| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Sikaiana
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NP.LUU-KAU.*
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U/lukau
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Taro {haahaa} pudding mixed with taro leaves
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Sikaiana
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NP.WAANAGA
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Vaalana
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A saying that is true, a proverb, a vow
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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NP.WASI
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Vasi
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Cut off the root {uli} of taro {haahaa} in preparation for cooking and replanting
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Pukapuka
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CE.ARI
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Aalia
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Wait a minute!
Borrowed
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Tuamotu
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PN.KAWE.2B
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Paa/kave
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Carrying strap
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Pukapuka
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AN.IA.4
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E/ia laa
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At last!
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Sikaiana
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AN.FAQA.1
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Haa
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Stalk of plant, branch of green coconut leaf {niu}, uncultivated swamp taro {kapulaka}, cultivated swamp taro {haahaa}, and sago {koko}
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Pukapuka
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PN.FAQELE
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Waaele
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Mother with newborn child
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Pukapuka
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NP.FAAILU.*
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Waailu
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Wipe after defecating
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Pukapuka
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OC.FAAFINE
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Waawine
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Women
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Pukapuka
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CE.FAAGAI.B
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Tama waangai
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Foster child
Borrowed
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Pukapuka
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CE.FAA-INU
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Waainu
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Give a drink
Problematic
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Pukapuka
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PN.FAKA-QAFU.1
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Wakaawu
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To make hot on a fire (e.g. oven stones)
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Pukapuka
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EP.FAATUQA
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Waatua
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Single strand of rope, incl. wrestling belt
Problematic
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Samoan
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EC.GA-AKE
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Gaa/gaʔe
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Eastward, a little towards the east
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Pukapuka
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PN.GATAQA
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Ngataa
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Difficult (of actions or personality)
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Pukapuka
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SO.GAA-TAI
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Ngaatai
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Seawards
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Pukapuka
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PN.A-IA
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Aia laa
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Exclamation of approval: "There it is!"
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Pukapuka
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PN.KAA.1
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Ka/kaa
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Screech (of birds); shout
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Pukapuka
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CK.KAAKAA.1B
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Kaakaa
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White tern (Gygis alba)
Problematic
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Pukapuka
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CE.KAREWA
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Kaalevaleva
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Fish sp., Scribbled Leatherjacket (Aleuteres scriptus)
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Tokelau
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EC.PA-LAFA
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Paalafa/lafa
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Flat (of tables, boards etc. but not of land)
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Pukapuka
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PN.MANA-QIA
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Maanaia
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Decorative design figure (as on a wrestling belt)
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Pukapuka
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PN.MAASINA
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Maayina
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Moon (archaic)
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Nukuoro
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NP.MUKA.1B
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Muga/muga
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First stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa
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Sikaiana
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Polapola
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Small temporary basket made from coconut leaf {paakele}
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Pukapuka
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PN.SAQA.2
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Yaa-
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Prefix before several names of patrilineages and their associated cemeteries
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Rennellese
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PN.QATIU
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ʔAatiu
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A rare vine, Cucumis melo L. (fruits eaten raw or cooked)
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Ifira-Mele
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XO.IKA-TAPU
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Ikaatapu
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Very large grouper
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Takuu
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PN.PAQAUA
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Paaua
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Black Trevally [Siganus spinu], or Striped Rabbitfish
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Tikopia
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PN.TAFA-QAKI-LAGI
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Tafaakirangi
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Traditional esoteric term for sky, esp. in ritual formulae [translated "border of Heaven" in examples]
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Pukapuka
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PN.TUQU-RUA-POO
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Tuuluaapoo
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Middle of the night
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Sikaiana
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AN.FAQA.1
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Haa/haa
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Swamp taro (Colocasia antiquorum)
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Pukapuka
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TA.FAA-TATA
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Vaatata
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Near
Borrowed
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Rarotongan
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Mangamangaa rima
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Finger(s)
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East Futuna
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Fakaatu/gia
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Etre inquiet à propos de choses désagréables (mot ancien)
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Easter Island
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Hakaatu
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Attempt, imitate, intend, pronounce, repeat, prove, try, verify
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Easter Island
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Hakaatu/ŋa
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Omen; temptation; proof, test
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Whakaatu
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Point out, show; call attention to
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Niue
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Fakaatu/kehe
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To worry (vt)
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Tokelau
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Fakaatu
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To worry; anxiety, worry
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Tikopia
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Fakaatu/atu
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Wait, with thought in mind
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Samoan
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PN.FAKA-QATU.B
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Faaʔatu
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Worry
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Tahitian
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NP.PALOLO-MULI
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Paaroro-muri
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Mois de calendrier lunaire
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Samoan
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PN.MULIFAA
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Mulifaa
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The name of a month, August-September
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Tokelau
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PN.MULIFAA
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Mulifaa
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The third traditional month of a Tokelau year, corresponding to late February - early March
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Rarotongan
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PN.MULIFAA
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Muri-aa
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An ancient festival: a lunar month of the year
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Rarotongan
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PN.FAKA-QAFU.2
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Akaau
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A season of the year which begins in the middle of December, the season of plenty, the hot period of the year
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Hawaiian
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PN.SILIGA-MAQA
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Hilina Maa
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Name of the eleventh month (Moloka'i), eighth (Kaua'i), or tenth (Alexander)
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Tuamotu
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CE.HIGAIA
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Hiŋaaia
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April or June; the name of the fourth or sixth month...
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