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61273 Results matching "i" in entry:
Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
Emae
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FJ.QULAFI
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Ulafi
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Large parrotfish
Phonologically Irregular
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Emae
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MP.QATULE
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Ture
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Mackerel (Rastrelliger)
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Ifira-Mele
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MP.QALOGO
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Teerogo
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Surgeonfish sp. (Acanthurus lineatus)
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Emae
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SO.UMU
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Umu
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Triggerfish (Balistes spp.)
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Tuvalu
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PN.SEKE.1A
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Seke
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To avoid, miss, slip by
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Tuvalu
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PN.SEKE.1A
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S/seke
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To ski, surf, slip
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Tuvalu
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PN.MATE-GA
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Matega
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Death (the state of being dead, the act of dying)
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Tuvalu
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PN.QUHI.3
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Ui/ga
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Meaning. About, concerning, regarding; personality, character, behaviour(Jsn).
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Tuvalu
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XW.FAI-TALIHA
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Faitalia
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No matter what, whatever the circumstances
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Tuvalu
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SO.SAGA.1C
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Aga
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Feast for firstborn; general term for feasts given for someone
Phonologically Irregular
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Tuvalu
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PN.KIKI.1
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Kiki
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To eat one food with another; to mix foods in the mouth. Protein (may refer to meat, fish or anything else eaten with rice, *pulaka* etc.; to eat protein or other food with rice (Jsn).
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Tuvalu
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PN.KINA.3
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Kiina/ga
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Non-vegetable food contributed by family to communal feast (consists of pork, fish or chicken and forms part of the *fakaluaga*).
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Tuvalu
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PN.RAGI
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Lagi/lagi
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Send on frequent errands
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Tuvalu
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PN.RAGI
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Lagi
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An agreement as to how much food should be provided for a gathering in *aahiga*.
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAFA-TIA
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Mafatia (pl. maafatia)
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To be weighed down, under pressure; depressed, sad (*loto mafatia*)
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Tuvalu
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XW.SAI
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Sai
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To be shapely (of waist)
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Tuvalu
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FJ.HIFO.C
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Ifo
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Bow down in prayer. To beg, humbly request; to give up, capitulate, surrender (Jsn).
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Tuvalu
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MP.SUKI.A
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S/sui
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To sew
Borrowed
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Tuvalu
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FJ.TAU-NAMU
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Tainamu
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Mosquito net
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Tuvalu
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PN.QISI
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N/isi (< ne isi)
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Some, other
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Tuvalu
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PN.QISI
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Isi
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Exist, be present; other, next, another
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Tuvalu
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EO.FOQI.1
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Foi/tino
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Body, flesh
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Light (not dark); shine; understand
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