| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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XO.KAU.8
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Kau
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A native fish hook used to catch *paru* [Ruvettus] with
Problematic
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CE.KOO-MIRI
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Koomiro/miro
|
Rub
Phonologically Irregular
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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NP.KOO-LELO
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Koorero
|
Speak
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Pukapuka
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TA.KOO-UA
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Kooua
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Immature coconut
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Pukapuka
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XO.KAU.8
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Kau
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Wooden fishhook...
Problematic
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Penrhyn
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PN.MA-FOLA
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Maasora-hia
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To loosen [ex. hair]
Phonologically Irregular
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Penrhyn
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EO.TAQO.1
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Taw
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Cooked
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Penrhyn
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NP.SUUMAALIE
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Su marè, sumarè/ng
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Very good, best
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Penrhyn
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PN.PI-PIKI
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Mata pikè
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Crooked eyes, squint
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.MAQU-LALO
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Mooraro
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Deep; down below
Problematic
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Rarotongan
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PN.MAQU-LALO
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Mooraro
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Bowed down, bent over; defer (Bib.).
Problematic
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Rarotongan
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CE.MOREFU.1
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Moo/re/reʔu
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Dim, weak (of light)
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CK.GUTU-PAA
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Ngutupa
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Doorway
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CK.GUTU-PAA
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Nguutupa
|
Door
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Penrhyn
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CK.GUTU-PAA
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Nguutupa
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Door, doorway, entrance
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Rarotongan
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CK.GUTU-PAA
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Nguutupa
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Door, doorway, gate(way), entrance
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Mangaia
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CK.GUTU-PAA
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Ngutu paa
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Entrance, doorway
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Penrhyn
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CK.PU-FERA
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Puhera
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To open, bloom (of a flower)
Borrowed
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CK.RAGA
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Ranga/ranga
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Look around
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Penrhyn
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CK.RAGA
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Ranga(ranga)
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To look for, search for
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Mangaia
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CK.RAGA
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Ranga (pass. rangaaʔia)
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Look around for, seek for
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Hawaiian
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PN.TUPE.1
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(ʔOolepe) kupe
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A bivalve
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Penrhyn
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AN.UA.1
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Ua
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Suspensory cord (connects outrigger boom with outrigger float)
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.QUFI.2
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Uhi pa
|
Bonito trolling hook
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.LOTO.B
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Tai roto
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Lagoon
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Nuguria
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EO.QALU.B
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Haru/haru/vai
|
Soon
Phonologically Irregular
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Tongan
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PN.QALU.C
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Aloo
|
To go, or depart; get along! begone!; the gait or walk
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Rarotongan
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CK.KORARE
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Koorare
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Lance, wooden javelin
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Penrhyn
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EO.KUMETE
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Comities
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Wooden bowls
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Penrhyn
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PN.MATAQU.1
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Mata/s, matau/s
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Fish hooks
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Penrhyn
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PN.LOLO.1A
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O/roro, o/rora
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Food made from mature coconuts
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Penrhyn
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CP.TUAHI
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Tuè
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Coconut shredding shell; spoon
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Penrhyn
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PN.FUHI.B
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Huie atua
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[the gods] Sacred, consecrated, taboo
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Penrhyn
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MP.PIKO.A
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Piki
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Crooked
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Penrhyn
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PN.FAALIKI
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Hariki o te kai
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Food basket
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Penrhyn
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AN.AKA.A
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Ka/i/hara
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Aerial roots of pandanus
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Rarotongan
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AN.AKA.A
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Ka/i/ʔara
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The aerial brace-roots of the pandanus tree
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Penrhyn
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PN.LAU-MANU
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Rau manu
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A crowd of many birds flying over a shoal of fish (*inaho*), either on the lagoon or on the ocean; all the thatch sheets of a house.
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Tuamotu
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PN.LAU-MANU
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Raumanu/hia
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Accompanied by aflock of hovering birds; said when birds follow and feed upon a school of fish
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Hawaiian
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CE.RAU-KAWA
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Lau ʔawa
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Kava leaf; first two or three taro leaves, as offered with kava leaves with prayers for a good food supply
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Samoan
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CE.RAU-KAWA
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Lauʔava
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Food eaten on the burial of a chief
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Penrhyn
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TA.TII-TOKO
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Titoko
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Drive method of fishing, fish being driven into a confined space and scooped up with hand nets
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Penrhyn
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NP.TUGA-TUGA
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Ika tungatunga
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Pieces of cooked fish
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Rennellese
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PN.FAKA-RAU
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Hakagau
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To count, as mats, tapa, bags, papers, books, bundles of pandanus leaves for thatch
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Penrhyn
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CE.FAKA-RUKU
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Hakaruku
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To dive for fish (with a hook and line in the hand)
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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TA.HOROGA
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Hooronga
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To give
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Rarotongan
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TA.HOROGA
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ʔOoronga
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Give something (e.g. a present, permission, information); generous
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Mangaia
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TA.HOROGA
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ʔOoronga-ʔia
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Give; generous
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Tahitian
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TA.HOROGA
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Hooroʔa
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Donner; don, cadeau; généreux, libéral
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Mangaia
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TA.FULI-FULI
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ʔUriʔuri manako
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To discuss, look for a solution
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