| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Niuatoputapu
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CP.MATUQA-ULAU
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Matuʔulau
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Goatfish
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Niuatoputapu
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FJ.TUFU.2
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Tufu
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(Thallosoma purpureum)
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Niuatoputapu
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PN.MALA.4
|
Mala
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Fish sp.
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Niuatoputapu
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NP.MAANIFI
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Maanifi
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Fish sp.
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Niuatoputapu
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PN.TUKUKU
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To(u)kuku/moana
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(Macolor niger)
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Niuatoputapu
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CP.QULU-QULU
|
Mata/ʔuluʔulu
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Living fringing and barrier reef fronts
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Niuatoputapu
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PN.KALEQA
|
Keleʔa
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Edible gastropod sp. (Trochus maculatus)
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Niuatoputapu
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EO.TAU-TAHI
|
Toutai
|
Male-dominated 'hunting' (marine exploitation)
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Niuatoputapu
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OC.FAAGOTA
|
Fangota
|
Female-dominated 'gathering' (marine exploitation)
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Niuatoputapu
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MP.MASA.1
|
Faka/ma/maha
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Ebbing tide
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Niuatoputapu
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OC.PAA.3A
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Paa mataʔu
|
Fishing with trolling lure
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Niuatoputapu
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PN.MATAQU.1
|
Paa mataʔu
|
Fishing with trolling lure
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Niuatoputapu
|
OC.TOHO.A
|
Kupenga toho
|
Two-man drag net
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Niuatoputapu
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EO.MATA.1C
|
Mata/ʔitao
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Spear point
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Niuatoputapu
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AN.RAMA
|
Ama
|
Fishing at night with a light
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Niuatoputapu
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PN.FEO
|
Maka/feo
|
(Pieces of) coral
|
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Niuatoputapu
|
AN.MATA.1A
|
Mata
|
Eye
|
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Tuvalu
|
PN.E.3
|
E
|
Hey there! Marker used before or after a name to attract attention
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|
Tuvalu
|
PN.MATA-LIKI.A
|
Mataliki
|
Narrow (of an opening). Fine (of net) (Rby).
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Tuvalu
|
PN.MAQU-LALO
|
Maulalo
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Deep (of water or holes); high (of cliffs, trees etc. when speaker is at the top); low
|
|
Tuvalu
|
PN.MAQU-LALO
|
Faka/maulalo
|
Humble, humility
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Tuvalu
|
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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Tuvalu
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PN.PUUPUU.3
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Puupuu
|
Kaleve [coconut juice] container made from shell of green nut fitted with string handles
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Tuvalu
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AN.POO-POO.A
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P/poo
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Massage (v) [Nanumea, Nanumanga]
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Tuvalu
|
EC.KAMAI
|
Kamai
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Fish sp., mackerel
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Tuvalu
|
SO.LIKO.4
|
L/liko
|
To scold, reprimand
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuvalu
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EC.MAGOO-QALAWA-FENUA
|
Alava/fenua
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Shark: white pointer. (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) (Bsr).
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Tuvalu
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SO.MASAGI
|
Masagi
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To be lifted up, thrown up
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Tuvalu
|
SO.MASAGI
|
Mahagi
|
Blown by the wind; to stop raining
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Tuvalu
|
SO.LIKO.4
|
Li/liko
|
Order out, expel, kick out (of the home), send away (permanently)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuvalu
|
SO.MASAGI
|
Mahagi
|
To fly up, rebound; to clear away, as clouds from sky
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Tuvalu
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SO.MASAGI
|
Mahagi
|
Clear up (of weather)
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Niuatoputapu
|
OC.FIGOTA
|
Fingota
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Life-form taxon including crustacea, molluscs (excluding cephalopods), and echinodermata
|
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Niuatoputapu
|
OC.TOSI.2
|
Maa/tohi/tohi
|
Stripes
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Niuatoputapu
|
PN.FALA.1
|
Fala
|
Mat
|
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Niuatoputapu
|
PN.SEGA.1
|
Hengehenga
|
Small bird sp.
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Niuatoputapu
|
MP.MAKA.A
|
Maka
|
Rock
|
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Niuatoputapu
|
AN.MANU.1A
|
Manu
|
Animal, bird
|
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Niuatoputapu
|
AN.PULA.2A
|
Mata/pula
|
Swollen face or eye
|
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Tongan
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PN.QARO.B
|
Ao
|
Mauvais côté d'une étoffe
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Takuu
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PN.MA.3
|
Ma
|
From
|
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Sikaiana
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PN.MA.3
|
Ma
|
Preposition of separation: from
|
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Nukumanu
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PN.MA.3
|
Ma
|
From
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.MAA.6
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Maa/nea
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And the others, and so on, et cetera
|
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.TAI
|
Tai
|
Term of address to males or females (E tai); in some tribes, restricted to addressing a woman who has borne children
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Hawaiian
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CE.TAI
|
Kai-
|
Prefix to six kinship terms (kaina, kua'ana, kunaane, kuahine, ko'eke, kamahine) used as terms of reference
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Tokelau
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NP.TAATAI.1
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(Taa)tai
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A traditional vessel for carrying drinking water, made from a large coconut shell with an outside covering of sennit netting, and a handle for carrying
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Tahitian
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NP.TAATAI.1
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Tatai
|
The covering or matting with which the ends of rafters in a Tahitian house are covered
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Pukapuka
|
NP.TAATAI.1
|
Taatai
|
Small plank canoe with gunwales, bow and stern covers
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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