| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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West Futuna
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PN.KAU.5
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Kau/isu
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Septum of nose
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West Futuna
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PN.KAKAWA
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Kava/kava. Kau/kava (Cpl).
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To sweat
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West Futuna
|
NP.KAWA-KAWA-QATUA
|
Kaukava atua
|
'Hemlock'
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West Futuna
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OC.KUPEGA
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Kupega, kaupega, koupega
|
Fishing net; spider's web (esp. sticky web used as bait). Filet (grand) (Rve).
|
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West Futuna
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PN.KAU.5
|
Kau/tariŋa
|
Side of lobe of ear
|
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Luangiua
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NP.TAU-AMA
|
Kauama
|
Rope from mast to main hoho’a [beam parallel to outrigger boom]
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Luangiua
|
SO.TAU-TALI
|
Kaulaki
|
Follow
Phonologically Irregular
|
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West Futuna
|
OC.TAPAKAU
|
Pa(h)kau
|
Mat for sitting on, woven of coconut fronds
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West Futuna
|
SO.PAKAKAU.*
|
Pe(h)kau, pakau (ANI)
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Wing, shoulder, upper arm; mastoid process
Phonologically Irregular
|
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Tokelau
|
SO.KAU-MAI
|
Kaumai
|
Bring
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.KAU-MAI
|
Ka(a)mai. Kaumai (Hnh).
|
Bring me, bring here
Phonologically Irregular
|
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Sikaiana
|
SO.KAU-MAI
|
Kaumai
|
Send towards speaker
|
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Takuu
|
SO.KAU-MAI
|
Kau mai
|
Give me (example s.v. kau.1)
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Sikaiana
|
SO.KAV-ATU
|
Kauatu
|
Send between two people
|
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Sikaiana
|
SO.KAV-AKE
|
Kauake
|
Give away
|
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Rennellese
|
MP.KAWE.2A
|
Kau/aki
|
To bring, take, pull in, escort
|
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West Futuna
|
PN.TALA.1
|
Tara/makau
|
Spur of fowl; a strong, brave man
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West Uvea
|
EO.KAU.1
|
Kau/a
|
Nager
|
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West Uvea
|
PN.KAU-I
|
Kau/kaui
|
Plancher d'embarcation, pont de navire (Rougeyron 1860)
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West Uvea
|
PN.LOHOLOHO
|
Kau/looloo
|
Pédoncle des grappes de cocos
|
|
West Uvea
|
EO.KAU.1
|
Kau/nga
|
Bois flotteur sur lequel on nage pour aller pêcher
|
|
West Uvea
|
AN.KILI.1
|
Kili/laakau
|
Ecorce d'arbre
|
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Nuguria
|
PN.QAAFUA
|
Aahua
|
Shoal, rocks near reef exposed at low tide, place where the sea breaks and waves slow down (part of tuaakau); long straight stripes of rock on the outer side of some islands
|
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Nuguria
|
SO.QAU-KAU
|
Aukau
|
Pus
|
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Nuguria
|
SO.FEKAU.B
|
Hekau
|
Work (purposeful activity); to work
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.KAPA-KAU
|
Kapakau
|
Wing; front flippers (of turtle)
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Handles (of anything)
|
|
Nuguria
|
EC.FUA.3B
|
Kau/hua
|
Testicles
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.LAU-MEA
|
Kau/mea
|
Gills
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.GATAQA
|
Kau/nataa
|
Lazy
|
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Nuguria
|
CP.PAKI-PAKI
|
Kau/pakipaki
|
Large jellyfish sp.
|
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Nuguria
|
AN.RAMA
|
Kau/rama
|
Dry coconut leaf
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.LOHOLOHO
|
Kau/rooroo
|
Flower cluster of coconut palm
|
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Nuguria
|
AN.TULI.1
|
Kautarina t/turi
|
Deaf
|
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Nuguria
|
FJ.KAUTE
|
Kaute
|
A kind of flowering shrub, Hibiscus
|
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Nuguria
|
PN.KA-KAU.1
|
Kkau
|
Swim
|
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Nuguria
|
NP.GUU.2
|
Muu/kauhoe
|
Small squid
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.PITO.2
|
Pito (raakau)
|
Chunks (of tree)
|
|
Nuguria
|
NP.TUQA-AKAU
|
Tuaakau
|
Ocean side of reef
|
|
Marquesas
|
PN.GA-LUE
|
Kaué/ué
|
Osciller, trembler, être agité
|
|
Sikaiana
|
XO.FILIANI
|
Heliani
|
Rod running from bow of boat to top of mast {kautuu} in an outrigger canoe
|
|
Luangiua
|
NO.MAKAKA-TAU
|
Makau
|
Hard
|
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Takuu
|
NO.MAKAKA-TAU
|
Makattau, matakkau
|
(of solid object) Hard, firm, rigid
|
|
Sikaiana
|
NO.KAAPITI.2
|
Kaapiti
|
A mat for flooring similar to a tapakau, but with only one side. (Shaped to cover a small area inside the house where a tapakau would not fit)
|
|
Nuguria
|
PN.QULU-KAO
|
Uru-kau
|
A kind of shark with a sharp point
|
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Tongan
|
PN.QULU-KAO
|
ʔUlukau
|
Small k. fish (like a sardine)
Problematic
|
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East Uvea
|
PN.QULU-KAO
|
ʔUlukau
|
Petite sardine vénimeuse
Problematic
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
TA.KAU-ATI
|
Kauahi
|
Fire-bed
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Sikaiana
|
PN.PULE.2
|
Pule
|
A ritual role. There were two pule. One, pule i ttua, was responsible for looking over the crops and the harvest ceremonies. The other, pule i Muli Akau, was responsible for placating the spirits of the reef.
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Niue
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PN.KAU-WAI
|
Kauvai
|
Waterside, bank
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