| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Pukapuka
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NP.QAO.2
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Ao
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Authority, domain e.g. Ao-laa-koo :abode of gods; ao kee (from old chants)
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Rarotongan
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NP.QAO.2
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Ao
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Kingdom, happy, happiness
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Rennellese
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NP.QAO.2
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ʔAo
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Power and strength of the gods; to have divine power
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Samoan
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NP.QAO.2
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Ao
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Head (chiefly); title of importance throughout Samoa (Mnr); to have peace (Prt)
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Tahitian
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NP.QAO.2
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Ao
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Heaven, blessedness, happiness; the state of the blessed; the good reign of a prince
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Tokelau
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NP.QAO.2
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Ao/ao
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Supremacy; whole, totality
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.QAO.3
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Ao
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Right, fitting
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Nukuoro
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NP.QAO.3
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Ao
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Sufficient
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Pukapuka
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NP.QAO.3
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Kaae mea e /ao/ ai
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There is nothing to be done about it
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Samoan
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NP.QAO.3
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Ao
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It is essential to, one must
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Tokelau
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NP.QAO.3
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Ao
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Be good, successful at catching or gathering foodstuffs
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Tahitian
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CE.AOA
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ʔAoa
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Aboiement; aboyer [glottal unexplained]
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Tuamotu
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CE.AOA
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Aoa
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To emit a single howl
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Tuamotu
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CE.AOA
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ʔAo
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An onomatopoetic imitation of the bark of a dog (borrowed from TAH)
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Hawaiian
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OC.QAOA
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Ao/aoa/
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Small seaside shrub, (Wikstroemia sp.)
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Marquesas
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OC.QAOA
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Aoʔa. Aoa (Lch).
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Baobas, figuier des bananiens, (Ficus indica)
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East Futuna
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AN.AGO.1
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Ago alulu
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Gingembre (Zingiber zerumbet)
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Nukuoro
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OC.QAOA
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Aoa
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Ficus prolixa, banyan
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Rarotongan
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OC.QAOA
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Aoa
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Banyan tree (Ficus prolicxa) on outer islands
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Rarotongan
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OC.QAOA
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Ava
|
Pacific Banyan (Ficus prolixa)
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Ra'ivavae
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OC.QAOA
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(ʔ)Aoa
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Banyan tree (Ficus umbilicata)
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Rennellese
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OC.QAOA
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ʔAoa
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Banyan-like tree, (Ficus benjamini) [l.]
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Tahitian
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OC.QAOA
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Aoa
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Banyan (Ficus prolixa). The name of a tree, called also ora and ore, and of the bark of which cloth is made... (Dvs)
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Tikopia
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OC.QAOA
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Aoa
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Banyan tree (Ficus sp.)
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Tongan
|
AN.AGO.1
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Ango/ango
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Wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)
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West Futuna
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OC.QAOA
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Oa
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Banyan-like tree
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East Futuna
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FJ.QAOGA
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ʔAoga
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Importance, use, value; useful
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Niue
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FJ.QAOGA
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Aoga
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Useful, worthy, suitable
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Rennellese
|
FJ.QAOGA
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ʔAoga
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To be enough, useful, satisfactory, valuable, worthwhile, suitable, proper; to be able, have permission; should, ought, may, need; to fit, as clothes
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Tongan
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FJ.QAOGA
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ʔAonga
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Useful, of practical value
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Hawaiian
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CE.AO-RAGI
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Ao-lani
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Street name in Honolulu
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.AO-RAGI
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Ao-rangi
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Mountain (highest) in New Zealand
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Tahitian
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CE.AO-RAGI
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Aoraʔi
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Palais; nom d' une montagne à Tahiti
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Tuamotu
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CE.AO-RAGI
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Aoraŋi
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The house of Tane-atua
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.QAPA
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Apa
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Serf, minion, worker
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Niue
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PN.QAPA
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Apa/apa
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Make obeisance, show respect
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Tikopia
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PN.QAPA
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Apa
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Raise person in arms or on lap as a sign of great respect or for protection from danger or defilement
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Tongan
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PN.QAPA
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ʔAʔapa
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Behave in respectful way
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East Futuna
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FJ.APAI.1
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Apai
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Purlins
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East Uvea
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FJ.APAI.1
|
Apai
|
Perche mise en traverse d'une toiture pour relier ensemble les chevrons; porter, soutenir du plat de la main
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Fijian
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FJ.APAI.1
|
I yapai
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Purlins (Thompson 1940)
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New Zealand Maori
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FJ.APAI.1
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Apai
|
Front wall of a house
Problematic
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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FJ.APAI.1
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Hapai
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Longitudinal beams
Phonologically Irregular
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Tongan
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FJ.APAI.1
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Apai
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Certain parts of roof timbers of a Tongan house. They run lengthwise and the rafters are bound to them
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West Uvea
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FJ.APAI.1
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Apa/apa
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Coin arrière de la maison
Problematic
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Anuta
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SO.APAI.2
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Aapai
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To carry a large load, such as a bundle of firewood, in one's arms.
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East Futuna
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SO.APAI.2
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Apa/apai
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Etendre la main pour recevoir quelque chose; tenir horizontalement avec les deux mains un baton etc Etre tenu horizontalement à bras tendus (bébé) (Mfr).
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East Uvea
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SO.APAI.2
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Apai
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Porter; soutenir du plat de la main
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Nukuoro
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SO.APAI.2
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Aba/abai
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Carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half-lifting
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Tikopia
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SO.APAI.2
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Aapai
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Raise person in arms or on lap -- as a sign of great respect or for protection from danger or defilement
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