| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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New Zealand Maori
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FJ.POKA.4
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Poka
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Cut out, tear out, make a hole in or through; a hole, pit, well
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Nuguria
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SO.KAAMATA.*
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Kaamata
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Start, begin; beginning
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Tahitian
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PN.PUI.B
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Pui/pui/rima
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The scales of the maratea fish put on the arm of an archer, to prevent excoriation by the bow string
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Nukumanu
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OC.MALAU.2
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Marau
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Dusky scrubfowl
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Nukumanu
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EC.KAPO.2
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Te/kapo
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A very small migratory wader sp., perhaps a sandpiper or stint. Grey-tailed tattler.
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Nukumanu
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CP.KAALEWA
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Manu/kareva
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Oriental cuckoo
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.FOTO
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Foro
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Small stingray (juvenile?)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.FUE.1B
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Hue potoe
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Small spherical gourd grown on Tuleki...used as lime container...
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.HOKA.1
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Oka
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Main rafters
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.KA-KANO.1
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Kulu te kano mala
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Type of breadfruit ['bitter flesh']
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.KOGA
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Koga/i lima
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Upper arm or humerus
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.KU-KUTI
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Kuhi
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Small hand net used by women for fish under stones
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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CP.LAGA.1A
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Laga/laga/i
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A type of fried bread made from banana or kumara
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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EO.LULU.1A
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Lulu
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Owl (not found at Taumako, but in Reefs)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MAAGALO.2
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Magalo
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Sweet
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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AN.MAGA.1
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Maga hanaa
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Notched bottom of te puke mast boom
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.MALAQE
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Malae momoa
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Open,Whole flat upper surface of te momoa [end piece of canoe]
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.MAMI
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Hatu mami
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Most kinds of rock
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.QATU.1
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Atu
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Small type of skipjack tuna
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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FJ.QUTU.2
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Matauutu, mdaitu, ndaitu
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Headland; rocky shore next to the land
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TAPA.1A
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Tapa kaula
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Betel nut bark, made into the decking of large canoe outrigger
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.TOGO
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Togo
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Tall mangrove tree; wood used for head of ndaipakapaka arrow
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TAMA-FAFINE
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Afafine, ahahine
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Daughter of a man
Problematic
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.QAFALI
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Ahali (afali)
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Surgeonfish sp. (small, edible). (Acanthurus gahhm, A. olivaceus) (Hnh).
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.SEE.1
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E/mai
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Be born premature
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-TERE-TERE
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Hakatele
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Play with small toy canoes
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TELE.1
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Haka/tele
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Scar, mark
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.UKA.A
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Ho/uka
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A medium high tree with edible nuts; the bark is used for making ropes and for colouring
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.QEPU
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Hua/epu/a
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Make dirty; stir up
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.LOGOAQA
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Hua/longa
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Make noise, be noisy
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-MAA
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Huamaa
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Be shamed, do something shameful
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.MA-MAFA
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Hua/maha
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Celebrate, respect, praise
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.MAMA.5
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Hua/mama
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Open one's mouth
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-NOFO
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Huanoho/ia
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Settle, make stay, make sit down; fasten (arrowhead, axe head) to shaft, repair
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.TAKALO
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Hua/takalo
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Play (mainly of children)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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EC.FUA.3B
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Hua/hahine
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Vulva, woman's external sexual organs
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.FAKA-TAGI
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Hua/tangi/a
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Make sound; make cry; play (instrument)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-TUQU
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Huathu/lia
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Make stand
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-QILO-GA
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Huilonga-hia
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Birthmark, mark; to mark
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.FULU.3
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Huluhulu/maki
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Feel sick, have fever
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NO.SALAFALU
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Lahalu
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A small tree (Its strong wood is used for making bows, traps and house building) [TAU]
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Tongan
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OC.KETE.B
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Gete
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The abdomen, the belly, the stomach, the gizzard of fowl
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.ME.1B
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Ma
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As
Problematic
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MATA-QELE
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Maele
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A fish
Problematic
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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CC.FUNA.3
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Ma/huna/huna, mafunafuna
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Be in pieces, be out of order
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.MA-RAMA.A
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Malama/la
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Light up (vi)
Problematic
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.MAKA-LILI
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Maliki
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Be cold (of things, not persons)
Problematic
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MAQU-QALUGA
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Ma/lunga
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Be high, be on level with [Taumako Dialect]
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.MANAWA.1
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Manava/a
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To worry
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.GALO.2
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Ma/ngalo uiui
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Name of several different fish
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