| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Easter Island
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PN.PALE.1A
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Pa/pae
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Door, shield, stone or rug used as a door
Phonologically Irregular
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Easter Island
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OC.MAGOO
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Maŋoo
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Shark (sp.)
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Easter Island
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EP.TUMU.1
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Niho tumu
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Molar tooth
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Easter Island
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PN.TAFITO.A
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Niho tahito
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Molar tooth
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Easter Island
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OC.LUA.2
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Haka/rua/rua
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To spit (food or some other un-pleasant thing, e.g. stomach acid etc.)
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Easter Island
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OC.LUU.3
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Ruu-ruu
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Shiver, tremble (from fear); shake (i.e. sift dry goods)
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Tongan
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PN.RAQA-KAU.B
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Aców
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Wood; any sort of club
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Easter Island
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TA.KOO-PANI
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ʔOpani
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Door, gate
Borrowed
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Easter Island
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FJ.KOFE.A
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ʔOhe
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Bamboo
Borrowed
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Easter Island
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PN.FATU-TILI
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Hatatiri
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Mushroom
Problematic
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Easter Island
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OC.FATI.A
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Ha/hata
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Break (by snapping?, e.g. a plant, wood, knife, sawblade, etc.)
Phonologically Irregular
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Easter Island
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OC.LIGI
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Haka/pa/riŋi
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Pour (emptying completely a container of liquid or dry goods)
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Easter Island
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TA.TII-RAFA
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Raha
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Bend, duck down (so as not to bump head, as e.g. to go thorugh a low doorway, under a tree, into a cave)
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Tahitian
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EP.SOPE.2
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Hoope/ʔa
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Fin, extrémité, aboutissement (d'une action)
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.QA
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Aa, a
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Of, belonging to (used in speaking of transitive actions, movable property, instruments, food...)
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.O
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Oo, o
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Of, belonging to (used in speaking of parts of a whole, names, qualities, feelings, places occupied...)
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Easter Island
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MP.PIKO.A
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(Pi(ko))piko
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Crooked
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Easter Island
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EO.LAQU.1
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Haka raʔu
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Hook
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Easter Island
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CE.PAU.1E
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Pau/roo
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Every
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Easter Island
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OC.LOA.1
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E ko roa
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Soon
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Penrhyn
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EP.FAKA-FOQOU
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(H)akahoou
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To do anew, again
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Easter Island
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OC.LAPA.2
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Rapo-rapo
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Shine, shimmer (light on water on overcast cloudy days, and also moonlight on water)
Phonologically Irregular
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Easter Island
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PN.POO-QULI
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Pooʔiri
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Dark
Phonologically Irregular
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Easter Island
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PN.QIGO.2
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Eŋo-eŋo
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Dirty, stained (e.g. page of a book, clothes from lack of care, etc.)
Problematic
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Easter Island
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PN.MATE.2
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Mate
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Luck (good or bad)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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PN.FAKA-WALE
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Haavare
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To lie, deceive, impose; lie, deception, falsehood of any kind
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Tuvalu
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MP.MATA-WAI
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Mataavai
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Floodgates, springs (Bib.)
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Tuvalu
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NP.SAWANE
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Savane, havane
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Type of fish: moonlighter
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Tuvalu
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PN.OQO
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Oo
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To surround, enclose; pen, coop, enclosure
Problematic
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Tuvalu
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PN.PEKE.2A
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Peke
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Crooked
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Tuvalu
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PN.PEKE.3
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P/peke
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To dip food into fluid, spread, drink
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Tuvalu
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PN.SEGI.B
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Hegi
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Dazzled, dazed, crazy, stupid, foolish
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Tuvalu
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PN.TAUSI
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Tausi
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Keep, care for, look after; obey (keep) a law
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Tuvalu
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PN.WALE.2
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Vale
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Drunk; fool, idiot, lunatic, retarded person
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAALOOLOO.B
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Malooloo
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To rest, take a vacation
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Tuvalu
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SO.TATA.2
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Tata
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Pull out (as of knife from sheath, tooth from jaw)
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Tuvalu
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PN.TOFI-QA
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Toofiga
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Appointment, the act of appointing, assignment
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Tuvalu
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SO.PAA.7
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Paa
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Slight depression in a tree trunk; defects or blemishes in a canoe due to using misshapen wood; defect in a family group
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Tuvalu
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PN.GA-LUE
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Galue/lue
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Swing to and fro; loose
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Tuvalu
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PN.FANO-GA
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Fanooga
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The act of going somewhere
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Tokelau
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PN.FAKA-WALE
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Fakavale/a
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Be made a fool of, be fooled, be cheated
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Tokelau
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PN.FAKA-WALE
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Fakavale/vale
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Do something to distract someone, fool
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Samoan
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PN.FAKA-WALE
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Faʔavale
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To act foolishly; applied to one who has a defect, as a mutilated arm or a blind eye
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Tongan
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PN.FAKA-WALE
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Fakavale
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Foolishly, in a foolish way; causing to be foolish or to act foolishly
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Tongan
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PN.FAKA-WALE
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Fakavale/a
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To bewitch, to cast a spell over, or to exercise a strong influence over, and so lead to act foolishly
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Easter Island
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MP.MAMA.2
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Ma/mama
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Bait (specifically, loose bait scattered or submerged to attract fish)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Easter Island
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MP.PUSI.1
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Pu/puhi
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Shoot (v)
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Tahitian
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PN.KA-KAU.2
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Aau
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The handle of a tool; the stalk of fruit
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Tahitian
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SO.KINA.2
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Ina
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The edge of a tool; sharp, keen
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Waya
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AN.AKA.A
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W/aka
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Root or roots of a plant
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