| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.FAGA.1B
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Fanga/pau
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The groin
Problematic
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.TAU.2
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Haka/tau/tau
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Hang (?)
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.HAUKAFA
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Haukaha
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Renew [ex. canoe]
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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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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MP.PAA.1
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Kau/pa
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Fence, fold
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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OC.KAU-QAHE
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Kauwae, kauwaha
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Jaw
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Penrhyn
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SO.SAUSAU-LELE
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Taareeree sau
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Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)
Problematic
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Pukapuka
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XO.KAU.8
|
Kau
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Wooden fishhook...
Problematic
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Penrhyn
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EO.SAU.6
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Haka/sau/sau
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To expose oneself to the wind and get cold
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Penrhyn
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PN.RAU.1
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Rau rau
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Group fishing net
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.TAU-TASA
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Tautahi
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Coconut that grows singly on one flower stalk
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Pukapuka
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PN.TAU-TASA
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Tautai
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Single coconut hanging in a tree
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.TAUTE
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Taute
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To dress, to prepare, to work. To dress up (Krk).
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Penrhyn
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PN.TUPE.1
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Tupe
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Coil, bundle of folded *rauhara* for thatching
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Rarotongan
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PN.TUPE.1
|
Tupe rauʔara
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A disc-shaped roll of dried pandanus leaves
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Marquesas
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CE.WASAGA
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Vahaka (MQN), vahana (MQS)
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Portion, parcelle, morceau, moitié, valve
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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NP.LAPAKAU
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Rapakau
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Cure, treat (illness)
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Tahitian
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MP.QAUA.1
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Aua
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Mulet à lèvre frangée (Crenimugil crenilabis) (petit)
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Tahitian
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FJ.PAAPAA
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ʔAupaapaa tohe tuupou
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Poisson-trompette (Aulostomus chinensis)
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Marquesas
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CP.FEQATA.A
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Faʔeta (HVO, THT)
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Loche moucheté (Epinephelus tauvina)
Phonologically Irregular
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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.MAMA.1
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Maumau
|
Leaking
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Penrhyn
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PN.RAQA-KAU.B
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Rakau
|
Stick
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Penrhyn
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MP.TAO
|
Tau
|
Spear
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Penrhyn
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PN.TE-KAU
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E/tchukau
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Ten pairs of coconuts
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Penrhyn
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NP.FANAU-GA
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Hanaunga
|
Family
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Hawaiian
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NP.KAU-QAMO
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ʔAuamo
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Pole or stick used for carrying burdens across the shoulders
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East Futuna
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NP.KAU-QAMO
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Kau(kau)ʔamo/ga
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Constellation de l'Aigle
Problematic
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Samoan
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NP.KAU-QAMO
|
Auamo
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To carry a dead chief about on a bier
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Rennellese
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NP.KAU-QAMO
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Kau ʔamo
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Carrying stick; to carry on the shoulders, as on a stick
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Marquesas
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NP.KAU-QAMO
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ʔOuamo (MQS)
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Bois qui sert à porter un fardeau sur les épaules
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Penrhyn
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NP.KAU-QAMO
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Kauamo
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Litter, carrying pole; to carry with a carrying pole
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Rarotongan
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NP.KAU-QAMO
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Kauamo
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Carry jointly (on carrying pole, stretcher, or with linked hands)
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.KAU-QAMO
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Kauamo
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Litter (bed arranged between two poles to carry a sick person on)
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.RAU-KAWA
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Raukawa
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An aromatic plant used as a scent (Nothopanax edgerleyi); the scent from same
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Penrhyn
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CE.RAU-KAWA
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Raukava
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Altar. Small enclosure on marae (Bck).
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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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Tahitian
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PN.LAU-MANU
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Raumanu
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Rassemblement d'oiseaux de mer dénotant la présence d'un banc de poissons
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Tahitian
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CE.RAU-KAWA
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Rauava
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The *miro* or *amae* leaves used in the marae for various sacred purposes
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Tahitian
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PN.LAU-MANU
|
Raumanu
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The fish, where the birds congregate over some part of the sea; also the fish, caught at the end of the season
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Tuamotu
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PN.LAU-MANU
|
Raumanu
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A flock, countless number, of circling, hovering birds
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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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Tuamotu
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CE.RAU-KAWA
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Raukava
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Some part of the sacred regalia of a chief or high priest
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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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Pukapuka
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CE.RAU-KAWA
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Laukava
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A feast held at the command of the *aliki*
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Samoan
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PN.LAU-MANU
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Laumanu/ina
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To have praise or blame shouted after one
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Samoan
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PN.LAU-MANU
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Laumanu/ʔia
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Be discussed, talked about
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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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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Tongan
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PN.LAU-MANU
|
Laumanu
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Flock of birds
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Penrhyn
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CE.FATU.4
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Tau/hatu
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Honorific term...meant to stress seniority in chiefly families
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