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 | Kalava/lava | To whip; mark from whipping. Hurt, injury (Tgr). |
| Niue | Kalue. Kaluue, kaalue (McE). | Long-tailed Cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kaleve(leve) | Cobweb(s) |
| Niue | Kalii | Rustling sound Problematic |
| Niue | Kalo | Avoid, dodge. Glance (McE). |
| Niue | Kalu/kalu | Slimy |
| Niue | Kalu | Phlegm |
| Niue | Kamakama | Sea crab sp |
| Niue | Kamata | To begin, start |
| Niue | Kane | Conjunction, past conditional, usually followed by mai: If. |
| Niue | Kanahe | Mullet |
| Niue | Talotalo | Lily (Crinum spp.); an introduced ornamental (Caladium bicolor) |
| Niue | Kano/vaka | Crew of a canoe; best catch from a fishing trip |
| Niue | Kanume | Tree sp. (Diospyros ferrea) |
| Niue | Ka/kapa | To reach out. To struggle with the hands (as in travelling through the bush etc) (McE). |
| Niue | Kapa | Flash (of lightning) Problematic |
| Niue | Kapa | Attempt to do something, long to do something |
| Niue | Kapa/kapa | Attempt something beyond one's power |
| Niue | Kapa(kapa), tapa(tapa) | Flap wings, flutter |
| Niue | Tapakau. Kapakau (Lws). | Wing (of any flying thing). Fin of a fish (McE). Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kape | Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza)... |
| Niue | Kapi/ti | Pick up with an implement (e.g. tongs) |
| Niue | Kapiti/ga | Friend. (Used mostly of wives) (Tgr). |
| Niue | Kapi/niu | Cup for drinking (originally made from coconut shell) Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kaho | Wooden ribs of thatched roof |
| Niue | Kaho | Bamboo-like grass or reed (Miscanthus floridulus); bamboo |
| Niue | Kahoa | Necklace |
| Niue | Kahokaho | Side of a person’s body (refers to the area under the arm and above the hips) |
| Niue | Hui kahokaho | Side rib, rib bone |
| Niue | Kata | Laugh |
| Niue | Ka/kati | Hold between teeth or lips |
| Niue | Kato | Basket |
| Niue | Katoa | Whole, all, total |
| Niue | Gotoa | All, everyone, whole (Archaic, used in church) Problematic |
| Niue | Kotofa | Appoint, choose, elect |
| Niue | Atiu | A cucumber-like plant (Cucumis anguria) |
| Niue | Kaatule | A plant, a plantation weed (Boerhavia diffusa) occasionally used as a herb Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kau | Troop, company, gang; to team up, act in an organized way |
| Niue | Kau | Wood, timber |
| Niue | Kau | Side, sideways, in proximity to a side, edge (in compounds); full (moon); prefix indicating side, edge, brim, or boundary of some object or area |
| Niue | Kau, kou | I, me...(arch.) |
| Niue | Ili | To swing, to fan Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Ili/ili | To fan; fan (n) |
| Niue | Kaufana | Bow, gun |
| Niue | Kauhala | Roadside |
| Niue | Kauhanga | Groin |
| Niue | Ko/vili | Whirlpool, a cylindrical opening in the reef |
| Niue | Koukou | Bathe, have a bath |
| Niue | Kauvaka | Sailor, crew |
| Niue | Kava | Plant sp. (Piper methysticum); drink made of kava plant; any intoxicating drink |
