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 | Tipa/tipa | To be out of shape |
| Niue | Tipa | Sway, be crooked, slant. Dance (used in old chants) (McE). |
| Niue | Tipi | Split, chop |
| Niue | Tiputa | To wear; a Mother Hubbard dress Borrowed |
| Niue | Tihe | To sneeze |
| Niue | Titafa | To be on a slant, not firmly fixed in position Problematic |
| Niue | Too | To plant, to grow (of crops) |
| Niue | Too/kaga | Suitable planting season |
| Niue | Fakahuhu | To breastfeed, to suckle |
| Niue | Too | To fall; to happen (to); set (of sun)... |
| Niue | Hoo | Second person singular possessive pronoun, preposed |
| Niue | Faka/ta/too | To burp Problematic |
| Niue | Toa | A tree, ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia) |
| Niue | Toa | Warrior, hero; to be brave |
| Niue | Toafa | Coastal area before the cliffs |
| Niue | Toe | To be left over, remain |
| Niue | Tofe | A cockle shellfish (white fan-shaped cockle shell, edible) |
| Niue | Toga | South |
| Niue | Tooga | A Samoan fine mat. A samoan mat; blanket (McE). Problematic |
| Niue | Toho | To pull; to drag; to trawl (fishing) |
| Niue | Toi | (Alphitonia zizyphoides) |
| Niue | Toka | Bottom or bedrock of the sea |
| Niue | Toka | To leave; let it be; put something somewhere and leave it there. To leave off; remain; owe (McE). |
| Niue | Tokaga | To look after, care for |
| Niue | Toke | Sea eel (generic)... |
| Niue | Tokelau | North |
| Niue | Toko- | Human prefix attached to quantifiers and numbers |
| Niue | Mohuu | Hiccup |
| Niue | Tole | Woman's private part, female genitals |
| Niue | Toli | Climb Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tolo/afi | Make fire by friction |
| Niue | Too | Sugarcane> |
| Niue | Tolu | Three |
| Niue | Tomo | To sink, drown; to become bankrupt. To enter (Wms,McE). |
| Niue | Toomui | To be the very last, to be very late |
| Niue | Tona | Yaws |
| Niue | Tono | A weed (Centella asiatica) |
| Niue | Tonu | Proper, right, true, correct |
| Niue | Toto | (Euphorbia spp.) |
| Niue | Totogi | To pay; payment |
| Niue | Tuu | To stand |
| Niue | Tuu/tuu | Cut up, chop; sever (lit. and fig.) |
| Niue | Tuu/tia | Be cut |
| Niue | Tua | Back (n) |
| Niue | Tua/tua | Flat area on the reef |
| Niue | Tua- | Ordinal layer of something |
| Niue | Tuai | Old, ancient; stale (of food); (postverbal) marks perfect aspect: already, early |
| Niue | Tufa | To share out, distribute |
| Niue | Tufuga | Expert, talented or skilful person; to make expertly, be skilful in making |
| Niue | Tuga | Spotted, blemished, bruised (mainly of tapioca tubers) |
