| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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West Futuna
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OC.KAU-KAU
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Kou kau
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Nager le croul
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Hawaiian
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PN.TAU-PILI
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Kaupili
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Beloved wife or friend; beloved friendship; united in such close relationship
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Nuguria
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PN.KAO-KAO
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Kaukau
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Longitudinal house strut
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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PN.KAO-KAO
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Kaukau
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A part of the roof of a house: a pole that rests horizontally on the large roof beams {oka naniu} and supports the small roofbeams {oka likiliki}
Phonologically Irregular
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Nuguria
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PN.QULU.2
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Uru raakau
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Bundle of wood
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Tokelau
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NP.MANU.1B
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Manu
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A constellation which appears during Kaununu (early October or late November)
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Tongan
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AN.WAQE
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Kau/vaʔe
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Leg (incl. the foot) from the knee downwards, shank
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East Uvea
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AN.TAA.1B
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Ta ʔakau
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Couper du bois
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Tongan
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XW.KAU-MEQA
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Kaumeʔa
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Friend; friendship
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East Uvea
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XW.KAU-MEQA
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Kau-meʔa
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Ami, compagnon, camarade
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East Futuna
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XW.KAU-MEQA
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Kauneʔa
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Ami
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Niue
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PN.KAU.7
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Kau
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To team up, act in an organized way
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Rennellese
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OC.GAFA
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Ngaha kau kiba
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Distance between elbow ends with hands or fingertips touching over chest
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Niue
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MP.PIA.1
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Kau/pia
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Arrowroot leftover (dregs)
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Niue
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PN.PUU.2
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Kau/puu
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Bottom, backside
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Hawaiian
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PN.TAU.12
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Kau/pale
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To cover an oven, especially with rocks on its edge to keep earth out
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East Futuna
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PN.TAU-WALO
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Tauvalo
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Choisir sa nourriture (postverbe): E kau kai tauvalo. Je mange ce qui me plait.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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PN.TUU-KAU.A
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Tukau
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That part of a fish-spear to which the prongs are bound
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New Zealand Maori
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TO.FAKA-TUU
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Whakatuu raakau
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Practise with weapons
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Niue
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XW.FAKA-QUGA-QUGA
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Fakaugauga
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To make small cuts, to chip
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Niue
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Fakaulu
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To open [new house etc.], to launch
Phonologically Irregular
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East Uvea
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Fakaulu
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Faire entrer, introduire
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East Futuna
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Fakaulu
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Faire entrer; embaucher; marquer un but
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Tokelau
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Fakaulu
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Hold a feast to mark the arrival of the firstborn child of a married couple; hold a ceremony to formally mark the completion of an enterprise such as the building of a canoe, house, etc.
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Whakauru
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Insert; ally oneself to, join; assist
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Rarotongan
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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ʔAkauru
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Enter or emerge from (a passage by canoe) [ex. help to...]
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Takuu
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Hakauru
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Place something inside something else; contribute to; dye
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Tongan
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XW.FAKA-UMI-UMI
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Fakaumiumi/noa
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To mope; to be gloomy or sombre
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Niue
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XW.FAKA-UMI-UMI
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Fakaumiumi
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Reluctance; to slow down, to hold back
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East Futuna
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PN.TU-TUQU
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Kakau/tutuʔu
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Dauphin
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FEKAU.A
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Fakau/tania
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Send (vt)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.FEKAU.B
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Hai hekau
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To serve, work for someone
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TAU-QI
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Kaui/i
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Be replaced, compensated
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.TUQU-GA.2
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Tuga laakau
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A place where sticks and branches are placed when clearing land
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.HAKE.C
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Mea (kau) ake
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Immediately, soon, in a very little while
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Luangiua
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PN.TAU.12
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Kaua haku
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Oven for taro
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Luangiua
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MP.TAU.5
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Kau/ŋa suu
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Dew
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Luangiua
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MP.TAUTU
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Save kauku
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Long finned gurnard
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Emae
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PN.RAQA-KAU.B
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Raakau
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(Piece of) wood, stick, timber
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Niue
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EO.FILO
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Filo kaufana
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Bow string
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East Futuna
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PN.KAU-NATU
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Kaunato
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Bois que l'on frottait pour faire du feu
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Tokelau
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OC.SIKA.2
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Hika/aga
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Dry wood which is held onto the ground firmly while being rubbed to and fro with the kaunatu until a fire is produced; the place on the wood where the kaunatu is rubbed to start a fire
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Tongan
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PN.LAU-HAKAU
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Lauhakau
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Area (in the sea) more or less covered with reefs
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East Uvea
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PN.LAU-HAKAU
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Lauhakau
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Récif
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Tokelau
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PN.LAU-HAKAU
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Lauakau
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Reef surrounding an island
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Tikopia
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PN.LAU-HAKAU
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Rauakau
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Fishing grounds; place where fish feed (i.e. expanse of reefs beneath sea)
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Takuu
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PN.LAU-HAKAU
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Lauakau, rau akau
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Bare reef
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Marquesas
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AN.LAU.1A
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ʔAu (MQS), kau (MQN)
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Feuille des arbres, des plantes
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Marquesas
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TA.KAIORE
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Kauoʔe. Kauʔoe (Dln).
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Fruit à pain qui tombe avant maturité
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Marquesas
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MQ.PIIKAO
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Pokau (MQN), pokao (Ua Pou), poʔao (MQS)
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Empaqueter, envelopper, paquet; plis, rides
Phonologically Irregular
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