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Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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East Uvea
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XW.MATI.2
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Masi/masi (obs.)
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Vieux, fané, flétri; (coco) cueilli depuis longtemps
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East Futuna
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XW.MATI.2
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Mati
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Laisser à jaunir (feuilles de tabac ou semences de taro)
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Samoan
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XW.MATI.2
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Mati
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Stale, as water that has been left for some time, or coconuts picked some days before; also of *'ava*
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Nukuoro
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XW.MATI.2
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Madi
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To add organic material to the taro bog
Problematic
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East Uvea
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PN.MA-LEPE
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Malepe
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Tomber en quantité, tomber en déconfiture
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East Uvea
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MP.MALUU.A
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Maaluu
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Etre adouci, rendu tendre, doux, mou
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East Futuna
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MP.MANUU
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Manuu, monuu
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Heureusement que...
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East Futuna
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PN.MANUU-QIA
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Manuʔia
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Être comblé, être heureux; bonheur, chance; à votre santé!
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East Uvea
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OC.MANUKA.1
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Manuka(nuka) (obs.)
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Maladie, plaie; périr, mourir, détruire, être détruit (terme respectueux, en parlant du Roi, de sa maison, d'une église)
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East Futuna
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PN.NAO
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Nao/nao
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Sorte de pêche improvisée à la main effectuée par les femmes
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Tongan
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PN.QOPO
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ʔOpo/tanga
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Several layers of beaten paper-mulberry bark (*tutu*) laid together for further beating (in the process of making tapa cloth).
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Samoan
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XW.SAI
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Sai
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To be good looking (as a man, house, canoe &c)
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Tongan
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XW.SEPO.B
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Sepo
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K. stew, like thin porridge, made from pawpaw, pumpkin, or *kivi*. Soupe d'*olesi* (pawpaw) (Btn)..
Borrowed
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Samoan
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FJ.HIFO.C
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Ifo
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To bow down, as do those conquered in war. Give in, surrender; make a formal apology (Mnr).
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Samoan
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FJ.HIFO.C
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Ifo/ga
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A ceremonial request for forgiveness made by an offender and his kinsmen to those injured
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Tongan
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TO.TIQI
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Toe(toe) siʔi
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To remain or be left to a small extent. Rester peu (Btn).
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Tongan
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PN.TAQU.2B
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Toʔu tangata
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Generation (of human beings, or of men as distinguished from women); persons of about the same age. Contemporain (Btn).
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East Futuna
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PN.TAU-TAMA
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Tautama
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Nourrice, nourricier; qui nourrit ou élève un petit enfant
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East Uvea
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PN.QULU.2
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ʔUlu
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Marque du pluriel pour les arbres
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East Uvea
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PN.HUU.1
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Hu/hu/i (obs.)
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Interroger, questionner, demander
Borrowed
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Tongan
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PN.QUHI.1
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ʔUhui
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Questionner, demander
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Tongan
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PN.SAA-KILI.1
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Hakili
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To make a thorough examination of (looking in every nook and corner) in searching for something
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.LAFI.1
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Gaa/rafi
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Well-used everyday mats
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Hawaiian
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AN.RAMA
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Lama/lama
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To go torch-fishing
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Hawaiian
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PN.MA-RAMA.C
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Maalama
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Take care of, care for, beware...
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Samoan
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CP.POQOI
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Poi
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Kind of food made by mashing ripe bananas and coconut cream
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Samoan
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FJ.SAMA.2
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Sama/sama
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Yellow
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Tongan
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maahine/hina
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To show up white, to present a white appearance
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Tokelau
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Light, beam (n); be clear, be distinct
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Samoan
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maina
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To shine, of fire. Shine (on), flash (on) (Mnr).
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East Uvea
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Transparent, qui laisse passer la lumière; clair (étoffe); troué, percé
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East Futuna
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Briller (phare, lumière), éblouir (intransitif)
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maina
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Kindle
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina/ina
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Bask
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuamotu
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CE.MA-INAINA
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Maina(ina)
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Angry, indignant, resentful
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Tongan
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MP.QOLOGAA
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ʔOlongaa
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A kind of tree with greyish leaves. (Its bark was formerly used for making string.)
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Marquesas
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NP.ASOGAA
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Hoka
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Shrubs or small trees (Pipturus spp.)
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Nukumanu
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PN.HOGAHOGA.B
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Matai/ona
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Thorny bush
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Emae
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MP.QATULE
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Ture
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Mackerel (Rastrelliger)
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Marquesas
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CE.HIKO.2
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Ko/hiko tama, pa/hiko tama
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Défaillance après les couches
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East Uvea
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PN.SIGO
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Hi/higo
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Se comporter d'une facon peu sensée, anormale, dérangée; stupide
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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CE.MAA-KUU
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Maaʔuu
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Mouillé
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East Futuna
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CE.PUKAA
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Puukaa/kaa
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Homme malin, rusé
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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TA.MAKU-ROA
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Maʔuroa
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Paille-en-queue (Deux oiseaux portent ce nom: le *ma'uroa hope'ura* ou *tava'e* et le *ma'uroa hopetea* ou *pētea*).
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Tahitian
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TA.MAKU-ROA
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Mauroa
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The tropic bird
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Tuamotu
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TA.MAKU-ROA
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Makuroa
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A variety of tropic bird: it has two long filamentous tail feathers of pure white, instead of red)
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Nukuoro
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CE.AKIAKI.B
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Tea ma agiagi
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Dead white (whitest hue imaginable)
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Tahitian
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CE.KALE-KALE.A
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Areare
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Sickness, qualmishness of the stomach, as in sea-sickness; perturbation of mind
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Tuamotu
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CE.KALE-KALE.A
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Hoo/karekare
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To be qualmish, feel sick to the stomach, slightly nauseated...
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Mangareva
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OC.MULE.1
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Mure
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To be finished, to have nothing remaining
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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