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 | Taha | One; a, an, another |
| Niue | Tata | Near; closely related |
| Niue | Tataa | Canoe bailer |
| Niue | Tatau | To tattoo |
| Niue | Tatau | Wring, squeeze out; milk (vt). |
| Niue | -ta(uto)lu | First person inclusive plural possessive suffix Problematic |
| Niue | Tau | To hang up, suspend |
| Niue | To/tou | Read, count Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tau | To fight, quarrel; war |
| Niue | Tau | Season, year |
| Niue | Tau | Plural marker of both definite and indefinite noun phrases |
| Niue | Taua | We (inclusive, dual) |
| Niue | Tuafufu. Tofufu (McE). | Ridge of a house Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Taui | To reply; to pay back; to avenge; reward |
| Niue | Toua | Rope; Mauritius hemp (Furcraea foetida) |
| Niue | Taula | Anchor (n) Problematic |
| Niue | Taula/atua | Witch doctor, shaman. Shaman or priest of heathen times (McE). |
| Niue | Tavaki | To dry in the sun, spread out to dry Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Taulekaleka | Young man, youth (refers to the young man at the prime of his time) |
| Niue | Taumafa | Eat, have a meal (traditionally honorific term). To eat (used only in respectful language, as when addressing important visitors) (McE). |
| Niue | Toume | Spathe of a coconut flower |
| Niue | Taopou, taupou | To be a virgin |
| Niue | Huni | Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica); also (Ixora odorata), (Phaleria disperma); clustered flower plants (generic) |
| Niue | Taihun(e,i), toihun(e,i) | Coastal shrub spp. (Heliotropium anomalum, Messerschmidia argentea) |
| Niue | Tautolu | We, us (inc.) |
| Niue | Tava | Tree sp. (Pometia pinnata) |
| Niue | Tuaki, tavake (obs.) | White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon lepturus) |
| Niue | Tee | Negative particle: without, not (obsolete) |
| Niue | Haaku | My, mine |
| Niue | Tega/tega | Muscular |
| Niue | Tega/laho | Testicles |
| Niue | Tenga | Lap, thigh |
| Niue | Tega | Seed (of plants) |
| Niue | Tekau | Twenty (only used in counting fish) |
| Niue | Te/teki | Nasty, disgusting Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | (Te)tele | Crawl, run, move like a crab. Creep, float (of flag) (McE). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Telefua | Naked; thoughtless |
| Niue | Teetee | Pufferfish (Arothron sp.) |
| Niue | Teve | A plant (Amorphophallus campanulatus) traditionally used like pia (Niuean arrowroot) during periods of food shortages |
| Niue | Tii | (Cordyline terminalis)... |
| Niue | Tia | To make a net; weave, knit, crochet, embroider; (spider) spin (web) |
| Niue | Tiaki | To throw away, omit, do away with, stop, abandon |
| Niue | Tiale | Generic for gardenia and frangipani-like plants |
| Niue | Tifa | Mother-of-pearl shell; bonito hook made of pearl shell; earring; plant (Acacia spirorbis) [from resemblance of its fruit to earrings] |
| Niue | Tika. | Javelin, dart, spear (used in sport of taa-tika) |
| Niue | Hako/tika | Quite correct, dead right, spot on Problematic |
| Niue | Tiko | Defecate; rusty |
| Niue | Tili | Smash (rocks) |
| Niue | Puu ihu | Nostril |
| Niue | Tino | Body (human or animal) |
