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 | Kauhuhu, ko(u)huhu | Shrub sp. (Tephrosia purpurea), used to stupefy small fish for bait |
| Niue | Kavega | Load; responsibility |
| Niue | Kavei | Handle of basket; to make a handle. Carry (a basket) by the handle (McE).by handle |
| Niue | Kea/kea, hea/hea | Thrush Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Kele/kele | Earth, soil |
| Niue | Kelemutu | Earthworm |
| Niue | Keli | To dig |
| Niue | Kelo/kelo | Brink, edge Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kemo | To blink; to just about disappear. Wink (McE). |
| Niue | Ki | To (before proper noun phrases, including local nouns) |
| Niue | Ke (he) | To, before common nouns |
| Niue | Lago vaka, lago tutua | Supporting beams for a canoe when stored on land |
| Niue | Kia | Pre-verbal positive imperative (exhortative) subjunctive mood marker |
| Niue | Kaa/kia | Neck |
| Niue | Kiato | Outrigger boom |
| Niue | V/aka | Root Phonologically Irregular |
| Niue | Maa/fonu | Stuffed, full (refers to eating) |
| Niue | Kikii | To hear of, be aware of [ex. with negative] Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Niue | Kikila | To shine [ex. sun] |
| Niue | Kiko | Kernel (of nuts); very small piece of something. |
| Niue | Kiko/mata | Pupil of the eye. Eye-ball (McE). |
| Niue | Kiko | Female genitals (considered a rude word). |
| Niue | Kila | Bald |
| Niue | Kili | Skin; bark |
| Niue | Kilikili | Gravel |
| Niue | Kilo | Turn the head without moving the body; look around |
| Niue | Mua | You (dual) |
| Niue | Mutolu | Second person plural pronoun |
| Niue | Kina | Sea-urchin spp.... |
| Niue | Kina | Protein food (fish or meat). Any relish (e.g. fish) used with other food (McE). |
| Niue | Kini | To strike down, beat down, slash, cut down, trim (mainly plant material). |
| Niue | Kini/kini | Be choppy (of the sea) (<cE) Problematic |
| Niue | (Ti)kita | Pronoun, first person singular (rarely used) emphatic, boastful or informal variant of au. Problematic |
| Niue | Giti | Spurt out (of blood, water from tap etc.) |
| Niue | Kiu | Plover (Pluvialis dominica)... |
| Niue | Kivi | To be half-closed (of eye), to get tired |
| Niue | Kiva | Dirty. Dirt-coloured, dusky (McE). |
| Niue | Ko | Specifier particle (Preposed) |
| Niue | Koo | Crow (cock), bark (dog). Sqeal (McE). |
| Niue | Koo | Bark (of dog) |
| Niue | Ko/koo | Vomit |
| Niue | Koo | There, yonder, that place, over there |
| Niue | Koa | Post-posed emphatic particle; indeed, quite |
| Niue | Goa/goa | Foolish, silly Problematic |
| Niue | Koe | Second person singular, thou |
| Niue | Kofu | To catch; cover oneself; to cuff |
| Niue | Kofu/kofu | Parcel, bundle |
| Niue | Ogo/ogo/noa | To be still, to be silent |
| Niue | Pena | To bundle, to bind (of hair) |
| Niue | Pena/pena | Curls (of hair) |
