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 Taki(taki) To lead
Niue Taki- Distributive prefix to numerals etc.: each, at a time
Niue Taaki Uproot, pull up. To be pulled up by the roots (as a tree) (McE).
Niue Takoto Lie down
Niue To/toku To tell, mention, say Phonologically Irregular
Niue Takua Skipjack tuna, bonito (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Niue Tukua Just, simply
Niue Katuali Sea-snake Phonologically Irregular
Niue Tala Barb; to strip off thorny or serrated edges of a leaf or plant. Prong (McE).
Niue Tala To tell, narrate; story
Niue Talai To carve, chop
Niue Talamea Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci)
Niue Talamoa A weed plant (Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthus sp.). (Caesalpinia major) (Sks).
Niue Talaao Black-tipped grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)
Niue Kufani Spider (generic) Problematic
Niue Talaoa Curved rafters leading to an interior ridgepole (Loeb 1926)
Niue Tali To meet, greet, welcome
Niue Tali/a To receive, accept; agree, consent, approve
Niue Tali To wait
Niue Telie A coastal tree (Terminalia catappa)...
Niue Lielie Sea-crab sp. with spotted back
Niue Teliga Ear
Niue Talo (Colocasia esculenta)
Niue Talu/talu Fallow land. Land out of cultivation (McE).
Niue Tali Since, ever since
Niue Tama fifine Girl, daughter
Niue Tama aafine Adolescent girl
Niue Matua Parent...;
Niue Fe/tamaki To nearly happen, to have a narrow escape Uncertain Semantic Connection
Niue Tamanu, tamani Tree sp. (Calophyllum inophyllum)
Niue Taamate To kill, murder, eliminate; delete, erase, put out
Niue Tamau Make fast, fasten
Niue Kamole A prostrate weed (Portulaca oleraces) Phonologically Irregular
Niue Taanaki To gather, heap up, collect and store
Niue Tane Skin disease, tinea. Blotches on the skin (McE).
Niue Taane Husband, man, male
Niue Tanetane, tatane Small tree (Polyscias guilfoylei). Also an introduced shrub (with green leaves with pink edges) (McE).
Niue Tanu To bury
Niue Tao Spear
Niue Tao To bake
Niue Tao/tao Cover, conceal
Niue Taofi To hold back, restrain; to be stopped by someone or something
Niue Taaoga Treasure; personal belongings Problematic
Niue Taokete Elder brother of a man, elder sister of a woman
Niue Tapa Side (close proximity)
Niue Tapaki To seize, catch; arrest; to record; imitate, copy; to rape
Niue Tapatapa Slipper lobster (Scyllarides squammosus)
Niue Taapola Coconut leaf basket Problematic
Niue Tapu Sacred, prohibited. forbidden; holy
Niue Taputoki, tokitoki A small tree (Cryptocarya turbinata)