| OC | ||
| Nukuoro | oŋe | famine |
| Pak | tuŋ | hungry |
| Bipi | ma-sok | hungry |
| Lindrou | son | hungry |
| Ere | mar-soŋ | hungry |
| Likum | son | hungry |
| Titan | coŋ | hungry |
| Nauna | cuŋ | hungry |
| Penchal | cuŋ | hungry |
| Roviana | soŋe | scarcity of food, famine |
| Tuvaluan | oŋe | famine |
| Motu | doe | famine, dearth |
| Anuta | oŋe | famine |
| Rennellese | oŋe | hunger |
| oŋe-sau | famine time; to be short of food, starving | |
| oŋe-a | be hungry | |
| oŋe taŋata | to be few people, not enough to carry out a ritual (poetic) | |
| Rotuman | soŋe | starve, be afflicted with famine |
| Samoan | faʔa-oŋe | be starved, famished |
| oŋe | scarcity of food, famine; be scarce | |
| Futunan | oŋe | to be wanting, lacking resources, in a condition of scarcity, famine |
| Niue | hoŋe | famine, hunger; to suffer from hunger |
| faka-mate-hoŋe | to starve to death | |
| kava-hoŋe | period between taro crops | |
| Tongan | hoŋe | to have a famine, to suffer from a famine, to be famine-stricken |
| hōŋe-a | (of people) to be famine-stricken | |
| hoŋe vale | to be in the grip of a severe famine | |
| Maori | oŋe-oŋe | scarce; lonely |
| whaka-oŋe | make scarce | |
| oŋe | scarce, rare; rarity, treasure | |