| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tupuaki
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OC.MUQA.A
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Matani na mua
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Headwind
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Tupuaki
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PN.PU-QAKI
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Matani puai
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To blow (wind)
Problematic
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Tupuaki
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NP.KALE.1
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Mata/are
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Mist from the waves
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Tupuaki
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CE.FAAGAI.B
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Tamai hanai
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Adopted son
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Tupuaki
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TA.MASARA
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Mahara
|
Mind (n)
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Tupuaki
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AN.MATE.1A
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Mate
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Sickness
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Nukumanu
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AN.MA-NIFI
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Haraoa mannihi
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Unleavened bread
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West Uvea
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NO.LUE.2
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Lue ma paate
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Battoirs de danse
Problematic
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Nukumanu
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PN.OLA.1
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Mata/ora
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Willing
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Nukumanu
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PN.MAQU.1
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M/mau
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Firmly, tightly; be found (in a place)
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Nukumanu
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PN.MAMAQO
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Haka/mmao
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At a distance
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Nukumanu
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OC.MANA.1
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Hau mana/mana
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Crown
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Nukumanu
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MP.PAA.1
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Paa/maro
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Curtain
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Nukumanu
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MP.MALO
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Paa/maro
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Curtain; cloth
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Nukumanu
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EC.TURUMA
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Taruma
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Tomb
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Nukumanu
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PN.MAA-TINO
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Haka/maatino
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(Official) seal
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Nukumanu
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EC.NI.1
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Ni
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Past tense marker
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Nukumanu
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OC.MAA.1
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Ma
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Connects tens with units
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Nukumanu
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PN.KIA.1A
|
Ki
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So that; marks complements of verbs of command
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Takuu
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NO.NAPA
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Napa
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Disgusted; an avoidance between people in certain relationships, particularly between a man and his wife's parents
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Takuu
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PN.KAFU.B
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Kafukafu karamata
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Eyelid
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Takuu
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AN.AKA.A
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Aka/aka
|
Young Cyrtosperma shoot sprung up by side of parent
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Takuu
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PN.HAGA.2
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Ana/ana
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Act as nursemaid to; support (as with clothes or food)
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Takuu
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EC.KAMAI
|
Kamai
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Fish sp.: Rainbow Runner (Elegatis bipinnulatus)
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Luangiua
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EC.KAMAI
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ʔAmai
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Runner
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Nukumanu
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EC.KAMAI
|
Kamai
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(Elegatis bipinnulatus)
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Sikaiana
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EC.KAMAI
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Kamai
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(Elegatis bipinnulatus)
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Sikaiana
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NO.KA-PISI
|
Kapihi
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To make a crashing sound, have an impact, strike; used to signal that something dramatic is about to happen in narrative
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Takuu
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EC.LAGAI
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Laanai
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Deck of a two-hulled canoe or catamaran, raft; floating bier on which the ariki's body was formerly walked across the lagoon...
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Takuu
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EC.MAGOO-QALAWA-FENUA
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Manoo fenua
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Shark sp.
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Takuu
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SO.MASAGI
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Masani
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Rise, begin to move
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Sikaiana
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SO.MASAGI
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Maahani
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To rise up, stand up
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Marquesas
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PN.MOMO.B
|
Momo
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Petit, peu, en petite quantité, fluet. Petit (de taille), small, short [Southeast Marquesan Dialect] (Atl). Small, a little (Crk).
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Niue
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PN.MOMO.B
|
Momo
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Small portion
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Nukuoro
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PN.MOMO.B
|
Momo
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Little, small amount
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Pukapuka
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PN.MOMO.B
|
Momo
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Small piece; little bit, portion
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Rennellese
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Small pieces, bits
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Takuu
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PN.MOMO.B
|
Moo/mee
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Small portion of food
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Takuu
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NP.MAMA.5
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Faka/maa
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Open one's mouth
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Takuu
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NO.MAKAKA-TAU
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Faka/makatau
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Make strong, support (as bones to the body)
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Takuu
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PN.MAALOO.A
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Faka/maro/na
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Powerful
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Takuu
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MP.MALU.A
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Faka/maru/maru
|
Umbrella
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Sikaiana
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PN.MO-QI
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Moi/suki
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The tail of an animal; the smallest of the outrigger canoes {vaka hai ama} measuring about 9 feet long
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Tuvalu
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PN.FAKA-WALE
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Fakavale/a
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To trick, deceive, make a person look like a fool
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Tuvalu
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PN.E.3
|
E
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Hey there! Marker used before or after a name to attract attention
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Tuvalu
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PN.MATA-LIKI.A
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Mataliki
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Narrow (of an opening). Fine (of net) (Rby).
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAQU-LALO
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Maulalo
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Deep (of water or holes); high (of cliffs, trees etc. when speaker is at the top); low
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAQU-LALO
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Faka/maulalo
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Humble, humility
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Tuvalu
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NP.KOPE
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Kope/kope/nga
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A lot of luggage, many possessions
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Tuvalu
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PN.MIO.1A
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M/mio
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Twist, turn, screw; twist fibres to make string
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