Entries from McEwen 1970 in Pollex-Online
McEwen, J. M. (1970). Niue Dictionary. Wellington, Department of Maori and Island Affairs.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Afule, hafule | Strip the dry leaves from sugarcane, pandanus, banana etc. (Motu dialect). To clear dead leaves (Sph). |
| Niue | Haakina | To strike (as the foot against a stone) |
| Niue | Vai /halo/ | A dish of scraped coconut and arrowroot |
| Niue | Hama | Wife (fig.) |
| Niue | Kai/hamu/ | Eat meat without vegetables. Eat only protein foods (Sph). |
| Niue | Hana | Maize |
| Niue | Hahave | Large flying-fish. Fully grown flying fish...(Sph). |
| Niue | Hau/hauaa | Churlish, bad-tempered Borrowed |
| Niue | He | Because of, on account of, as, whilst |
| Niue | Hee | Large flying grasshopper, cicada |
| Niue | Hei | Floral decoration for bride; to place a flower in hair or behind ear |
| Niue | Hele | To cut up, castrate; mark bark cloth; reap |
| Niue | Mata/ngao | Corner (of house etc.). Corner, very point of a corner, gable (Sph). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Hina | Drop of water falling from a stalactite; puddle in a rock |
| Niue | Hi/hina | Drip; flow (of tears). |
| Niue | Hifo | Go westwards Problematic |
| Niue | Hoa | Helper, follower, companion. Partner (Sph). |
| Niue | Hoka | Pierce, poke. Thrust, spear (Sph). |
| Niue | Holi | Trample on, kick, disobey. Break (promise) (Bib.) |
| Niue | Hohaa-tia | Nuisance, noise; noisy |
| Niue | Hu/hua | Liquid, juice, juicy, filled with milk (of breast) |
| Niue | Huli | Young plants of taro, banana etc.; offspring, shoot, scion |
| Niue | Hulu/hulu | Mend (as a mat) |
| Niue | Faka/huu/ hifo | Headlong |
| Niue | Huni | A tree (Hernandia moerenhoutiana) |
| Niue | Tangatoo | Very loose, to loosen |
| Niue | Tangutu/ngutu | Stump of tree |
| Niue | Taka/ia | Roaming, wandering |
| Niue | Takalo | Play game of tika; to evade blows; sport |
| Niue | Tika, hako-tika, tika-hako | Straight |
| Niue | Tala | A seabird (grey, about the size of a taketake [white tern], flies in a flock). (Rarely seen (Sph.). |
| Niue | Ta/tali/ | Wait |
| Niue | Tamaki | Accident; accidentally Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tamaikiiki | Children |
| Niue | Tapa/a | Speak fast, babble, talk wildly; loud, boisterous, talkative |
| Niue | Tau- | Reciprocal prefix; a continual action |
| Niue | Taua | War |
| Niue | Toihune [Motu dialect], toihuni [Tafiti dialect] | A shrub (Messerschmidia argentea) |
| Niue | Taihuni | Coastal growth, scrub |
| Niue | Tavahi | Tree sp. (Rhus taitensis) |
| Niue | Tuali | A tree (Szygium clusiifolium) |
| Niue | Tavili | Grind |
| Niue | Tavilivili | Spin, whirl, rotate |
| Niue | E | Article, either definite or indefinite |
| Niue | Teetee | An exclamation Borrowed |
| Niue | Tee | Excrement |
| Niue | Tea | White, light-coloured, fair skinned |
| Niue | Tegitegi | A type of fine mat, coloured |
| Niue | Tifa, lifa | Tilt sideways, capsize (of canoe) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tika | Just, right Problematic |
