| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Niue
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TO.TEGA-MAE
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Tegamee
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Small cat's eye shell (Turbo sp.) [young stage of alili].
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Rarotongan
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PN.TA-QIA
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Taia
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Make a net (passive)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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East Uvea
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TO.TEPU
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Tepu(tepu)
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Proéminence, protubérance, bosse, noeud factice d'une massue, saillie
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Niue
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XW.TAQE-PUPULU
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Teepulupulu
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Small sea cucumber (beche de mer) sp.
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East Futuna
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XW.TAQE-PUPULU
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Taʔepupulu
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Holothurie (biche de mer) "serpent de platier (Synapta maculata)
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Niue
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PN.TALITALI-QULI
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Tolitoliuli
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Fish sp. (small black fish, attached to bigger fish, poss. cleaner wrasse)
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Tongan
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PN.TUME
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Tuma
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(of a boat) Slow
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Niue
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PN.TUME
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Tuma
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To move slowly [ex. ship]
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Niue
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XW.MAULU
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Tu/moulu, tu/maulu
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To be secretly infatuated
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Samoan
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XW.MAULU
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Maulu
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To creep under, creep through; to swim under water
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Nukuoro
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PN.TUPE.2
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Dube
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Movements perceived under the covers; the swarming of maggots
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Niue
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PN.UAKI
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Uaki
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Spear made of one piece of wood (i.e. without separate point). One-barbed spear (Sph).
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Niue
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NP.QULA-QULA
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Ulaula
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Spiked prawn (Saron marmoratus)
Problematic
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Samoan
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NP.QULA-QULA
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Ulaula/fiti
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A small sea shrimp
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Niue
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SO.QUMO
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(U)uma
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Pick [out,up] with thumb and index finger; pinch (to kill small land-crab)
Problematic
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Niue
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PN.QENE
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Vene
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To tickle or touch lightly (so as to get someone's attention); to itch, irritate, be rough (of throat); small kalahimu crab
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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NP.FENUQU.A*
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Venu
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Plant fibre, small fibrous piece of anything
Problematic
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Niue
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AN.FILI.1
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Vili
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To vote, to cast lots; to elect to make a special visit
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East Futuna
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PN.FE-QILO-AKI
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Feʔilo
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Parent; cadeau (mariage, communion...)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Rennellese
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PN.FAKA-SAA
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Hakasaa/saa
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To make protrude; to expose, insert
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Samoan
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XW.TE-FUA
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Faʔa/tefua
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Widower; single man
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Niue
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PN.MALOAQA
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Faka/maloaa
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Reluctant, unwilling
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Niue
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PN.MAA-TINO
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Faka/matino
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Umpire, referee.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tikopia
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EO.TOE.1A
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Tee
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Last, remaining (precedes noun)
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Tikopia
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PN.TOE-GA
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Teenga
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Last, remains
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Rarotongan
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TO.FAKA-TUU
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ʔAkatuu/tuu
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Act, dramatise, mime, practice
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Hawaiian
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TO.FAKA-TUU
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Hoʔokuu/kuu
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To hold a contest, compete...contest, game, match...
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Niue
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XW.FAKA-QUGA-QUGA
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Fakaugauga
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To make small cuts, to chip
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Tongan
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XW.QUGA-QUGA
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ʔUngoʔunga
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Full of holes, made by insects, worms, grubs, etc.
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Niue
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XW.QUGA-QUGA
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Ungaunga
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Small cuts, wounds (as on a yam etc.); to carve
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East Futuna
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XW.QUGA-QUGA
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ʔUgaʔuga
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Mal recousu; carié (dent); ébréché; raboteux; laid
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Samoan
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XW.QUGA-QUGA
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Ugauga
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Partially grey, of hair; small [ex. house]
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tokelau
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XW.QUGA-QUGA
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Uga
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The scale or deposit on humans' teeth
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Marquesas
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AN.QUGA
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Uka/uka
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Hermite, mollusque qui sert d'amorce aux pêcheurs; petits du homard
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East Futuna
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Fakaulu
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Faire entrer; embaucher; marquer un but
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Tokelau
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Fakaulu
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Hold a feast to mark the arrival of the firstborn child of a married couple; hold a ceremony to formally mark the completion of an enterprise such as the building of a canoe, house, etc.
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.FAKA-HURU
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Daumaha hagaulu
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Church service to induct new members
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Marquesas
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PN.MA-KAKA
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Kaka
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Marque le superlatif: très, le plus
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Easter Island
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FJ.HILI
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Iri
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Subir "por una cosa", o seá, por encima de ella, y quedar encima de ella (p.ej. embarcar); ir (cuando el lugar a que nos dirigimos está a mayor altura que el punto de partida
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Niue
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XW.MAALIE.C
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Maalie
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Often used in exclamations, such as showing appreciation for very good performances
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Samoan
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XW.MAALIE.C
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Maalie
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Interjection "well done" to show approval of dancers; well, agreeable
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Tikopia
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XW.MAALIE.C
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Mariie
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Conclusion of traditional kava formula, conveying ideas of mildness, continuity, assurance; corresponds to "Amen"...
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tokelau
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XW.MAALIE.C
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Maalie
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Interjection in approval of performer or speaker
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Tongan
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XW.MAALIE.C
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Maalie
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Well done! (Eng-Ton)
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Fijian
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XW.UKA-MEA
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Ka/ukamea
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Iron; made of iron
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East Futuna
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PN.TAOTAO
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Taʔotaʔoama
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Poisson: "poisson flûte" (Fistularia petimba)
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Niuatoputapu
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PN.QAFALI
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ʔAhali
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(Acanthurus mata)
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East Futuna
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PN.QUFU
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Ufu
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Poisson: "labre maori trilobé" (Cheilinus trilobatus)"
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East Uvea
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PN.LUE.1
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Lue(lue)
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Chanceler, clocher, marcher lentement
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Tahitian
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MP.UE.A
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Ue
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The last struggling breath of an animal; to toss and move, as a dyihng person; strong, impetuous, as a wave of the sea
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