| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
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OC.WELI.1
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Veli
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Hairy worm that lives mostly in water
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Fijian
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CE.WERU
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Wedru
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Wet and sticking together as hair of an animal that has been in the water
Problematic
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Fijian
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CE.WERU
|
Welu
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Long and in tufts (of the hair)
Problematic
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.WEU.1
|
Weu
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Fibre, rootlet; single hair; tuft of hair used ritually
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Tahitian
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CE.WEU.1
|
Veu
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Downy hair, a woolly kind of hair, a sort of fringe on the border of a garment; the downy hair of a dog; to have a downy or shaggy border
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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NP.FAQI
|
Fai. Whai.
|
Perform religious ritual, call up (god). A sacred ceremony; to offer up prayers, or incantations; ceremony of removing tapu (Sve).
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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MP.FULU-FULU
|
Huruhuru
|
Feather. Hair (Sve).
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.IO.2
|
Iho rauru
|
Strand of hair
Phonologically Irregular
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CE.MAROKO
|
Maroko/roko
|
Short-haired, close-cropped
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Nukuoro
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PN.LAU-QULU
|
Ngaangaa-ulu
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Hair of the head
Problematic
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Niue
|
PN.PALE.2
|
Pale ulu
|
Hair band
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Ra'ivavae
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EP.FAAITO
|
Faito (modern), haito
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Measure
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Ra'ivavae
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AN.FAI.1
|
Hai
|
Variety of fish (Himantura sp.). The sting-ray (Stn).
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West Uvea
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PN.HEKE-GA
|
Ekenga
|
Chaise; chaire, rayon
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Niuafo'ou
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MP.FULU-FULU
|
Fulufulu(ʔiʔulu)
|
Hair
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Takuu
|
OC.FAI.2A
|
Hai
|
Do, make
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Takuu
|
AN.FAI.1
|
Hai
|
Ray (Himantura sp.)
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|
Takuu
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PN.FAIWA
|
Haiva
|
Running race; competitive sporting activity generally
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Takuu
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MP.FIRI.1
|
Hiri, f/firi
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(of hair, sennit cord) Braid, plait; fence, enclosure
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Takuu
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SO.FUNU
|
Hunu
|
Pubic hair
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|
Takuu
|
MP.FULU-FULU
|
Huruhuru
|
Body hair, skin of a bird or pig, hide of an animal, fine rootlets covering a taro corm, downy feathers
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Rennellese
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PN.MO-QI
|
Moʔi
|
Fine, as hair, sennit, mats or print in a book
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|
Takuu
|
OC.PALAGI
|
Parani
|
Blue-dotted Hairtooth Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus) and other spp.
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Sikaiana
|
PN.SIGANO
|
Sinano
|
To blossom, of pandanus only (Archaic)
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Tuvalu
|
MP.QATU.2
|
Atu
|
Group or chain of islands
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Tuvalu
|
MP.FULU.1
|
Fulu
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Feather, hair on arms
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Tuvalu
|
MP.FULU-FULU
|
Fulufulu
|
Hair, fur
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Tuvalu
|
SO.FUNU
|
Funu
|
Pubic hair (VAI, FUN, NKF, NKL)
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Tuvalu
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PN.LAU-QULU
|
Lauulu
|
Hair of head
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Tuvalu
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PN.MIGI
|
Migi/migi
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Curly (of hair)
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Tuvalu
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CE.PAA-KEKE
|
Pakee
|
Scissors; cut hair
Problematic
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Tuvalu
|
MP.SAQI
|
Hai
|
Method of tying string to canoe, rod or scoop-net ; pen, sty
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Tuvalu
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MP.SAQI
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Hai/gina
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Penned up, confined
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Tuvalu
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MP.SINA.1
|
Hina
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Grey-haired
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Tuvalu
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CP.SOPE.1
|
Hope
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Comb of chicken; bun of hair
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Tuvalu
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PN.QUSI
|
Usi
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Rich-colored: deep green (of leaves), jet black (of hair)
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Sikaiana
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PN.SIKU-MATA
|
Sukimata
|
To watch [archaic]
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Ifira-Mele
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FJ.TALI.3B
|
Taali/a
|
Wind, coil (fishing line, etc.); curl (hair)
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
|
AN.TASI.2
|
Tahi
|
To cut hair all over the head
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.TUMU-QAKI
|
Timu
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The part in a person's hair
Phonologically Irregular
|
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Takuu
|
PN.TUQU.3A
|
T/tuu
|
Cut (hair)
|
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Takuu
|
OC.SUNU.2
|
Unu
|
Singe, as of the hair of a pig or feathers of a bird
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Pukapuka
|
PN.MAASINA
|
Maayina
|
Moon (archaic)
|
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Sikaiana
|
EO.MAUII
|
Maui
|
Left side, left-handed (archaic)
|
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Pukapuka
|
CE.TAU-RUA
|
Taulua
|
Double canoe (archaic)
Problematic
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Luangiua
|
PN.FAANAU.A
|
Hai/haaŋau
|
MB son
|
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Luangiua
|
NP.FUGAO-NA
|
Hai/hiŋaoŋa
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Wife's father, husband's father, wife's mother, son's wife (+ hi9e)
Phonologically Irregular
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|
Luangiua
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NP.FUNE.2
|
Hai/huŋe
|
Spotted skin
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Luangiua
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SO.MAQAA
|
Hai/maa
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Wife's brother, sister's husband
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Luangiua
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AN.MATUQA.C
|
Hai/makua
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Elementary family
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