| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Nuguria
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PN.MAUNU
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Maunu
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Bait
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Nuguria
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OC.MISI.B
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Mihi
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Make a clicking sound with one's tongue to attract attention and/or show disgust
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Nuguria
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AN.MASI.1
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M/mahi
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Sour, fermented, bad (of food)
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Nuguria
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MP.MAGO
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M/mano
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Fade, wither (of leaves)
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Nuguria
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PN.MAMAQO
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Mmao
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Far (away), distant
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Nuguria
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NP.MALA.5
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M/mara
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Bitter (natu fruits, banana, sea water), salty (taste, not smell)
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Nuguria
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MP.MALU.A
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M(a)/maru
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Get dark
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Nuguria
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CP.MA-MATA
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Mmata
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Look (at), look around
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Nuguria
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PN.MOHE-GA
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Moena
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A kind of mat (pandanus) used on floor and to cover dead people
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Nuguria
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PN.MAQUGA
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Mouna
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Mountain, hill (known from other islands); name of an elevated place on the main island...believed to have appeared first from the ocean in creation stories
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Nuguria
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NP.MUKA.1B
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Muka/muka
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Immature coconut (soft shell, has milk but is not tasty)
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Nuguria
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NP.GUU.2
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Muu/kauhoe
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Small squid
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Nuguria
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FJ.GASAU
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Nahau
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Arrow (made of coconut trunk)
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Nuguria
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AN.QANUFE
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Nnohe
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Small insects which eat leaves
Phonologically Irregular
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Nuguria
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PN.OO.1
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Oo
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A kind of small fish used as bait
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Nuguria
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PN.OO.3
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Oo mai
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Come (from) (plural)
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Nuguria
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OC.PAE.1A
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Pae
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Fish trap made of stones; sea garden (of giant clams); sea wall (to prevent the sea from coming)
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West Uvea
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SO.MAQAA
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Maa
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Beau-frère
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Emae
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PN.MA-FOA.B
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Mafoa
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Etoile du matin
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West Uvea
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PN.MA-MATE.2
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Maamate
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Cimetière
Problematic
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West Uvea
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PN.MATA.1E
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Mata (gi)
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Faire face (à)
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West Uvea
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PN.MATAQU.1
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Maatau
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Pêche au large, à la ligne, sans canne
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West Uvea
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SO.MA-FULE
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Mafule
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Ampoule crevée (laissant la peau à vif)
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West Uvea
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OC.MAKO.3
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Mako
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Plante: (Elattostachys apetala) (Sapindacées)
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West Uvea
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AN.MAKUPUNA
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Makupuna
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Petit-enfant (fils/fille)
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West Uvea
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OC.MATUQU.A
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Manaatuu (jeunes: manahatuu)
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A terre; terre ferme
Problematic
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West Uvea
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PN.MANIA.1
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Ma/ni/nia
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Ongle, griffe
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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East Uvea
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FJ.MAGITI
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Magisi
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Vivres, aliment, nourriture
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West Uvea
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EO.SAQU.2
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Ma/sau
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Se relever
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West Uvea
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EO.MATA.1C
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I mata o
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Devant, avant
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West Uvea
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FJ.QUTU.2
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Mataa/utu
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Cap, pointe [Muli Dialect]
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West Uvea
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MP.MATA-QI-HUHU
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Mataauu (WUM), matauu (WUH)
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Mamelon, tétin
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West Uvea
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XO.MATA-A-WAKA
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Mataavaka
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Pointe du bateau [Muli Dialect]
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West Uvea
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XO.MATA-A-WAKA
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Matavaka
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Proue [Heo Dialect]
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Nuguria
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PN.PAKUU.A
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Pakuu
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Noise, sound; bang something to make noise; hit, strike against; land ashore (a boat)
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Nuguria
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PN.PAGOGO
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Panono
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A kind of mangrove fish
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Nuguria
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PN.PALA.1B
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Para (pl. ppara)
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Wet, get wet; rotten, rot (humans, animals)
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Nuguria
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PN.PENA.1B
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Pena
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Make, form, build (house); continue
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Nuguria
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MP.POLA.1
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Pora
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Plaited coconut leaves; mats made of them (used to cover canoes)
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Nuguria
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MP.PONO.1
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P/pono
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Put (inside), fit something into a hole; close (a coconut shell container with a lid); stopper (for coconut shell containers, made of pandanus leaves)
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Nuguria
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SO.POLE.B
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P/pore
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Tremble, shiver (small movements); be (very) scared
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Takuu
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XO.TAMAKI.2
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Puupuu taamaki
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Overeat, gorge oneself; feel bloated
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Nuguria
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MP.PULU.1A
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Puru
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Dried coconut husk, used to light fire and as toilet paper; broom made of coconut husk for cleaning canoes
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Nuguria
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OC.PUU.1
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Puu
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Shellfish sp. (inedible); trumpet (made of puu roa shell); containers to scoop water
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Nuguria
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AN.RAMA
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Rama (e hao)
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Torch (used to fish in night)
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Nuguria
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PN.LAULAU
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Raurau
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Small basket used to serve food (woven of coconut leaves)
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West Uvea
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AN.QOTI.A
|
Odi
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Conjonction marquant la succession des propositions: et puis, ensuite
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Nuguria
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PN.LEI.1
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Rei
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Necklace made of whale tooth
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Nuguria
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FJ.LEU
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Reu (pl. rreu)
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Ripe, mature (of fruits); ripen, get ripe
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Nuguria
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NP.LAFI.1
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R/rahi
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Thin (as leaf, material)
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