Entries from Lawes 1861 in Pollex-Online
Lawes, W.E., 1861. Niue vocabulary. Ms. (PMB 707).
Language | Item | Description |
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Niue | U/gafi | Firewood |
Niue | Fakatagi | Pandean pipes |
Niue | Fakato/loimata | Tears |
Niue | Fe/mihi/aki | To wail (pl.) |
Niue | Fo | To bore a hole |
Niue | Fu/maka | Rock |
Niue | Hikuleo | Echo |
Niue | Kalu/hihi | The eye (abusively) |
Niue | Kalu/kalu | Watery sediment |
Niue | Kaniva | Milky way; a vein |
Niue | Kavapui | Ginger Problematic |
Niue | Kee/ke | To scold |
Niue | Ke/keke | To cluck |
Niue | Kote/kote | Speak thickly... |
Niue | Kukuu | Noise of manutagi Problematic |
Niue | La/ti/ti | Scorching hot (of sun) |
Niue | Lia/liaki | To whirl round |
Niue | Male | Cough |
Niue | Mata/paku | A scab, pimple |
Niue | Mata/pula | Pearl (in eye) |
Niue | Ao | Clouds |
Niue | Faitama | To have a child |
Niue | Fagatua | Wrestle |
Niue | Faka/inaina | To produce desire Problematic |
Niue | Faka/lemu | To muddy Problematic |
Niue | Filo kaufana | Bow string |
Niue | Fo | To bore a hole. To mortise (Tgr). |
Niue | Hagai | To look towards |
Niue | Haga/haga | To look about |
Niue | Haki | To throw down |
Niue | Kafa | Cinnet |
Niue | Magamaga | Complex |
Niue | Matau/tau | Clever at work |
Niue | Mata/kivi | Blind (abusive) |
Niue | Faka/tutaga/maalie | Half |
Niue | Mahaia | Aground (of fish) |
Niue | Mele | Hacking cough, clearing cough |
Niue | Fai/hoani | Help |
Niue | Fe/kovi/aki | Mutual variance |