Entries from Tregear 1907 in Pollex-Online
Tregear, E. and S. P. Smith (1907). A vocabulary and grammar of the Niue dialect of the Polynesian language. Wellington, Government Printer.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Angi(angi) | Tramp, vagabond, destitute, prostitute |
| Niue | Ato | High note in singing (b?) |
| Niue | Fakalele | Cast away; sacrifice |
| Niue | Kai he /patuiki/ | Thunderstruck Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fuafua | Tumour , swelling, tumour |
| Niue | Ilo | Report, inform |
| Niue | Luu/luu | To shake, to be shaken. Sift, strain; sieve, strainer (McE). To clean out (bottle, mouth) (Sph). |
| Niue | Malautea | A fish Problematic |
| Niue | Pata | A drop of rain |
| Niue | Pogipogi | This morning |
| Niue | Hoi | General name for the wild yam |
| Niue | Hopu/kia | Caught, of prisoners |
| Mangareva | Tona | His, her its; belong to him &c |
| Niue | Ulu-fiti | Crisp, curly hair, like that of the Fijians |
| Niue | Maniania | To have the teeth set on edge |
| Niue | Fita | Fatigued, wearied (a complimentary word) |
| Niue | Gini/gini | Small rain |
| Niue | A/fati | Rough, broken reef; blowholes. Coastal cliff with no reef (McE). Problematic |
| Niue | Omoti | A cork, stopper Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Faka/hoha | To annoy |
| Niue | Faka/lave/lave | Obstruct, hinder, cause strife |
| Niue | Faka(no)nono | To be silent Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hega | The parrakeet's red feathers under the beak |
| Niue | Ho/hofi noa | To yearn over. To be merciful (McE). |
| Niue | Kaputi | A covering for fruit Problematic |
| Niue | Ulu | To steer Problematic |
| Niue | Hu/feilo | To bow down, to kneel in reverence; to surrender; to sue for peace |
| Niue | Hui-motua | Bones of the living Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Fuafua | Tumour, swelling |
| Mangareva | Matega | Dead, death; illness |
