| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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NP.LUU-KAU.*
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U/rukau
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Food prepared for a sick person on the first day he/she stays in the elder’s house
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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SO.USO.3
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Uso
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An extended blood relationship
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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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
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AN.WAQE
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Vae
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Foot, leg (of person, animal, stool, etc.) thigh, lap; shank of a fishhook
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Sikaiana
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AN.FANA.1
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V/vana
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To spear fish with a rubber sling, to shoot a bow and arrow
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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Takuu
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NP.WEKU.1
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Veku
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(of cooked food) Shred; wring (one’s hands) with sand to remove an unpleasant smell; rinse (of clothes, but not the body)
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Pukapuka
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CE.WALE-A.B
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Valea
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Enjoy, get supreme pleasure or satisfaction (particularly from abundant food or from sex)
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Tongan
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PN.QAFIO
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ʔAfio
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(of king or queen) To sit, to be present, to live (dwell, reside), or to look; Majesty
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Pukapuka
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AN.FONU.1
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Woo/wonu
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High tide
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Pukapuka
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OC.GAO.1
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Ngao
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Molar tooth
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Pukapuka
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CE.KOTI-GA
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Kootinga
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Boundary line
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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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Pukapuka
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NP.MITA
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Waka/mita/mita
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Intrude, act foolishly, try to be funny during serious business. Show off (Sby).
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Pukapuka
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PN.MUKA.1A
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Muko
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Shoot of a plant
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Pukapuka
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EP.NO
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Noo
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Belonging to, of, from
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Pukapuka
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PN.OO.1
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Woo
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Tiny reef fish on which bonito feed, Caesio spp.
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Tahitian
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PN.MUKA.1A
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Muo/o
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Taro shoots used for planting
Phonologically Irregular
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Tuamotu
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PN.MUKA.1A
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Muko/ko
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The young shoot of a plant
Phonologically Irregular
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Pukapuka
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CE.POO-RUTU
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Poolutu/lutu
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To rain heavily
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Luangiua
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Polapola
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Big bags for oven food
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Kapingamarangi
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SO.FAFA.3
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Haha
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Slack rope on the boom sheet
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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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Anuta
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XO.IKA-TAPU
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Ika tapu
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A kind of fish reaching perhaps five pounds; very hard fighter and very good to eat; with navy blue and gold markings (pompano?)
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Luangiua
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PN.TANU-TANU
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Ma/kangukangu
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Fish sp. (sandy bottom, lagoon, silver-brown, pink fins)
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Luangiua
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RO.MATU
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Maku
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Small, all-silver fish sp. (lagoon, shallow sandy shore)
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Luangiua
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EC.SOKE
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Soʔe
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Fish sp. (smooth silver 'angel fish')
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Pukapuka
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EC.SOKE
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Yoke mangoo
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Young shark
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Pukapuka
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PN.SOLO-GA
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Yoolonga
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Patrilineage, thought of as "moving" towards the cemetery
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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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Rotuman
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XW.GUTU-LEI
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Mutlei
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Bird sp., booby
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Samoan
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PN.TALO-TALO
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Lau/talotalo
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Crinum asiaticum, Monsoon Lily, Spider Lily
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Marquesas
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CE.POO-TAGOTAGO
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Potako (MQN), potano (MQS). Pootako (MQN) (Atl).
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Ténèbres, nuit obscur, sombre. Noir, ténébreux (Dln).
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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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Nukuoro
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PN.TUPU.B
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Dubu
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Exceed the amount required; too (eg. many)
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Takuu
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SO.TUPU.D
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Tipu/tipu
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Resemble, look like; assume the form of something, emerge as; manner, form, style, character, resemblance
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Tongan
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PN.TA-PUNI
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Taapuni
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To shut or close (door, window, book, box, bottle, mail etc.); to block (a path or doorway) by standing in it
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Tongan
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PN.QANU-FEA
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Faka/anufea
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To cool down or keep cool by placing in water
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Tikopia
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PN.QANU-FEA
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Sau/anufeea
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Chill; coolness; cold
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Hawaiian
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PN.QANU-FEA
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Anuhea
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Cool, soft fragrance, as of upland forests; sweetness; to be cool, fragrant and sweet
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Luangiua
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PN.KOWI.A
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Hai/ovi
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Internal sores on foot
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Tongan
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Maalooloo
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To rest
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East Uvea
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Maalooloo
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Etre en bonne santé, se bien porter, se remettre, se rétablir, se reposer
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Niue
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Maloloo. Maloolo (McE).
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To recover from illness
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East Futuna
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Maalooloo
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Aller mieux; se sentir mieux; se reposer; être en vacances
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Tokelau
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Maalooloo
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Rest, stop (the work for the day); be well, be healthy
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Samoan
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Maalooloo
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To rest; to be recovered from sickness, to be well
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Luangiua
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Ha/maloolo/a
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Rest, stop work
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Sikaiana
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Haka/malooloo
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To take a rest, to take a vacation, a holiday
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Haga/molooloo
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To rest
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