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 | Auee | Bitterly, in a bitter lament |
| Niue | Ava | Channel, passage through reef, harbour, opening in reef. Furrow, stripe; crack, gap (McE). |
| Niue | Fagu | To blow (usually refers to the blowing of the nose) |
| Niue | Fagu/fagu | Breathe heavily, pant |
| Niue | Aavaga | Wet dream, sexy, succubus (refers to traditional belief of sleeping males having sex with female spirit, as in dreams) Borrowed |
| Niue | Ee | Yes |
| Niue | Ea | Rise, appear, emerge |
| Niue | Fa/fagu | Breath, breathing; to breathe through or into something or someone |
| Niue | Efu | Dust; ash |
| Niue | Elo | Stink, evil smell |
| Niue | Ene, kene, tene | To poke (usually refers to very careful poking with a rod into cavity to get an animal to come out) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Epo(epo). N/epo(n/epo) (McE) | Lick, taste Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Eva | Wander, walk about |
| Niue | Faa | Four |
| Niue | Faa | Particle signifying habitual or continuous action |
| Niue | Fafa | Carry on back |
| Niue | Fafagu | To wake someone |
| Niue | Fali | Wipe up (e.g. faeces) |
| Niue | Fifine | Woman, female |
| Niue | Fa/faga/ | To feed animals |
| Niue | Fao | To pet, to make a pet of; to use, to try (only used in expressions indicating personal trial and tribulation). A pet (McE). |
| Niue | Fagai | To feed; offering, gift; grouped according to extended families. A division of the people, a sept, extended family (McE). Problematic |
| Niue | Fagamea | A fish, red bass (Lutjanus bohar) |
| Niue | Fagota | Gather shellfish on the reef |
| Niue | Fagu | Jar, bottle |
| Niue | Fai | Make, collect |
| Niue | Faikai | Dish of cooked fish and coconut cream |
| Niue | Tau | To cover (of earth oven or house) |
| Niue | Faite | To pose; expose oneself provocatively [of a woman] |
| Niue | Faka- | Causative |
| Niue | Faka- | To act in the manner of |
| Niue | Faka/fana/ | To warm up food; to repeat what one has said |
| Niue | Fakaafu | Prepare or light oven |
| Niue | Fakaiite | Bare the teeth; show anger, displeasure Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fakalaaa | To go out in the sun |
| Niue | Fakalanu | To wash away salt water; to drink with food, wash down food |
| Niue | Fakalogo/logo | To do something quietly |
| Niue | Faka/logo/logo | To silence someone, to be made silent for some reason, to be reduced to silence; |
| Niue | Faka/ta/ongo | To listen (to ascertain the direction from where a sound is coming from) Problematic |
| Niue | Fakamau | Hold fast, fasten; continue, perpetuate; to marry someone |
| Niue | Fakaata/ata | Peer, watch closely |
| Niue | Fakataha | Uniform (n) |
| Niue | Fakavee/aga | Foundation, base, theme |
| Niue | Faki | To pull out, tear out; pick. To pluck (as fruit) (McE). |
| Niue | Fala/fala | A disease which attacks the soles of the feet; decay (of teeth...); small size, tiny one Problematic |
| Niue | Faa | Pandanus |
| Niue | Fala/naki | To lean on, depend upon |
| Niue | Fale | House |
| Niue | Faliu | To change, be changed |
| Niue | Fao | Stretch; to stretch something out of shape |
