatred |
| Niue | Fili | Plait, twist Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Filo | To twist (as a rope), to plait; string, thread, reel of cotton |
| Niue | Fio | Mix |
| Niue | Fiho | Froth, foam |
| Niue | Fitaa | Definitely; sn emphatic affirmative, yes indeed, definitely yes. To already have done something (Sph). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Faka/fitaa | Become weary |
| Niue | Fiu | Wearied of,"fed up" |
| Niue | Fo/foo | Massage |
| Niue | Foo | Rub together, when washing clothes. Hand-wash (Sph). |
| Niue | Foa | To make a road, clear an opening. To clear an open space, to make a clearing (Sph). |
| Niue | Fofonga | Face, eyes, mouth (of chief) |
| Niue | Fou | Squeeze out, as a thorn. Removing something small in the body with a needle or thorn (Sph). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Liu/foki/ | Return |
| Niue | (Fo)fole | To skin, to peel Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fono | Council, parliament, meeting |
| Niue | Foha | Swollen, oversized, large(of root crops) |
| Niue | Faulua, foulua | Ship |
| Niue | Fuu | The trunk of a tree near the root; foot of a mast |
| Niue | Fua | Completely Uncertain Semantic Connection |
