| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Mangareva
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NP.FIO
|
Vio
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Bruit que l'on fait en suçant des cannes à sucre; siffler en parlant comme en prononçant le *s* et le *z*; être difficile à prononcer
Problematic
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Mangareva
|
OC.FONO.1A
|
Ono/ono/raga ivi
|
Articulation (des os); joint.
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Marquesas
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CE.FONO-GA
|
Honoka, honona
|
Nuque
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Mangareva
|
CE.FONO-GA
|
ʔOnoga
|
Noeud, jonction
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Tahitian
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CE.FONO-GA
|
Honoa
|
An agreement, a plot; things joined
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Niuafo'ou
|
PN.KONA.3
|
Kona
|
Poisonous
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Niuafo'ou
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PN.KAU.6
|
Au, ou
|
1st person singular pronoun determiner
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Niuafo'ou
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EO.KITA.1
|
Kita
|
1st person singular pronoun determiner, inclusive
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Anuta
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FJ.KO.1
|
Ko
|
Specifying particle preceding nouns and pronouns in active constructions, or noun phrases standing by themselves
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Anuta
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PN.KONA.3
|
Kona
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Inedible because of noxious chemical properties: e.g. tobacco, soap, poisonous species of taro
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Anuta
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PN.QONO.3
|
Mata/(o)ono
|
To see
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Anuta
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PN.NOU.1
|
Nono, nounou
|
Short
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Anuta
|
AN.ONO
|
Ono
|
Six
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Anuta
|
XO.QEFA
|
Paka/epa
|
To honour, respect
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Anuta
|
MP.MA-MAFA
|
Paka/mamapa
|
To honor, respect
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Anuta
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MP.FIRI.1
|
Piri/piri
|
Sacred necklet, worn by chiefs or persons who are the object of some special honor
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Anuta
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FJ.FONO.2A
|
Pono
|
General assembly of the island; any council of a political nature; to meet in council
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Tikopia
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PN.TAU-LAGA
|
Tauranga
|
Social anchorage, i.e. ancestral linkage by kinship or analogous connection, used for practicl social and economic relationships by individuals of Tikopia and Anuta...
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Anuta
|
PN.TE-O-KU
|
Toku
|
1s possessive pronoun: my
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Anuta
|
PN.TE-O-NA
|
Tona
|
3s possessive pronoun: his, her, its
|
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
NP.KO-NEI
|
Konei
|
Here (proximal deictic pronoun)
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Penrhyn
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FJ.FONO.2A
|
Fono
|
Council
Phonologically Irregular
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Penrhyn
|
OC.FONO.1A
|
Hono tangata
|
Link with the people [in kinship]
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Penrhyn
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CK.NGAA-TEITEI
|
Ingoa ngateitei
|
Honorific title
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Penrhyn
|
CE.FATU.4
|
Tau/hatu
|
Honorific term...meant to stress seniority in chiefly families
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Penrhyn
|
OC.QEPA
|
Hepa/hepa
|
To honour, fête
Phonologically Irregular
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Tahitian
|
CE.TAA-WAI
|
Taavai
|
Utiliser de l'eau; aiguiser; oindre le corps de *mono'i*, hydrater (peau)
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Mangareva
|
EP.KUPU.1B
|
Kupu
|
Imprécation; prononcer des termes de haine (demander à quelqu'un ses entrailles, son foie, par haine)
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Marquesas
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PN.QIKAI
|
Í/ma
|
No (in pronouncing the first syllable the tongue is thrust out)
Problematic
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Samoan
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PN.NANU.A
|
Nanu
|
Stammer, pronounce wrongly
|
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Tokelau
|
PN.NANU.A
|
Nanu
|
Mispronounce, mumble (e.g. small children); speak English
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Kapingamarangi
|
FJ.PUTU-KI
|
Putu
|
Look after, as a ruler and his land; feed, nourish, care for; hold a celebration in honor of, fete
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Marquesas
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MP.NONO.1
|
Tu/nono
|
Taches diverses sur la peau (naevi)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Kapingamarangi
|
NP.KO-NAA
|
Gono
|
There (hear the hearer)
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Marquesas
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NP.SUE.1
|
Hue/hue
|
Fish sp....avoided as poisonous
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Sikaiana
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PN.PANE.A
|
Pane muli
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Rear part of the washstrake {hono} of an outrigger canoe...used for sitting.
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Tongan
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PN.MAQI
|
Meʔi/te
|
Honorific for *na'a*: (of children) stop crying.
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Ifira-Mele
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CP.KONO
|
Kono/kono
|
Kind of fighting spear
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuvalu
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SO.AAVA
|
Aava
|
Polite, respectful ; honour, respect
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