| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
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OC.LALA.1
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Lala tahi
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Shrub sp. (Vitex trifolia)
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Tahitian
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FJ.LATA.2
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Râtâ
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The Tahitian chestnut tree and fruit
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.REFUA
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Autahi-maa-rehua
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Canopus
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Hawaiian
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PN.LITO.2
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Liko
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Leaf bud. A Tahitian banana (Musa troglodytarum)
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Rennellese
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PN.TAU-TASA
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Tau tahi, tau tasi
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To be one, one at a time, singly, single coconut or pill
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Tahitian
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TA.MAITU
|
Maitu
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The name of one of the nights of the Tahitian moon or month
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Tahitian
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CE.MAMO.1
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Mamo
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Race, lineage, progeny (obsolete in Tahiti, but retained in other dialects)
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Mota
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EO.MAPE.A
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Mwake
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Tahitian Chestnut (Inocarpus edulis)
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Nguna
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EO.MAPE.A
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Na-mwabwe
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Tahitian Chestnut (Inocarpus fagiferus)
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Tuamotu
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EO.MAPE.A
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Maapee
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(Mod.) Tahitian Chestnut tree (Inocarpus edulis) and its fruit
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Rarotongan
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EO.MAPE.A
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Maapee
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The Tahitian Chestnut tree and its nuts
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Tahitian
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PN.MASAME
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Mahame
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Tree sp., (Phyllanthus tahitensis) , (Glochidion ramiflorum)
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Easter Island
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EP.MATAFITI
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Matahiti
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Year. Age (Wbr).
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Penrhyn
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EP.MATAFITI
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Matahiti
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Year
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Tahitian
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EP.MATAFITI
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Matahiti
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Année, an; âge
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Mangareva
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CE.MA-TOFI.B
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O/motoʔi. O/motahi (Aud).
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18th night of the moon (Laval).
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
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Matahiapo
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Precious, prized
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Penrhyn
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
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Matahiapo
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Eldest/first-born child, esp. first-born son
Problematic
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Tahitian
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
|
Matahiapo
|
Aîné
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Tuamotu
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
|
Matahiapo
|
First-born child
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Tahitian
|
PN.MAAUI
|
Mâui
|
The name of a certain prophet, or wise man, mentioned in Tahitian traditions
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Tahitian
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TA.MIRA
|
Mira
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To dress the head or hair with gum and oil; to put pitch or gum on the ends of the Tahitian arrows
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Tahitian
|
CE.MOREFU.1
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Morehu/rehu
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Dark, not well-heated, applied to the stones in a Tahitian oven
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Marquesas
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OC.PALAGI
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Peʔaki (MQN), peʔani (MQS)
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Poisson docteur. Fish species (= Tahitian para`i) (Dln). Chirurgien pourpre à nageoires jaunes; Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Atl).
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Samoan
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NP.PAATEE.1
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Paatee
|
A small wooden drum carried on the arm. Introduced from Tahiti
Problematic
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Marquesas
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MP.PIA.1
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Pia. Piʔa (Lch). Piapia (MQN), piapia/u (Ua Huka), pia (MQS) (Atl).
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(Tacca pinnatifida). Amidon. Arrow-root tahitien (Atl).
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Tahitian
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MP.PIA.1
|
Pia
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Plante, arrow-root tahitien (Tacca pinnatifida ou T.leontopetaloides); amidon, coller à l'amidon
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Tahitian
|
PN.POKI.1
|
Poʔi
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Etre couvert en parlant du four tahitien, être comblé en parlant d'un trou dans la terre
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Samoan
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CE.POHE
|
Pose
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To die (used jocularly). From Tahitian
Borrowed
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Tokelau
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SF.SE-TASI
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Hetahi
|
Another, any other
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Tahitian
|
CP.SINA.2
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Hina
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The name of the first woman, according to a Tahitian tradition, the wife of Ti, and by some said to be still in the moon; a species of small spider
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Tahitian
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OC.SIWILI
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Vini
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Perruche de Tahiti (Vini peruviana); petits oiseaux de différentes espèces, importés à Tahiti, dont (Estrilda astrild)
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Tahitian
|
EP.SOATA.3
|
Hoata
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The name of a night of the Tahitian moon or month. Second night of the moon (Aud).
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Easter Island
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NP.SOKO-.3A
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Hoko/tahi
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Alone, lonely, single, only, solitary
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.SOKO-.3A
|
Ko/tahi
|
One
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Penrhyn
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NP.SOKO-.3A
|
Oko/tahi
|
One, once, only
Problematic
|
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Moriori
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NP.TAFA-TAI
|
Tatahi
|
Sea-beach
Phonologically Irregular
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New Zealand Maori
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EO.TAFI
|
Tahi
|
Sweep
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Nuguria
|
EO.TAFI
|
Tahi/tahi
|
Sweep (vt); broom
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Rennellese
|
EO.TAFI
|
Tahi/tahi
|
Sweep, brush, broom
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Tahitian
|
EO.TAFI
|
Tahi/tahi
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Epousseter. To brush by striking with the hand; to weed, to wipe off (Dvs).
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Marquesas
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CE.TAAFIRI.*
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Tahiʔi (MQN), tafiʔi (MQS)
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Éventail. Eventer, faire jouer l'éventail, souffler le feu avec l'éventail ou autre objet (Dln)
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Pukapuka
|
CE.TAFITI.1
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Tawiti
|
Tahiti.
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Rarotongan
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CE.TAFITI.1
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Taʔiti
|
Tahiti
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Samoan
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CE.TAFITI.1
|
Tahiti
|
Tahiti
Problematic
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Tahitian
|
CE.TAFITI.1
|
Tahiti
|
The name of the largest island in the Georgian groupe...
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Tuamotu
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CE.TAFITI.1
|
Tahiti
|
Remote place, Tahiti
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Easter Island
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PN.TAFITO.A
|
Tahito
|
Base of a tree
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TAFITO.A
|
Tahito, tafito
|
Base, bottom, lower part of the trunk of a tree, beginning
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Sikaiana
|
PN.TAFITO.A
|
Tahito
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Base, origin, source, underlying cause
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