Tohi Vagahau Niue: Niue Language Dictionary : Niuean-English, With English-Niuean Finderlist (Pali Language Texts. Polynesia)

Folafolaaga -- Dictionary User Notes -- Part A : Niuean-english -- 1.1 General Purpose -- 1.2 Niuean Alphabet And Alphabetic Dictionary Order -- 1.3 The Writing Of Short And Long Vowels -- 1.3.1 Dipthongs -- 1.3.2. Rearticulation Due To Word Formation -- 1.3.2.2. Rearticulation In Base Words -- 1.4 A Comparison Of The New Zealand-english And Niuean Alphabets And Their Phonetic Realisations -- 1.5 Niuean Syllable Structure -- 1.6 Stress -- 2. Entry Conventions -- 2.1. Headwords And Sub-headwords -- 2.1.1. Homonyms And Other Special Headword Conventions -- 2.2. Morphology -- 2.2.1. Contraction -- 2.2.2. Suppletive -- 2.2.3. Reduplication -- 2.2.4. Suffixation -- 2.2.5. Prefixation -- 2.2.6. Compounds -- 2.3. Part-of-speech -- 2.3.1. Verb -- 2.3.1.1. Verb Transitive (v.t.) -- 2.3.1.2. Verb Intransitive (v.i.) -- 2.3.2. Noun (n.) -- 2.3.3. Qualifier (qual.) -- 2.3.4. Multiple Parts-of-speech -- 2.4. Grammatical Notes (grammar) -- 2.5. Definition, Meaning, Gloss -- 2.6. Niuean Sentence Examples -- 2.7. English Translation Of Niuean Sentence Example -- 2.8. Compare, Cross-reference (see Also) -- 2.9. Spelling And Pronunciation Variations (var.) -- 2.10. Source Language And Etymology -- 2.11. Sub-entries -- 3. Annotated Bibliography -- 3.1 -- General -- 3.2 Niuean Flora And Fauna -- 3.2.1 Flora -- 3.2.2 Fauna -- Grammar -- 4. Statistics -- Part B : English-niuean Finderlist -- Abbreviations -- Data On Electronic Media -- Niuean-english -- English-niuean Finderlist. Edited By Wolfgang B. Sperlich. Includes Bibliographical References. Tohi Vagahau Niue is a significant new dictionary detailing the Polynesian language of Niue, and will benefit Niuean studies for years to come. While its main aim is to be a repository for native speakers, it will also serve a wider linguistic audience, including comparativists and theorists in lexicography. Detailed "user notes" introduce the reader to the basic challenges in Niuean lexicography and grammar. With some 10,000 Niuean word entries, the present dictionary is a significant expansion on an earlier work. The Niuean contributors took great care to present their language as a living entity while preserving its valuable past, but they are also aware of its uncertain future. Language revival is essential to preserve a linguistic Pacific jewel, and as such the new dictionary will lend status to Niuean language studies as well as be an invaluable help in using Niuean confidently in everyday life. Couverture......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Folafolaaga......Page 10 Dictionary user notes......Page 12 A......Page 52 E......Page 65 F......Page 69 G......Page 104 H......Page 114 I......Page 141 K......Page 146 L......Page 180 M......Page 204 N......Page 249 O......Page 257 P......Page 264 S......Page 293 T......Page 295 U......Page 351 V......Page 359 A......Page 370 B......Page 379 C......Page 394 D......Page 417 E......Page 428 F......Page 436 G......Page 452 H......Page 460 I......Page 469 J......Page 475 K......Page 477 L......Page 480 M......Page 489 N......Page 498 O......Page 502 P......Page 507 Q......Page 529 R......Page 530 S......Page 540 T......Page 571 U......Page 588 V......Page 592 W......Page 595 X, Y......Page 605 Z......Page 607 "Tohi Vagahau Niue, a significant new dictionary detailing the Polynesian language of Niue, will benefit Niuean studies for years to come. While its main aim is to be a repository for native speakers, it will also serve a wider linguistic audience, including comparativists and theorists in lexicography. Detailed 'user notes' introduce the reader to the basic challenges in Niuean lexicography and grammar. With some 10,000 Niuean word entries, the present dictionary is a significant expansion on an earlier work by J.M. McEwen (1970), which featured some 4,000 Niuean entries. In addition, the English-Niuean finderlist, with some 4,000 English headwords, serves as an index to the riches of the Niuean language."--BOOK JACKET