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 | Ha/hai | Lash on, tie fast |
| Niue | Hako | Straight; correct, right |
| Niue | Haku(laa) | Swordfish |
| Niue | Hala | Sin, to sin |
| Niue | Halu | To peel, sharpen, cut (fingernails). To scrape (McE). |
| Niue | Halulu | Thunder; to thunder, reverberate |
| Niue | Hamu-ti | To snatch. Snatch, pluck out (McE). |
| Niue | Higano | Flower of the wild pandanus |
| Niue | Hao | Narrowly escape, be let off lightly |
| Niue | Hapai | To place someone or something in the lap |
| Niue | Hapi/ni | To carry under the arm Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hapo | To catch. To catch a thing thrown (Tgr). |
| Niue | Haha | Beat, thrash. To beat down (as bush) (Lws). |
| Niue | Ha/hau | Mist, dew |
| Niue | Hau | Come (sing. subj.) |
| Niue | Havili | Blow softly, gentle breeze |
| Niue | He/hee | Be lost, go astray |
| Niue | Heke | Slip, slide; glide (of schools of fish) |
| Niue | Hele | To snare, tie up; snare (n) |
| Niue | Hema | Left (not right); left-handed |
| Niue | Hega | Blue-crowned Lory or parakeet (Vini australis); affectionate term for wife or daughter |
| Niue | Hega/hega | Red light rays at sunrise or sunset |
| Niue | Hehegi | Scared, timid |
| Niue | Heu | Net birds or flying-fish with long-handled net; ruffle (hair, with raking motion); charge (with head, as bull). Shuffle away (McE). |
| Niue | Heheu | To scatter (leaves with foot) |
| Niue | Hii | To catch fish (usually by means of rod) |
| Niue | Hiapo | Paper-mulberry plant, bark-cloth garment |
| Niue | Hifi | Shave, shear, cut (hair, fur, fleece, etc.) |
| Niue | Hika | To line or scratch (pandanus leaves for cutting); to strike a match |
| Niue | Hiku | Tail; to end (vi) |
| Niue | Lautolu | A creeper with trifoliate leaves |
| Niue | Hiohio, tiotio | Whirlwind, tornado Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hogo elo | To smell bad |
| Niue | Hipa | Young, small flying-fish Problematic |
| Niue | Hipa | Slant slightly, lean to one side, be crooked. Be askew, list (McE). |
| Niue | (Fua) hihi | Snail (generic) |
| Niue | Hihi | Scoop something out (of a container); cut out, scoop out (copra from shell) |
| Niue | Hi/hii | Diarrhoea |
| Niue | Hogi | To smell, to sniff |
| Niue | Ho/hogo | To smell something (from a distance) |
| Niue | Hoko | Only, alone, -self |
| Niue | Hola | To flee, run away, escape |
| Niue | Humelie | To taste sweet. Sweet; an affectionate term of address to a child (McE). |
| Niue | Holo | To grate. Grind, grate taro (McE). |
| Niue | Holo | Move fast, speed (v); float swiftly |
| Niue | Hologa | Descendant |
| Niue | Taa | Bunch of bananas |
| Niue | Homo | Excel, surpass, be the best; be nice, look nice Problematic |
| Niue | Hopo | Jump, leap, spring (v) |
| Niue | Hopo/mate | Last night of the last quarter of the moon |
