Entries from Sperlich 1997 in Pollex-Online
Sperlich, Wolfgang B., ed. (1997) Tohi Vagahau Niue/ Niue Language Dictionary. Government of Niue in association with Department of LInguistics, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | -a | Noun stativiser |
| Niue | (H)afa/gi | To open (vt) |
| Niue | Afaga | Beach, landing area (place where fishermen land their canoes) |
| Niue | A/afe | To branch off, turn aside |
| Niue | Afe/afe | Branch off repeatedly |
| Niue | Alu | To hurry; arrive empty-handed |
| Niue | Afe | Thousand |
| Niue | A fee | When? (future) |
| Niue | Afi | Fire |
| Niue | Afii | Parcel, cover; to wrap, to cover |
| Niue | Afiafi | Evening |
| Niue | Kio | To chirp, to cry (of birds) |
| Niue | Te/afu, ta/afu | Tired Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Te/alu, ti/alu | Creeper sp. (Verbena officinalis); spreading weed sp. (Salvia occidentalis). Creeping shrub found on cliffs (McE). |
| Niue | Afu | Heap up firewood for oven |
| Niue | Afua, hafua | Fine weather |
| Niue | Afuafu | Sprinkle; to damp clothes before ironing |
| Niue | Aga | Habit, way of acting, behaviour; custom, tradition |
| Niue | Agaaga | Soul, spirit |
| Niue | Age | Post-verbal directive indicating orientation away from both speaker and hearer toward a third person (almost exclusively used with verbs of speaking, hitting or giving) |
| Niue | A/agi/, agi/agi | Blow gently (of wind) |
| Niue | Ago | Turmeric (Curcuma longa), yellow |
| Niue | Hoana | Wife; to marry |
| Niue | Aho | Day (not night) |
| Niue | Aho-tea | Broad or full daylight Problematic |
| Niue | Ahu | Gall-bladder. Gall (Tgr E-N). The spleen (McE). |
| Niue | Ahu | Smoke |
| Niue | Ai | Anaphoric pronoun.... |
| Niue | Aka | Kick, push around with feet |
| Niue | -aki | Formative suffix |
| Niue | Aki | With (instrument) |
| Niue | Ako | Learn |
| Niue | Ala | Awake, be awake Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | A/ala/ | Awake, be awake (pl. sbj.) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Alaga | Limb |
| Niue | Alaga vaka | Parts of the canoe (other than the main hull) |
| Niue | (A)lati | To scratch |
| Niue | Aleale | Thin, transparent |
| Niue | Fo/foo | To take something without permission |
| Niue | Fi/gita | To kiss Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Faahi/a | To be able (refers to physical ability). To endure, bear (Bib). |
| Niue | Alelo | Tongue |
| Niue | Ali | A flat fish, flounder (Bothus mancus) |
| Niue | Api/tia | To be jammed, tight. Choked, confined (as by plants etc.) (McE). |
| Niue | Ma/ali | Clear, distinct, apparent, obvious |
| Niue | Iki | Chief, important person... |
| Niue | Alili/ | Univalve mollusc, Cat's eye (Turbo sp.) |
| Niue | Alito | Core, kernel, intrinsic meaning |
| Niue | Alo | Beckon, signal |
| Niue | Aalo | To paddle, to row |
