Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Kihi | Stunted |
| Niue | Kitu | Intensifier to "long" Problematic |
| Niue | Kitikiti-vai. Kitekitevai (Lws,Tgr). | Dragonfly |
| Niue | Kivi | Tapering, diminishing in size; gradually disappearing in the distance |
| Niue | Faka/kivi/kivi | Close the eyes. Keep squinting (Sph). |
| Niue | Kola | Young coconut with little pulp in it |
| Niue | Ole | Beg, beseech. To ask (Sph). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Koli/koli | Dance; a dance; to rejoice; joy |
| Niue | Koupu | Anus, fish-gullet Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kovi | Abnormal. Abnormally small (usually refers to offspring) (Sph). |
| Niue | Haa/ku | My, of mine |
| Niue | Kului | Lift a heavy weight |
| Niue | Ipu | Cup. |
| Niue | Ivi | Fish-bone. Strength (Sph). Borrowed |
| Niue | Laa | Branch (of tree); strand (of rope). (Carries the connotation of being 'small' or 'the smaller part of a whole') (Sph). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Afo/lau | Bivouac, temporary shelter |
| Niue | Lafu | Collective term used in describing group of women or children. Gathering of siblings and other relatives of same generation (Sph). |
| Niue | Laakau | Shrub, plant. Borrowed |
| Niue | Laki | West |
| Niue | Lamati | Court, woo (colloquial) |
| Niue | Lama | Lamp-black, soot Problematic |
| Niue | Ama | Search for crabs, etc. with a torch |
| Niue | Lanu | Colour; to be varied, variegated |
| Niue | Lau | Chorus (sung when dragging weights, etc.) |
| Niue | Aa | Sign of emphatic imperative (postverbal) |
| Niue | Lauka | A comparative, better etc. Problematic |
| Niue | Laupapa | Floor, board, platform |
| Niue | Lava/kimata | Bark-cloth hat |
| Niue | Noo | Your (sing.) (obs.) |
| Niue | Lei | Rattle, as shell ornament does Problematic |
| Niue | Liki/liki | Small (Motu dialect) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lofia | Overflowed, flooded over. To be covered (of land) (Sph). |
| Niue | Loi | Mattress Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Lolo | Oil |
| Penrhyn | Ruu/ruu | Shake (Sta) |
| Niue | Lue | Shake, sway, tremble |
| Niue | Mo | From |
| Niue | Maene/ene | Ticklish |
| Niue | Maine (Motu dialect), maini (Tafiti dialect) | Enjoyable, thrilling |
| Niue | Mafao | Stretched apart, well separated; to stretch oneself |
| Niue | Mafoa | A large tree (Planchonella sp.) Problematic |
| Niue | Mafole/fole | Peel, as bark from tree |
| Niue | Mafuke | Opened, partly undone, as a parcel |
| Niue | Mafuli | Turned over, upturned |
| Niue | Ma/futa/ | To emerge (as from the bush or from the water after a dive). To wake up intermittently; to come up [as a topic] (Sph). |
| Niue | Mafuti | Plucked out (as hair etc.); slight pain |
| Niue | Mangele | Tree, (Trema orientalis var) |
| Niue | Makaka | Firm-footed (in climbing etc.) ; proficient, expert, Skilful, good at something (Sph). |
| Niue | Makau/kau | Desire earnestly, try hard Problematic |
| Niue | Mokulu | Fall (as ripe fruit); fall in morsels; fall out, down |
