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 | Tulutaa | To drip, to splash (implies the dripping sound). A drop of water (McE). |
| Niue | Tugaane | Brother of a woman, male cousin of a female Problematic |
| Niue | Tu/golo | To snore. To sleep (respectful) (McE). |
| Niue | Tugi | Light a fire, burn (v.t.) |
| Niue | Tui | To thread (e.g. objects on necklace); sew; pierce; wear; fold (arms or legs) |
| Niue | Tui | Chief (term used in addressing dignitaries; also affectionate term used by wife for husband) |
| Niue | Tuitui | Candlenut (Aleurites moluccana) |
| Niue | Tuke/tuke | Crippled; also of a crab that has lost its legs |
| Niue | Tuke/ua | Shoulder |
| Niue | Tuki | To knock, smash; to mash, pound, hammer |
| Niue | Tuku | To place, put |
| Niue | Tuku | To bury (of people) |
| Niue | Tuuaga | Position, rank; status,; standing place |
| Niue | Faka/tulaki | To end (of life, journey) (vt) Borrowed Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Ma/tulei | To die. (Used only of chiefs) (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | (Teliga)tuli | Deaf |
| Niue | (Tu)tuli | To hunt, chase. Drive, pursue, go after (McE). |
| Niue | Tuli | Knee or elbow Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tulu | To drip (vi) |
| Niue | Tuulotopoo | Midnight Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Tumaa | Approximate counting units (refers to numbers 1 to 9 in units of 10 or greater; comparable to the English expressions "some twenty odd" , "some fifty odd" and so on; can be used to give the impression that the number is larger than the actual one |
| Niue | Tuumau | To be or have always; constant, permanent, regular |
| Niue | Tumu | Cavity or hollow (in rocks, trees, etc.) where water collects Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Tumuaki | Top (of achievement); crown of head |
| Niue | Tumuaki ulu | Top of head |
| Niue | Tuna | A fresh water eel |
| Niue | Tupu | To grow, sprout; to descend from; to happen, to spring up |
| Niue | Tupua | Giant, legendary creature, monster, ogre; ancient god; idol; cactus plant |
| Niue | Tupuna | Ancestor |
| Niue | Tuhi | To point |
| Niue | Tuutaki | To join together (vt); to take after [resemble]; disciple (Bib.) |
| Niue | Tutu | To beat with a stick, to beat hiapo bark for cloth |
| Niue | Tulana | Pulpit Problematic |
| Niue | Tuutuu. Tutuu (McE). | Dolphin, porpoise |
| Niue | Tuutuu | Red-spotted crab (Carpilius maculatus) |
| Niue | U/uu | To bite, take a bite |
| Niue | Ua | Neck |
| Niue | Ufi | Yam |
| Niue | U/ufi | To cover; cover (n), lid |
| Niue | Afii ulu | Hat, head covering Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Ufilei | Wild yam (Dioscorea esculenta) and perhaps other yam species that grow wild |
| Niue | Uga | Coconut crab (Birgus latro) |
| Niue | Ungakoo | Mollusc sp. (with cylindrical shell, usually attached to rocks or flat reef, sometimes in spiral form...). A limpet (McE). |
| Niue | Uha | Rain; to rain |
| Niue | Uhila | Lightning |
| Niue | Ui | To call someone |
| Niue | Uka | To be difficult, tough; to become exhausted |
| Niue | Uku | To wash, oil (of hair). To anoint (McE). |
| Niue | Uo | Spiny lobster (Paribacus penicillatus) and some prawn spp. |
| Niue | Ule | Male genitals (vulgar, also used as insulting term of address) |
