Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms
| Level | Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MUQA.A | Front, before | |
| MUQA.B | Postposed verbal particle of deference or politeness (Clk) | |
| MURA | Glow red, as a fire or the sky; flame | |
| TT | MURE | Short; to cease, end |
| MURI-FANUA | End of the land, cape, point | |
| MURI-GA | Last-born child | |
| MURI-WAI | Mouth of river | |
| MURI-WAQE | Heel | |
| MURI.1A | Behind, after, to follow, be last | |
| MURI.1B | Back end, lower end, piece, part | |
| MURI.1C | Young, immature | |
| MURU | Warm oneself at fire | |
| MUSU.1A | Whisper, murmur, mutter, speak unclearly | |
| MUSU.1B | Sullen, reluctant, discontented | |
| MUSU.1C | Drone, buzz, hum; | |
| NO | MUSU.2 | Sandfly |
| MUTIE | Grass | |
| MUTU.1A | Cut off, ended | |
| MUTU.1B | Thirtieth night of the lunar cycle | |
| MUTU.1C | Silent, mute | |
| MUTU.2 | Fish sp. (Pomacentridae, particularly Abudefduf (Sergeant Major)) | |
| MUU-FEKE | Squid, cuttlefish | |
| CK | MUU-RARE | Dumb; vagrant |
| MUU.1 | Flying insect | |
| MUU.2 | A fish, Tropical Porgy (Monotaxis grandoculis) | |
| MUU.3A | Be silent, dumb, mute | |
| MUU.3B | Unsociable | |
| MUU.3C | Make indistinct sound | |
| MUU.4 | Blunt, dull | |
| MUUNAA | Ringworm | |
| NA.2 | Possessive particle (dominant possession): *na(a) | |
| NA.3 | Past tense marker | |
| NA.4 | Third person singular preposed subject pronoun | |
| NAA-NAA | Look at | |
| NAA.1 | Demonstrative particle: that, there, near addressee | |
| NAA.2 | Respectful; hesitant | |
| NAAKUU | A kind of plant | |
| NAFA | A wooden drum | |
| NAHO | Hollow: *na(f,s)o | |
| NAI | Tridacna sp | |
| NAIUFI | Shark sp: *n(a)iufi | |
| NAKO | Decorate, make designs on | |
| NO | NAKOFU | Bivalve, Tridacna sp. |
| NAMO | Enclosed area of water, lagoon, pool | |
| NAMU-AQA | Stink, bad smell | |
| NAMU.1A | Odour, flavour; to smell | |
| NAMU.1B | Chew, nibble, taste | |
| NAMU.2A | Mosquito | |
| NAMU.2B | A small fly | |
| NANA.1 | Term of address for mother |
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