Reconstruction Level: NP - Nuclear Polynesian
| Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|
| GETI.2 | A marine creature |
| GUU.2 | Squid |
| GUTU.B | Angry/scolding talk, chatter |
| AKILI | Remove from a container, take out of: *(q)akili |
| KAFA-KAFA.* | A fish, perhaps small-sized kafa |
| KAI.1B | To spread, erode (of an ulcer or sore)(Clk): *(ka)kai |
| KA-KAI | Sharp |
| KAI.8 | Negative imperative, caveat |
| KA-ITOQA | Expression of satisfaction at misfortune of others |
| KAKAI.2 | Story, legend |
| KAKII.* | Throat, neck: *ka(a)kii |
| KALE.1 | A wave that ripples or breaks, rather than a swell; ripple; surface of water |
| KALI-KAO | A univalve mollusc (Trochus sp.) |
| KALO-(QI)-AFI | Spark (from fire) |
| KAMI.2 | To desire something |
| KAMO.2 | Steal; approach or take by stealth |
| KANAPU.2 | Lightning |
| KANOFI | Flesh of fruit or animal |
| KANO-FI-MATA | Eyeball: *kano-((f,q)i)-(mata) |
| KAO.2 | Dried food, such as sweet potato, taro or fish |
| KAPA.2 | Dance |
| ME.1B | As if, as it were; like |
| KA-ATI-RA | That's enough |
| KATULI | A herb |
| KAULU | Head of a tree |
| KAU-MATUA | Elderly man: *kauma(a)tu(q)a |
| KAUPAPA | Rock platform or shelf |
| KAWA.1B | Sour, bitter |
| KAWA-KAWA-QATUA | Shrub or vine (Piper sp.) |
| KAWA-PUI | Plant sp., ginger (Zingiber) |
| KAWE.4 | Sibling of opposite sex |
| KEKE | Stiff, hard, inflexible |
| KELO.1B | Dead, or dying |
| KIE-KIE.B | Plant sp. (Freycinetia) |
| KIINAKI.* | To eat with another food as relish; food so eaten:*kii(n,t)aki |
| KINO-KINO | Disgusted, upset |
| KIO.1B | Young bird; bird sp. |
| KIOLE | Rat |
| KIU.2 | A large number |
| KIWI.1* | Shore bird sp. (probably Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)) |
| KOA.2 | Glad |
| KOFI | Gather, collect |
| KOO-LELO | Speak, orate, recite |
| KOLI.1A | To move: *ko(l,n)i |
| KOLO-MAKI | Suppressed (of feelings); patient (Clk) |
| KOLO-MATUA | Elderly or wise person: *kolo-matu(q)a |
| KOLO-MEA | Plant sp: *(k)olo-mea |
| KOLO-PUKA | A tree: *(k)olopu(k)a |
| KOLU | Curved, coiled |
| KO-LUA | Second person dual preposed subject pronoun: *ko-lu(a) |
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