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 | Fa/fao | To stretch, to exercise |
| Niue | Fana/fiti | Bow and arrow |
| Niue | Fana | Gun; to shoot. Bow, arrow (McE). |
| Niue | Fana/hi | Apply something hot as a treatment for sickness; to hit with bare hands, cuff Problematic |
| Niue | Fafana | Whisper |
| Niue | Fanaa | Mast |
| Niue | Faanau | Children |
| Niue | Fano | Go (Singular) |
| Niue | Pano/pano | A small coastal tree (Guettarda speciosa) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | F(o)umamala | Shrub sp. (Homalanthus nutans) |
| Niue | Fao | Nail, peg. Stake (McE). |
| Niue | Fafao | Pack, stuff, fill, put something in a container |
| Niue | (Faka)foo/hake | To lie face up, to face up |
| Niue | Fo/foo | Take something without permission. To rob, take by force, capture, abduct (McE). To take violently (Wms). |
| Niue | Fahi | To beat, to strap |
| Niue | Fata | Shelf, store house, work stage, store, stage |
| Niue | Fatafata | Chest (body part) |
| Niue | Fati | Break off, snap |
| Niue | Fati | To compose songs; tune Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Fatu | To fold |
| Niue | Patu | To be rocky; foundation, base Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Patu/oo | Rock, stone Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Patuiki | Monarch, king |
| Niue | Fatuga | Rafter |
| Niue | Fatukalaa | Obsidian, volcanic stone (traditionally imported from volcanic islands, used as weapons and implements) |
| Niue | Fou | (Hibiscus tiliaceus) |
| Niue | Fa/fau | Tie or lash onto a framework. |
| Niue | Fou hele | (Abutilon indicum) |
| Niue | Fe- | Reciprocal prefix |
| Niue | Feooaki | Go to and fro |
| Niue | Fee | Where? which? when? |
| Niue | Fe/feua | To play; to play the fool, to jest Problematic |
| Niue | Fekau | Message, send on an errand, allot a task |
| Niue | Feke | Ornated octopus (Polypus ornatus)... |
| Niue | Fana/fonua | Cannon |
| Niue | Feo | Coral |
| Niue | Vihu | To be tangled; difficult, involved, complex |
| Niue | Fetau | (Calophyllum inophyllum) |
| Niue | Fetuu | Star |
| Niue | Fetuu aho | Morning star |
| Niue | Fia | To desire, want |
| Niue | Fiafia | Joy, delight, pleasure, be happy, joyful |
| Niue | Fii/hui | Trousers |
| Niue | Fifimata | That part of the eyelid to which the eyelashes are attached; eyeline |
| Niue | Fingota | An edible sea-crab |
| Niue | Fiha | How many? |
| Niue | Finagalo | Wish, mind, spirit |
| Niue | Te/afine, ti/afine, te/fine, he/afine; fine/fine. Afine, fe/afine (McE) | Armpit |
| Niue | Fihoa, vihoa | Shrub sp. (Colubrina asiatica) |
| Niue | Fiti | To flip over. To fillip (Tgr). Uncertain Semantic Connection |
