Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Ita ta/fuaa/ | Jealousy |
| Niue | Fuata | Shaft of a spear |
| Niue | Fuataha | Only (of child) |
| Niue | Fue | Creeping vine (Merremia peltata) |
| Niue | Fufu | Strip off (as leaves, bark, etc) |
| Niue | Fufu | Spray, mist |
| Niue | Fuke | Uncover, open |
| Niue | Fu/fule | To peel |
| Niue | Fuli | To turn over or away |
| Niue | Fune | Dried salt on skin after sea-bathing. Dry, not well looked after (of skin); bad (Sph). |
| Niue | Futi | To draw up (as fish), to hoist (as flag) |
| Niue | Futi | Banana, plantain (generic term) |
| Niue | Futu | Tree sp. (Barringtonia asiatica) |
| Niue | -nga | Gerundive suffix |
| Niue | Gahaha | Rattle , jingle |
| Niue | Galulu | Shake, vibrate |
| Niue | Malue/lue | Unstable, loose (as a post in the ground) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hangai/a | Face, be confronted with |
| Niue | Hake | To go up, climb; to go north or east; to take up, bring up; to land from a vessel |
| Niue | Hee | To herd, to drive together, to camp. |
| Niue | Heke | Mount ; ride. Ride [e.g. on bus] (Sph). |
| Niue | Hoataa | Noon |
| Niue | Ka | Particle of immediate future |
| Niue | Ka e | But . While; in order that, so that |
| Niue | Feka/kai, fika/kai | Malay apple (Eugenia malaccensis) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kofu | To cover (the head). To cover oneself [ex. w raincoat] (Sph). |
| Niue | Kailuu | One who picks up scraps of food; to eat scraps |
| Niue | Kaka | The voice of an angry woman: to cackle Problematic |
| Niue | Kakau | Helve, handle. Hilt (Sph). |
| Niue | Kalee | Porphyrio (Tafiti) |
| Niue | Kulee | Porphurio (Motu) |
| Niue | Kamata | Taste; begin; tempt > |
| Niue | Kana | Soft coral; to scrub, clean, burnish |
| Niue | Kano | Grain of wood or timber. Seed (McE). |
| Niue | Kanoni/a | Full, filled |
| Niue | Pakapaka | To flap, as a bird's wings |
| Niue | Kapi | Chip or fragment (as of rock, coconut shell, china etc.) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kapiti/piti | To bring together, join one thing to another Borrowed |
| Niue | Kapu/ti | To overspread, cover the whole surface. Nappy; put nappy on baby (Sph). |
| Niue | Kaukau | To bathe (Avatele dialect) |
| Niue | Aa pongipongi | In the morning, tomorrow |
| Niue | Aa | At, in (of future time) |
| Niue | Kave(kave) | Straps of bark to hold a burden on the back |
| Niue | Kave(kave) | Straps of bark to hold a burden on the back; piece (of cord, thread, etc.); rays of the setting sun |
| Niue | Kaviti | A loop; anything which fastens one thing to another Problematic |
| Niue | Ke | To (infinitive), so that, in order to (Sph) |
| Niue | Mata/keho/keho | Sharp point |
| Niue | Kena | Grey noddy. Black bosun bird (Sph). |
| Niue | Keu | Crooked; to turn aside, to go crooked |
| Niue | Faka/kia/ | To stretch out the neck |
