| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Luangiua
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MP.TALIE.1
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Kalie hakua
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Sea Almond (Terminalia catappa)
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Nukumanu
|
PN.TUUGAKI
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Tuunaki
|
Smoke signal from Nukutoa Island to mourners at Vaihare on Takuu Island that some calamity has occurred, requiring their immediate attention
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Takuu
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FJ.UTUA
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Utua
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A tidal flat between the islands and in the lagoon offshore from Nukutoa, partially uncovered by low tide; Te Utua is also a location on Takuu Island
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Takuu
|
CP.FUSI.1
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Vusi
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Cultivated area on Takuu Island
Phonologically Irregular
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Luangiua
|
NP.TAPATUU.*
|
Kapaku
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Fish sp. (long thin garfish, fins grey except top and gill fins which are dull yellow)
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Luangiua
|
RO.MATU
|
Maku
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Small, all-silver fish sp. (lagoon, shallow sandy shore)
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Marquesas
|
CE.GATU.3
|
Naku
|
Ecraser avec la main; pincer; tamiser, clarifier, extraire le jus des plantes; douleur vive
Phonologically Irregular
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|
Easter Island
|
EP.UKU-I
|
Akui
|
Ungir; untar. To anoint, to consecrate with oil; to oil, to smear something with oil.
|
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Luangiua
|
AN.MATUQA.C
|
Hai/makua
|
Elementary family
|
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Luangiua
|
EC.KALISI.2
|
Haku a lili
|
Sinkers for nets
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
MP.PAKU.B
|
Paku
|
Burn yourself
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Luangiua
|
MP.QATUA
|
A/akua
|
God
|
|
Luangiua
|
NP.NEKE.1A
|
Eŋe aku
|
Move along!
Phonologically Irregular
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East Uvea
|
PN.HAKU
|
Aku
|
Garfish (Belone vulgaris)
|
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Luangiua
|
PN.QULU-TUKI
|
Helakuʔi
|
Honeycomb Rock Cod
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
West Futuna
|
MP.PAKU.B
|
Pax/paku
|
Scorched by sun or fire (of fruit)
|
|
West Futuna
|
PN.TUKUKU
|
Takuku/ru mani
|
Fish sp.
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|
West Futuna
|
PN.WAAKULE
|
Vakuri-a
|
To open (e.g. a book)
Problematic
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|
Rennellese
|
PN.SAA-KILI.1
|
Saakuni
|
To unwrap, open, as a parcel; to pull up, as sleeves; to clear away, as brush
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.HAKU
|
Aku
|
Needlefish
|
|
Nuguria
|
MP.SAKU-LAA
|
Hakuraa
|
Fish sp., sailfish
|
|
Nuguria
|
AN.MATAKU
|
Ha/mataku
|
Big; dark (of colours); thick (of branch, arm, etc.); to be better than (someone)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Nuguria
|
AN.MATAKU
|
Ha/mataku-ria
|
Frighten, scare
|
|
West Uvea
|
PN.LAKU.1
|
Laku-na
|
Jeter, lancer; enlever (vetements); peler (p.ex. banane); dépouiller (roussette)
|
|
Nuguria
|
AN.MATAKU
|
Mataku
|
Fear, fright; be afraid, frightened
|
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West Uvea
|
AN.MAKUPUNA
|
Makupuna
|
Petit-enfant (fils/fille)
|
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Nuguria
|
PN.PAKUU.A
|
Pakuu
|
Noise, sound; bang something to make noise; hit, strike against; land ashore (a boat)
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Nuguria
|
MP.PAKU.B
|
P/paku
|
Burnt, brown and dried out from overcooking
|
|
Nuguria
|
AN.RAKU
|
Raku/raku
|
Scratch with claws
|
|
Nuguria
|
AN.RAKU
|
R/raku
|
Scratch with a nail
|
|
Nuguria
|
MP.TAKUU
|
Takuu
|
Axe (for making canoes)
|
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Nuguria
|
AN.TOKI
|
Toki/toki
|
Axe (similar to takuu, but smaller)
|
|
Nuguria
|
SO.VILIVILI
|
Viri aku vae
|
Move fast
|
|
Takuu
|
MP.MAHUKU
|
Mouku
|
Inland, central area on Takuu island including men's and women's gardens and bush; kind of fragrant, thin, long-bladed grass; generic term for inland grasses and creepers used as mulch for taro and swamp taro
|
|
Niue
|
PN.TUTE.2
|
Tute
|
Small Long Tom or Pipefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) (edible) -- larger sizes are known as aku paa and aku tagata
|
|
Takuu
|
SO.QULU.4
|
Uru
|
A sexually explicit song designed to distract potentially malevolent spirits while the image of the spirit Pukena was carried from its carving place to the ritual arena on Takuu Island
|
|
Luangiua
|
XO.IKA-A-FATU
|
Iahaku
|
Spotted rock cod
|
|
Nuguria
|
NO.SIMATA
|
Himata
|
Thousand (Takuu word?)
|
|
Takuu
|
XO.KOKO.3
|
(Ha)kkoo
|
Sago palm (non-indigenous, drifts to Takuu)
|
|
Niue
|
NP.PAA-PAKU
|
Pakupaku
|
Dry, shallow, low (of tide)
Problematic
|
|
Niue
|
PN.PAKUU.A
|
Pakuu/lagi
|
Thunder
|
|
Easter Island
|
NP.PAA-PAKU
|
Tai papaku
|
Low tide
|
|
Nukumanu
|
AN.MATAKU
|
Mataku (pl. mattaku)
|
Fear
|
|
Nukumanu
|
PN.TAKU.1
|
Taku/taku (pass. takutaku ria)
|
Preach
|
|
Nukumanu
|
MP.TAKUU
|
Takuu
|
Axe
|
|
Nukumanu
|
SO.PAKUU.B
|
Pakuu
|
Strike against
|
|
Nukumanu
|
PN.PAKUU.A
|
Pa/paku
|
Knock (at door)
|
|
Nukumanu
|
PN.PAKUU.A
|
P/paku
|
Beat against
|
|
Nukumanu
|
PN.PAKUU.A
|
Paku
|
Crash down
|
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
CE.MAA-KUU
|
Maakuu
|
Wet
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