Reconstruction Level: NP - Nuclear Polynesian
| Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|
| MIGOI. | Twist: *migo(q)i |
| MILO.2B | Current in water, whirlpool |
| MITA | Proud; to boast |
| MOA.3 | Notched ornamentation at end of canoe |
| MOA.4B | Whipping or spinning top |
| MOAGA | Fish sp.; Goatfish (Parupeneus sp.) (Hpr) |
| MOI.2 | A fish: *mo(q)i |
| MOKU | Little |
| MOOLII | Oil, lamp |
| MUU.3 | Be silent, dumb; make inarticulate sound |
| MUU-FEKE | Squid, cuttlefish |
| MUI | Assemble, gather round, swarm over, cluster |
| MUKA.1B | Immature coconut: *muk(a,o)(muk(a,o)) |
| NA.2 | Possessive particle (dominant possession): *na(a) |
| NANA.3 | Aggressive |
| NANEA | Sufficient |
| NANU.B | Grumble, mutter discontentedly, complain |
| NAPAQA | Misfortune, bad luck |
| NAPE.A | Hitch, tuck, catch |
| NATI | Draw tight, tie |
| NAU.1 | A plant (Lepidium sp.) |
| NEFU.1 | Anchovy (Stolephorus sp.) |
| NEI | Demonstrative: here, near speaker |
| NEKE.1A | Move oneself, edge along, crawl |
| NEWA.B | Dizzy, confused |
| NITI | Tight, crowded (Rby): *(n,g)iti |
| NUAFINE | Old woman, wife |
| NUI.1 | Big |
| OQI.B | Shake, agitate, move around |
| OKO.2A | To reach maturity; strong |
| OLI.3 | A type of chant or formal speech: *(oli)oli |
| PAA.2C | Blow against (of wind) |
| PAA.3B | Pearl-shell |
| PAA.6 | Form of address to respected male |
| PAKA-PAKA | Thin, emaciated |
| PAKE | Obstinate; deceive |
| PA-KEKE | Stiff |
| PAKI-AKA | Root of a plant |
| PAKU.C | Dark in colour |
| PAKU-PAKU | Emaciated, starving |
| PALA.1C | Excrement; soiled |
| PAALASI | Sit on, drop on |
| PA-LEMO | To drown |
| PALE-TAI | Foredeck, splashboards or washboards of a canoe |
| PANOKO | Fish spp. including Blennies |
| PAPA.3 | Box |
| PAA-PAKU | Shallow: *pa(a)paku |
| PAATEE.1 | Slit-gong; make resonant percussive sound (as e.g. a bell) |
| PATI.2 | Ask, cajole, coax |
| PEE-FEA | How? |
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