| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Pukapuka
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TA.PATA.4
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Pata
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Flick a marble, tap with finger
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Bolobolo
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Basket variety (made from green coconut leaves)
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Sikaiana
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Polapola
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Small temporary basket made from coconut leaf {paakele}
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Polapola
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Simple basket made for short time use. Large simple oval basket for copra (Lch).
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West Futuna
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Porapora
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A large open-weave basket or backpack made from coconut fronds
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Pukapuka
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CE.PUNA-RUA
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Punalua
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Second marriage and offspring
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Anuta
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XO.IKA-TAPU
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Ika tapu
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A kind of fish reaching perhaps five pounds; very hard fighter and very good to eat; with navy blue and gold markings (pompano?)
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Luangiua
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FJ.TAKAPE
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Kaʔape
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Fish sp. (small, yellow with blue lateral stripes)
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Luangiua
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PN.MATA-QELE
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Makaele
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Fish sp. (like huhua 'trout' but more orange coloured with small brown spots)
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Luangiua
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PN.TANU-TANU
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Ma/kangukangu
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Fish sp. (sandy bottom, lagoon, silver-brown, pink fins)
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Luangiua
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RO.MATU
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Maku
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Small, all-silver fish sp. (lagoon, shallow sandy shore)
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Luangiua
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RO.MALAU.1
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Malau
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Fish sp. (red, paler below, very big black eyes)
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Luangiua
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RO.MANINI.1
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Mangii
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Fish sp. (small, silver-grey, black fins, five vertical black bars, angelfish)
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Luangiua
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PN.PAQAUA
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Paua
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Fish sp. (mauve, yellow spots) ?Siganus sp.
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Luangiua
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XO.VELO
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Velo/velo
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Fish sp. (red 'trout', darker above, small crimson spots, dark red fins,...
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Mangaia
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CE.RAWA-IKA
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Rava(a)kai
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Fisherman, expert in fishing
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Rarotongan
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CE.RAWA-IKA
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Rava(a)kai
|
Fisherman
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Penrhyn
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CE.RAWA-IKA
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Ravakai
|
Fisherman
|
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Hawaiian
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CE.RAWA-IKA
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Lawaiʔa
|
Fisherman; fishing technique; to fish, to catch fish
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Nuguria
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PN.SIKU-SIKU
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Sukusuku rima
|
Lower arm
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
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PN.SIKU-SIKU
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Tikutiku
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End of an object; tail of fish or other animal; end of an event (story, song, etc.)
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Pukapuka
|
EC.SOKE
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Yoke mangoo
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Young shark
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Easter Island
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PN.TAFA-TAFA
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Tahataha
|
Border, edge, limit, margin, side
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Marquesas
|
NP.FULU.3
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Maʔyenʔna, Thaʔhuʔrul
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Similarity
Problematic
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Samoan
|
EO.AFU.1
|
Afu/a
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A feast made when the wife becomes pregnant
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Marquesas
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PN.RAU.2
|
ʔAu
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Dans le groupe S.-E. 200; dans le groupe N.-O. 400. Selon la nouvelle maniere de compter 100.
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Pukapuka
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PN.FATU-GA.2
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Watu/mau/nga
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Starting edge of a mat
Problematic
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Mangareva
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NP.FENUA.*C
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ʔEnua
|
Matrice
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Rarotongan
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Mangamangaa rima
|
Finger(s)
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Rarotongan
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Mangamanga vaevae
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Toe(s)
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Pukapuka
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Mangamanga a lima
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Finger
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Pukapuka
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Mangamanga a vae
|
Toe
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Easter Island
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Maŋa-maŋa
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Finger, toe
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Hawaiian
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Manamana
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Finger, toe
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Marquesas
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Makamaka ʔiʔima. Ma(na)mana ʔima (MQS), mamaka ʔima (MQN) (Atl).
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Doigt, finger
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Marquesas
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Makamaka vaevae. Ma(na)mana vaevae (MQS), mamaka vaevae (MQN) (Atl).
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Les orteils. Orteil, toe (Atl).
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Samoan
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Magamaga/alima
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The divisions between the fingers
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Samoan
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Magamaga/ava
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The divisions between the toes
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Tokelau
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Magamaga/alima
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Space in between the fingers or between the thumb and the index finger
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Tokelau
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EC.MAGA-MAGA.B
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Magamaga/avae
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Place in between one's toes
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East Futuna
|
PN.QA
|
A
|
Marque de la possession agentive ou éloignée
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Marquesas
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CE.KARIOI
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Kaʔioi
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Sensuel, petit-maître, luxurieux, qui aime les parures, les parfums
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Tokelau
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SO.FAFA.3
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Fafa
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(of a sail) Mainsheet
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Anuta
|
SO.FAFA.3
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Papa
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Rope for securing the mast of a canoe
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Marquesas
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PN.GANA.2A
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Mana!
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(onom.) Babil, bruit; pour exprimer la jaserie et la piaillerie d'une personne bavarde
Phonologically Irregular
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Marquesas
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CE.PARORO
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Poʔoʔo (MQS), pororo
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Maigre, peu charnu, sec, sans jus
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Marquesas
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PN.TAKI-.2
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Tiki/tahi (etc)
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Distribuer, diviser, partager un object de manière que chacun ait une portion...; diviser par...
Phonologically Irregular
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Tongan
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PN.TALA-TALA.A
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Talatala
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Prickly, thorny; barbed; (of a man's face, etc.) bristly
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East Futuna
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PN.TUPU.C
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Tupu
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Glande à l'aine (maladie); ganglion
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Nukuoro
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PN.TUPU.B
|
Dubu
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Exceed the amount required; too (eg. many)
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