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 | Golo(golo) | To groan; to wheeze |
| Niue | Tula | (of pawpaw tree) Bare of foliage |
| Niue | Gugu | Gout; arthritis (inflamation of the joints) |
| Niue | Muka/muka | To have multiple new growth |
| Niue | Talatala | Prickly, thorny |
| Niue | Fakaatu/kehe | To worry (vt) |
| Niue | Maloloo. Maloolo (McE). | To recover from illness |
| Niue | Matahuhu | Nipple of the breast, teat |
| Niue | Magiho | To itch; to want sex desperately |
| Niue | Peea | Thus, like this (archaic) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Aenei | Nowadays |
| Niue | Faka/tokotui | To kneel Problematic |
| Niue | Fakahoa | To pair off (vt) |
| Niue | Toko | Prop, stay (n); to support, prop up |
| Niue | Moheaho | A bluish parrotfish (Scarus sp.) |
| Niue | Tama taane | Male child, boy |
| Niue | Vaa | Plant sp., high-climbing liana (Flagellaria gigantea) (traditionally used as rope...); angel vine (Dendrobium biflorum). Climbing plant (Flagellaria gigantea) (McE). |
| Niue | Meo | Bashful Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Oli/oli | To rejoice, to be moved Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Malu | Protection |
| Niue | Mapelu | Bent |
| Niue | Mootie | Grass (generic term) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Faka/apa | To show respect, to salute |
| Niue | Taka(taka)palu | Small tree sp. (Micromelum minutum). Possibly also (Allophylus cobbe). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Toa vao | A small plant (Psilotum nudum) |
| Niue | Fakamaa | To shame (v.t.) |
| Niue | Ve/ve | Rubbish |
| Niue | Manini | Fish sp.: Arc-eyed Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) |
| Niue | Tute | Small Long Tom or Pipefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) (edible) -- larger sizes are known as aku paa and aku tagata |
| Niue | Paki | To clap (used as a command or interjection during a cricket game) |
| Niue | (Pa)paki, paki/paki | To break (vt) |
| Niue | Gaa | To be on the loose, to roam hither and thither |
| Niue | Gaagaa | Loose [ex. soil]; muslin fabric, very thin cotton cloth (of loosely woven fabric) |
| Niue | Tapuke | Mound (usually refers to mounds shaped by growing tubers) |
| Niue | Fakatuu | Make to stand, put, place; stop (a vehicle); nominate; court (as lovers); initiate, begin, start |
| Niue | Feiga | To carry on doing something (refers to doing something while someone else is doing something else) |
| Niue | Naa/kai, ai | Negative |
| Niue | Akonaki | To discipline |
| Niue | Ao/luu | Cloudy (refers to single clouds) |
| Niue | Api/aga | Dwelling place |
| Niue | Fagai | To feed; offering, gift; (families who contribute food for pastor) |
| Niue | Fakahiku | To end, to stop (vt) Borrowed Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kite | See, learn, know, understand |
| Niue | Laga | Heave, lever out |
| Niue | Lave/lave | Busy |
| Niue | Faka/la/taha | Come together, meet; marry |
| Niue | Faka/lialia | Ugly, disgusting, hateful; to despise |
| Niue | Li/lifu | Respectful, proper; honourable, respected Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Mitaki | Good Problematic |
| Niue | Mule | Slow, late; take a long time, be delayed |
