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 | Lalo | Below, underneath, bottom |
| Niue | Lalo | West Problematic |
| Niue | Laua | Third person dual pronoun |
| Niue | Lama-ti | Lie in wait (for) |
| Niue | Lamu(lamu) | Tp eat. to chew Problematic |
| Niue | Inu lanu | (of a foetus) To suffocate or otherwise have ill-effects when it takes in (drinks) amniotic fluid |
| Niue | Lapa/lapa | To be flat; full (moon) |
| Niue | Lapa/tia, lopa/tia | To be dazzled (e.g. by lightning) |
| Niue | Lapa | Board |
| Niue | Lahi | Big, great, large; many |
| Niue | Laho | Scrotum, testicle |
| Niue | -la(uto)lu | Third person plural possessive suffix Problematic |
| Niue | Lau | Leaf; page |
| Niue | Lave/aki | To help, assist, save Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Lau/lahi | Wide, broad |
| Niue | Lau/tote | Narrow |
| Niue | Te/au | Hundred |
| Niue | Au | Thatch (us. sugarcane or pandanus leaves) |
| Niue | Lau | To get caught (e.g. fish hook on coral rock); [be struck, hit] |
| Niue | Laugutu | Lips |
| Niue | Laulahi | Wide, broad |
| Niue | Laulau | Coconut leaf spread (traditionally used onto which to spread food for a feast); table; to spread, to put out (of food) |
| Niue | Lauulu | Hair (of the head) |
| Niue | Lautolu | Third person plural pronoun |
| Niue | Lava/hi | To tie, wrap around (of loose clothes that need fastening) |
| Niue | E | Common article with scope over common nouns Problematic |
| Niue | Lea | To speak [exx. with negative] |
| Niue | Efu/efu (afi) | Ashes |
| Niue | Ega | To be rosy; overripe |
| Niue | Egaega | Deep red; overripe |
| Niue | Lele | To fly; flow (of liquid) |
| Niue | Lelea | To change colour (of yams) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Lefua | Chief (wife's term for husband in respectful language) Problematic |
| Niue | Lule | To wobble (of something fat and plumpish) |
| Niue | Leo | Voice, sound |
| Niue | Leo/leo | To guard, watch over, protect; constable, policeman |
| Niue | Lepa/lepa | Flooded, stained |
| Niue | Lepe/ti | To knock down (of solid objects) |
| Niue | Lii(lii). Li/lii (McE). | Bind, tie |
| Niue | Liaki | To swing so as to throw something. To pretend to throw something while retaining it in the hand (McE). |
| Niue | Li/liaki/ | Swing to and fro. Swing the arms when walking (McE). |
| Niue | Lialia/pou | Giddy |
| Niue | (Li)ligi | To pour, to gush (vt) |
| Niue | Ligo | To ease, to relieve (refers to easing of pain when pain relief is given) Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Liha | Nit, egg of louse |
| Niue | Lika | Fear, be afraid. Watch [for] in terror (McE). |
| Niue | Iki/iki | Small (suppletive plural of tote) |
| Niue | Faka/iki/iki | To make small (usually refers to quantity) |
| Niue | Liku | Village on the west side of the island (Smith) |
| Niue | Lima | Five |
