Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
Luangiua
|
SO.NI.2
|
ŋii
|
Indefinite article plural
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Samoan
|
SO.NI.2
|
Ni
|
Plural form of indefinite article se
|
Tikopia
|
SO.NI.2
|
Ni
|
Part. indefinite pl., some, any
|
Tokelau
|
SO.NI.2
|
Ni
|
Plural indefinite article
|
Takuu
|
SO.NI.2
|
Ni
|
Indefinite article: some, any
|
New Zealand Maori
|
CE.NIFA.1
|
Niwha
|
Resolute, bold, fierce, trucculent
|
Rarotongan
|
CE.NIFA.1
|
Niʔaniʔa
|
Exalted, of high renown
Problematic
|
Tahitian
|
CP.NIFA.2
|
Nifa
|
The name of a spotted fish
|
New Zealand Maori
|
AN.NIFI.1
|
Ni/nihi/
|
Steep; neap (of tide)
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Marquesas
|
AN.NIFI.1
|
Nihi/nihi
|
Sharp, pointed, peaked. En pointe, pointu, à pic (Lch). Pointu, pointed [Northwest Marquesan Dialect] (Atl).
|
Tuamotu
|
AN.NIFI.1
|
Nihi
|
High, steep
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Hawaiian
|
CE.NIFI.2
|
Nihi
|
Move stealthily
|
New Zealand Maori
|
CE.NIFI.2
|
Ni/nihi/
|
Move stealthily
|
New Zealand Maori
|
CE.NIFI.2
|
Nihi/nihi
|
Steal past, glide by
|
New Zealand Maori
|
??.NIFI.3
|
Nihi/nihi
|
Some internal part of female genitalia
|
Moriori
|
AN.NIFO
|
Niho
|
Teeth
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Marquesas
|
AN.NIFO
|
Niho
|
Dent. Tentacule, corne (Lch).
|
Niue
|
AN.NIFO
|
Nifo
|
Tooth; scissors; tenon
|
Rapa
|
AN.NIFO
|
Nio
|
Teeth (Green J.L.)
|
Takuu
|
AN.NIFO
|
Niho
|
Tooth, teeth; horn (of goat, cow); whale tooth; cog (of a wheel)
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.NIKO
|
Taa/niko/
|
Finger-weaving in patterns
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.NIMO.1
|
Nimo/nimo/ilo
|
Clever, intelligent
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
Tuamotu
|
PN.NIMO.1
|
Nim/a
|
Hide, conceal, secrete
Phonologically Irregular
|
Rarotongan
|
TA.NINA
|
Nina
|
Devastate (e.g. of a flood); ravage, lay waste, sack
|
Tahitian
|
TA.NINA
|
Nina
|
To cover with earth or water; to heap up earth about the stems of plants; to bury some unpleasant report
|
Luangiua
|
NP.NITI
|
ŋiki
|
Close; intensifier
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Rennellese
|
NP.NITI
|
Niti
|
Tight, crowded, tightly fastened
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Tahitian
|
NP.NITI
|
Niti/niti
|
Niggardly, close-fisted
|
Tikopia
|
NP.NITI
|
Ngiti
|
Tight; firm . Tense (of skin from an insect bite), stuffed (of nose with catarrh)
|
Niue
|
PN.AGI.2
|
Agi
|
To wander, to be a vagabond; non-playing member of a cricket team, marshall (someone who rounds the field to encourage poor fielders)
|
Tahitian
|
EC.NIWA.*
|
Niva/niva
|
Unsteady
|
Marquesas
|
EP.NO
|
No
|
De, pour. Adverbe indiquant l'origine; préposition: pour, à cause de; exprime une possession forte, une attribution durable (Lch). Of, belonging to (Crk).
|
Mangareva
|
EP.NO
|
No
|
Belonging to, of, from. Particule possessive qui marque la possession dominante [sic] ou inaliénable
|
Penrhyn
|
EP.NO
|
Noo
|
Prep. marking realized subordinate possession: of, from
|
Tahitian
|
EP.NO
|
Noo
|
(devant les formes nominales) Indique la possession forte dans un prédicat; indique l'origine
|
Tuamotu
|
EP.NO
|
Noo
|
Particle of emphatic intrinsic identification: Of, for, belonging to, intended for, from (as from a land of origin or a permanent abode); on account of, because of, for the purpose of
|
Tokelau
|
EO.NOA.1
|
Faka/noanoa/
|
Be sad, disappointed; sadness, bereavement, mourning
Problematic
|
Easter Island
|
PN.NOA.2
|
Nó
|
Solamente, no más; todavía; siempre. Always (Wbr).
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.NOA.2
|
Noa
|
A particle postposed to nouns (only, ordinary, just) and verbs (without restraint, without avail, unlimited, unrestricted, just)
|
Rarotongan
|
PN.NOA.2
|
Noa atu
|
In spite of, notwithstanding, no matter
|
Tahitian
|
PN.NOA.2
|
Noa
|
(Après les formes verbales) Spontanément, sans raison, de soi-même; (après les formes nominales) exprime l'idée de restriction: seul, juste, seulement
|
Tokelau
|
PN.NOA.2
|
Noa
|
Just, mere, of no importance. Postposed particle mainly in nominal sentences
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
CP.NOQA
|
Te e/noa
|
String
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
CP.NOQA
|
Noo-hia
|
Snare (about sharks), fasten a rope to the leg (about pigs)
|
West Uvea
|
CP.NOQA
|
Noa
|
Nerf, veine, tendon; corde; cordage (du bateau)
|
Marquesas
|
CE.NOFA
|
Noha
|
Petrel or shearwater [Southeast Marquesan Dialect]
|
Pukapuka
|
CE.NOFA
|
Noa
|
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Problematic
|
Tahitian
|
CE.NOFA
|
Noha
|
Oiseau (Pterodroma rostrata)
|
Tokelau
|
NP.NUAFINE
|
Nuafine
|
An old term for an old woman
|
Marquesas
|
CE.NOHINOHI
|
Noʔi (MQS), noki
|
Nain, qui ne grandit pas, qui ne pousse pas vite, rabougri
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