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 | Futu | Fight (with fists). (Said to be a modern word) (McE). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Galu | Flab [flabby piece of meat] Problematic |
| Niue | Galu/galu | Flabby, baggy Problematic |
| Niue | Gauta(uta) | Sway, be unsettled |
| Niue | Geegee | Clam (generic). The giant clam (Tridacna gigas) (McE). |
| Niue | G/uti | To crunch something between one's teeth. To bite (McE). |
| Niue | H/afulu | Goatfish spp. (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis, Parupeneus barberinus) Problematic |
| Niue | Haha/haha | To knock off, beat down |
| Niue | Hai | To tie |
| Niue | H/aku | Scratch Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hakua | Big-eye tuna (Thunnus obesus) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Hala/a | To beat, hit, slay (ref. to killing enemies with clubs) |
| Niue | Hape/lua | To twist (ankle) |
| Niue | Ha/teia | This (obs.) Problematic |
| Niue | Hau/toka | To be stable (of the mind). |
| Niue | Ha/vele | To droop, hang down Problematic |
| Niue | Kego, hego | Sharp point, sharp end (of stick) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Heki | Protrude (us. of teeth). Out of alignment (as a tooth) (McE). |
| Niue | Hii | To be rusty Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Hila | Electricity |
| Niue | H/ino/ki | To stare at Problematic |
| Niue | Hio | To cut, chop [exx. cutting up fish] Problematic |
| Niue | Taa/hio | To cut up, to chop up Problematic |
| Niue | Hoko/ti | Rekindle (fire) |
| Niue | Ho/kulo | Deep Problematic |
| Niue | Holofa | Weed sp. growing on rocky cliffs (Nasturtium sarmentosum) |
| Niue | Honogi | To smell something... Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Haanoa | Careless, thoughtless Problematic |
| Niue | Faa/vale | Fierce, savage, wild; to act violently, to growl |
| Niue | Fota/fota | To press repeatedly, massage |
| Niue | Iga | Each (v). To act individually (McE). |
| Niue | I/ina | To frighten someone with something |
| Niue | Ioo | Interjection in old chants, praising something or someone Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kaa | Stick; cutting (of plant) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kakai | Surroundings, environment Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kaki | To try hard to do something or get something; to strive Problematic |
| Niue | Kaku/kaku | To try to do something (in which one is unskilled); to attemps swimming (of a non-swimmer). |
| Niue | K(a)aa/lagi | Wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) |
| Niue | Kaleve | Toddy (the sweet sap extracted from the bud of the coconut palm, not a traditional drink) |
| Niue | Kalo | To stir (liquid in big containers) |
| Niue | Kalopa | To glitter Problematic |
| Niue | Ka/naga/naga, ta/naga/naga | To become known Problematic |
| Niue | Kanau | To hinder; indistinct (voice) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kano/kano | To sound in a harmonious way Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kanoni | To reduce the heat of the earth oven by adding unheated stones |
| Niue | Kape | To take or scoop out, prise out |
| Niue | Kati | To nibble, gnaw |
| Niue | Ka/tofia | Boundary; to share a boundary |
| Niue | Kau/pia | Arrowroot leftover (dregs) |
| Niue | Kau/puu | Bottom, backside |
