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 | Mafoa | A place apart, a separate place Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mafola | To have peace, be at peace, be alright; peace Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mafu | To heal (vi) Problematic |
| Niue | Mafua | Seasonal food (for fish and birds) |
| Niue | Mafuike | Earthquake |
| Niue | Mafuti/futi | To come out, to come off (e.g. hair, feathers) |
| Niue | Maga | Forked. branched, opened up our out; fork (area between branches), parting, division... |
| Niue | Matauha | Rain, raindrop |
| Niue | Malau tea | Medium-size bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) Problematic |
| Niue | Maaga | Part, division, piece; and a bit; village |
| Niue | Magalo | Fresh, sweet (usually of food and drink). Vai magalo, fresh water. |
| Niue | Magavai | Fresh water |
| Niue | Mangiho | Stinging nettle tree (Dendrocnide harveyi). A woody weed (Acalypha boehmerioides) (McE). |
| Niue | Maagi | To be airy, to allow the wind to blow through, to be well ventilated |
| Niue | Mualee | Centre of forehead |
| Niue | Mago | Dry, dried up (e.g. ground); overcooked |
| Niue | Magoo | Shark |
| Niue | Mahu | Abundance of food, to be abundant |
| Niue | Mahui | To be sprained, strained. To crick (as the neck) (McE). |
| Niue | Mohuku | A common fern (Nephrolepis hirsutula)... |
| Niue | Mai | Towards speaker |
| Niue | Mai | To give (with same directional distinction as the post-verbal particle) |
| Niue | Maai | Sour and bitter; slightly salty, brackish Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Maile | Shrub sp. (Alyxia stellata) fragrant leaves used for making lei and scenting oil |
| Niue | Maineine | Excited, ticklish |
| Niue | Meito | Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus). A black fish (McE). |
| Niue | Maka | Stone, pebble, rock... |
| Niue | Makala/kala | Garrulous, talkative Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Makalili | Cold, chilly |
| Niue | Makatea | Coral sand, a type of limestone Problematic |
| Niue | Maki/maki | Very big, enormous Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Makutu | Diligent, industrious, earnest |
| Niue | Ma/mala/ | A tree |
| Niue | Mala (pl. malamala) | Minute particle, very small piece, fragment, speck. Chip, splinter (McE). |
| Niue | Mali(mali) | Smile |
| Niue | Mala(ki)efi | To have none, to have nothing |
| Niue | Maala | Plantation, bush garden |
| Niue | Malee | Village green, open space |
| Niue | Malaga | Journey together as a group; travel party [from Samoan] Borrowed |
| Niue | Malangai | South-east trade wind Borrowed |
| Niue | Malaia | Unfortunate, accursed; misfortune, punishment |
| Niue | Malala | Charcoal |
| Niue | Maama | Bright (light); light |
| Niue | Malau | Deep-sea f ish sp. (Variola spp.) |
| Niue | Malemu | To go secretly, without being seen Problematic |
| Niue | Maalie | Beautiful, great; pleasant |
| Niue | Maligi | To be spilt |
| Niue | Teke, neke | Nudge Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Maalie | Calm, peaceful |
| Niue | Malika/lika | Twilight, late evening; to glimpse, see for a moment, appear indistinctly Phonologically Irregular |
