| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tahitian
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TA.MATIE
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Matie
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Gazon; vert. A species of matted grass (Dvs)
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Marquesas
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NP.MATI-KUKU
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Matekuku (Ua Pou), matiʔuʔu (Fatu Hiva) (Atl).
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Fingernail or toenail. Ongle, griffe (Lch). Serre d'oiseau; bird claw (Atl).
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Mangareva
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NP.MATI-KUKU
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Matikuku, matekuku
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Fingernail or toenail. Ongle, griffe.
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Takuu
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PN.MA-TILA
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Matila
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Stout and strong type of bamboo used as tuna fishing rod; constellation: seven stars within Grus, interpreted as being in the shape of a pole...
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Mangareva
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CE.MAA-TIRO
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Matiro
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Examiner, envisager, se dit des personnes et des choses. Visiter, examiner, inspecter quelqu'un ou quelque chose (Rch).
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East Futuna
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PN.MAA-TINO
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Maatino
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Think, decide; be determined, decided
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East Uvea
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PN.MAA-TINO
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Mahino
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Etre clair, compréhensible, intelligible
Phonologically Irregular
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Rennellese
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PN.MATIWA
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Matiba
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Disgraced, humiliated
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East Uvea
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PN.MATO
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Mato
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Pente a pic
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Penrhyn
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PN.MATO
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Mato
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Steep place; cliff
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Tuamotu
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PN.MATO
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Mato
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Steep, precipitous; a cliff
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Hawaiian
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PN.MA-TOFI.A
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Maakohi
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To split (as breadfruit); splitter
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Paamese
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OC.MAATOLU
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Matetelu
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Thick
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.MAA-TOU
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Maateu
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We (exc.)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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RO.MATU
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Mat
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A small white fish
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Samoan
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PN.MA-UU
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Mauu
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To sink down, as the posts of a house; to run off, to drain through, as water through sand; to depart, to disperse as a crowd of people; to result, to terminate, as a *fono*
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Samoan
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OC.MATUQU.A
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Maatuu
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Dry oneself after a bath
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Tongan
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OC.MATUQU.A
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Motuʔu
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Quite ripe (of coconut)
Borrowed
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Hawaiian
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PN.FETUQU-AFIAFI
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Hookuu ahiahi
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Evening star (possibly a generic term)
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Hawaiian
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PN.MATUQA.B
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Wao akua
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A distant mountain region, believed inhabited only by spirits; desert, wilderness
Problematic
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MATUQA.B
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Giodo mmaadua
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Outrigger booms toward the center of the canoe
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Tikopia
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PN.MATUQA.B
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Foe matua
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Steering paddle
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Tahitian
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AN.MATUQA.C
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Metua
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Parents (père, mère); oncle, tante (les frères et les soeurs du père et de la mère)
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Pukapuka
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PN.MAATUQA
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Maatua
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Old people; e.g. "te kakai maatua
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku
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Blue Heron (Demigretta matook), Brown Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
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Ifira-Mele
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku/tea
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White Reef Heron
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Marquesas
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku (MQN), matuʔu (MQS)
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Héron, aigrette sacrée, oiseau de la famille des ardéidés. Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) (Dln).
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Tuamotu
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Maatuku
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White Heron
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Rarotongan
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TA.MATUKU.B
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Motu-taʔotaʔo
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A place where Rata slays Te Va`ine-`uarei and recovers his mother's eyeballs
Problematic
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East Uvea
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PN.MAQU.1
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Maʔu
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Ferme, stable, solide, fixe; solidement, fortement, constamment, sans interruption
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Hawaiian
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Steady, constant; frequently, commonly; continue; stopped, snagged, caught, stuck
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Tight, firm, steady. Strong, strength (of character or purpose)
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Marquesas
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Ferme, solide, attaché; encore, encore un peu; pris, saisi. Affermir, consolider, amarrer, agrafer, fixer, maintenir, tenir; fermement, encore un peu plus, encore davantage (Lch). Attraper par l'hameçon; to hook [a fish] (Atl).
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Niue
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Complete, finished; stopped, held; fixed; ready. Constantly, permanently, customarily (McE).
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Nukuoro
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PN.MAQU.1
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M/mau
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Mastered, memorized, known by heart
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Steady, tight, strong
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Rarotongan
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mou
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Fixed, snagged, retained, steady
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Tahitian
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Etre fixe, maintenu, retenu, arreté, détenu
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Takuu
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Firmly caught on a hook; constipated, sluggish; stuck on, firmly attached; (of a name, idea etc.) stick, not be readily forgotten; support oneself in falling
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Tokelau
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Be fixed, fast, firm; firmly, persistently, permanently
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Easter Island
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PN.MAQU-A
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Maʔu
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Transport, carry, bring; fasten, support firmly; retain, contain. Carry, convey; hold (Wbr).
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East Uvea
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PN.MAQU-A
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Maʔu
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Prendre, saisir, tenir, occuper, posséder, avoir....
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Mangareva
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PN.MAQU-A
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Mau
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Saisir, prendre, tenir
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Marquesas
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PN.MAQU-A
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Mau
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Tenir. Tenir solidement; hold tight (Atl).
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Tahitian
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PN.MAQU-A
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Mau
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Saisir, tenir
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Nuguria
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SO.PAKAKAU.*
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Pakaheu
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K.o. bat (smaller than peka, not eaten)
Phonologically Irregular
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Tokelau
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PN.MAQU-.2
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Mao-
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Prefix used with locational nouns (loto, mua, muli and tua) to indicate "too far" in a specific direction
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Samoan
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PN.MAQU-QALUGA
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Mau/aluga
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High, elevated, tall
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Samoan
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PN.MAQU-.2
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Mao-
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Prefix used with locative bases to indicate "further in the direction of"
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Marquesas
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AN.MAQURI
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Mouʔi
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Joie, réjouissance [Southeast Marquesan Dialect]; crainte, frayeur [Northwest Marquesan Dialect].
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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