| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.NANU.B
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Nanu
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Murmur with discontent
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Marquesas
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MQ.KOERE
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Go aye
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Eel in fresh water
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Marquesas
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MQ.KOERE
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Kuéi
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A watersnake or eel
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Marquesas
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MQ.KOERE
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Kueʔe. Koeʔe (MQS) (Dln 1ŋ04).
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Anguille d'eau douce. Nom générique des anguilles d'espèces différentes (Lch).
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Rarotongan
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NP.NANU.B
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Nanu
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Murmur with discontent
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Marquesas
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XE.NIKU
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Ko/niku, ko/niú, í/niku, í/niú
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Nervure des folioles; conduit excréteur du lait
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.SAQELE
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Le/kee
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Go out, get away!; oh! (interjection indicating mild surprise)
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New Zealand Maori
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RO.NANUE
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Nanua
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Butterfish (Chironemus spectabilis)
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Penrhyn
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PN.NAO
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Noo
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Open tridacna shells, separate flesh from shell; shell opener, a pointed stick made from ngangie wood
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Tahitian
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PN.NAO
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Na/nao
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Essayer d'atteindre, avec la main, un object visible. To thrust or introduce the hand or arm into any cavity, hole, or aperture (Dvs).
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Tahitian
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PN.NAO
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Taa/nao, tii/nao
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Introduire la main dans un trou pour attraper une anguille, un crabe de terre
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Tikopia
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PN.NAO
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Nao
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Drive in, penetrate
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Marquesas
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CP.NAO-NAO
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Naonao
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Petites chevrettes. Petits moucherons (Lch).
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Kapingamarangi
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NP.NAPE.A
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Nepe
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Fastening turn of the outrigger shroud to the middle boom; make a slip knot, slip through; tuck in, as a lavalava
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Marquesas
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NP.NAPE.A
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Nape
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Pull (trigger). Tirer sur la gachette d'une arme à feu (Lch).
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Sikaiana
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NP.NAPE.A
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Nape
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Action of sexual intercourse
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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NP.NAPE.A
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Napenape
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Etre actif; mettre en ordre, entretenir en état de marche
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuamotu
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NP.NAPE.A
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Nape
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To braid, interlace round and round; to haul, pull in strongly, jerk, yank
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.NAPE.B
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Nape
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Say falteringly, mis-say
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Tuamotu
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CE.NAPE.B
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Nape/nape
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To slip, err, of the tongue; to say falteringly, mis-say
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Fijian
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FJ.NASE
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Naci
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The greater roots of the yaqona plant
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Marquesas
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FJ.NASE
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Nahe/i
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Root eaten in times of scarcity (Leach 2003)
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Rarotongan
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FJ.NASE
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Naʔe
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A tree-fern (Angiopteris evecta)
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Rarotongan
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FJ.NASE
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ʔAa/naʔe
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Kingfern (Angiopteris longifolia)
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Samoan
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FJ.NASE
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Nase
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The giant fern (Angiopteris erecta) and (Marattia fraxinea) (Prt); (Angiopteris evecta) (Whr)
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Tahitian
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FJ.NASE
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Nahe
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The gigantic fern, the root of which is used for food . (Angiopteris evecta)
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Marquesas
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NP.NATI
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Nani (MQN), nati (MQS)
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Tie, fasten. Lier, attacher, ficeler; choyer.
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Rarotongan
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NP.NATI
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Nati-a
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Bind, tie tightly round, tether, snare (in a noose)
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Samoan
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NP.NATI
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Na(na)ti
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To tease, be importunate
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Tokelau
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NP.NATI
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Na(na)ti
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Hurry, hasten; urge
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Kapingamarangi
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OC.NATU.1
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Nadu
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Shake someone back and forth, be rocked, as on a ship in rough water
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Takuu
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OC.NATU.1
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Natu
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To mix (e.g. grated starch and pounded fruit) by folding; knead (as in preparing sosoro food)
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Tikopia
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OC.NATU.1
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Natu
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Knead grated material such as taro, tumeric
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Tuamotu
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OC.NATU.1
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Natu
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Press with fingers as in kneading paste
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Sikaiana
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OC.NATU.2
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Natu
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A fruit that is eaten on Sikaiana
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Kapingamarangi
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NP.NAU.1
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Nau
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(Scaevola frutescens). (Scaevola taccada) (Emy).
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Marquesas
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NP.NAU.1
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Naʔu
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Espece de plante
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Samoan
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NP.NAU.1
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Nau
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(Alyxia stellata)
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Samoan
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NP.NAU.1
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Nau/nau
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A prostrate herb (Geophila herbacea)
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Anuta
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XO.NAU.2
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Nau
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Title for a married woman; kinship "title" for mother-in-law or daughter-in-law
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Fijian
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XO.NAU.2
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Nau
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Affectionate term for mother
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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XO.NAU.2
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Nauu
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Term of address for mother
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Anuta
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XW.NAWU
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Namu
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To bleach one's hair by the application of a suspension of lime (calcium hydroxide) in salt water
Problematic
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Takuu
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EP.KUKU.1B
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Kkuu
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Fishing technique (A single line is dropped beyond the reef...sinker at the bottom and several hooks attached above on wooden spacers. The principal fish caught by this method is *paru*.)
Problematic
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Tahitian
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CE.NAU-PATA
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Naupata
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A tree (Scaevola frutescens) . Shrub sp. (Scaevola taccada)
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Hawaiian
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EP.NAWE
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Nawe
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Panting for breath (as after exercise, illness)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.NAWE
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Na(na)we
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To be set on fire; kindled, excited (of feelings)
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Rarotongan
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EP.NAWE
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Nave/nave
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(Feel) thrill of pleasure; delightful, exquisite
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Rarotongan
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EP.NAWE
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Na/nave
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Exquisite (of sensation); delicate (of taste); extreme (of pleasure; to have or feel above qualities; be delighted; delight ; delight, pleasure
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Tahitian
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EP.NAWE
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Nave
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Plaisir, agréable, délicieux; être charmé, se délecter
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