| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Kapingamarangi
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OC.ATU
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(W)atu
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Away from the speaker, away, there
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Luangiua
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OC.GATA.1A
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Aka
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Snake
Phonologically Irregular
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Hawaiian
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EC.FAKA-MATE
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Hoʔomake
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Kill
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Ra'ivavae
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MP.UE.A
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Ue
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To shake
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Samoan
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PN.HEKE-GA
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ʔEʔega
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Anything used to help a swimmer, as a lifebelt; a number of snakes all coiled together
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Tongan
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PN.FAKA-MATUQU
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Fakamaatuʔu
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To make dry, to dry
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Niuafo'ou
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OC.ATU
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Atu
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Away from speaker
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Niuafo'ou
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OC.HAKE.B
|
Hake
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Up
Borrowed
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Takuu
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PN.LOFI
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Loohi/a
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(Of a canoe) take in water
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Tongan
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PN.MATA-QELE
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Matakele/kele
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Fish sp.
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Tokelau
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PN.MALE
|
Male
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A small cough made as if to clear one's throat, but actually to make on'es presence known...
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Samoan
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CC.SAKE.2
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Saaʔee
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A naked dance
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Samoan
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FJ.SAKE.1
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Sakee
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A martial dance of Uvean origin introduced into Samoa in the early nineteenth century (Macpherson)
Borrowed
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West Uvea
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SO.TEQE-AI
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Siai, sia(ake)
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(Personnes, choses) ne pas y avoir, ne pas être (chez soi), être absent
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Hawaiian
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CC.TULI-TULI
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Kulikuli
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Noise, din; noisy, deafening; to make a noise; be quiet! shut up!
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Niue
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PN.KOKOLO
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Kolo/kolo/loo
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To make a hollow gurgling sound
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Niue
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PN.KOKOLO
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Kolo/uu
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To make a rumbling sound (of the stomach)
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Takuu
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PN.KAPI.C
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Kapi
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(Of garment) narrow, tight-fitting; a tight squeeze, blocked...difficult to put in or take out, stuck, lodged...crowded
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Kapingamarangi
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AN.FOLAU
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Haga/haalau
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Veer from a straight course, take a detour around
Problematic
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Tongan
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PN.QAW-AGE
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ʔOange, ʔange
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Take, give, send or lend (to him, them, etc.)
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Tongan
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PN.QAWE-HIFO
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ʔOhifo
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Take, send, pass or hand down
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West Futuna
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PN.FAGU-FAGU
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Fago
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Pipe or flute; to blow through reeds to make a whistling noise, to whistle
Phonologically Irregular
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Nukuoro
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PN.KA-KAU.1
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Kau
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To swim (or make motions of swimming, as babies do)
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Tokelau
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NP.FAKA-TELE
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Fakatele
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Sail (a boat); make something move along
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Penrhyn
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CP.TAGI.B
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Ta/tangi
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Sound, make a noise
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Samoan
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CP.TAGI.B
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Tagi
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Make a characteristic noise
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Tongan
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CP.TAGI.B
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Tangi
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(Of animals) make characteristic sound
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Tuamotu
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CP.TAGI.B
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Taŋi
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Make characteristic sound
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East Uvea
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PN.PEKE.3
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Peke(pake)
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Tremper dans une sauce
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Penrhyn
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CE.PEKE.1B
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Peke
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Disappear, be taken away
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Rarotongan
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CE.PEKE.1B
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Peke
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Removed, taken away, driven off...disappeared, gone away (of physical or emotional states); cleared (of debt); defeated, beaten
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Samoan
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PN.TAUSI
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Tausi
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Take care of, nurse; observe, keep as a command. Wife of an orator or tulafale (McP).
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Tokelau
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PN.TAUSI
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Tauhi
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Look after, take care of, maintain, uphold, keep
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Tongan
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NP.PAA-KISI
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Pakihi
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To click, or make a cracklin, breaking or snapping noise; (voice) sharp, metallic, falsetto
Problematic
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Samoan
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FJ.QASA
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Asa
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To ford, wade through; make one’s way across (bushetc.)
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Tokelau
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FJ.QASA
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A/aha
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Wade through water; make one’s way through bush; come through difficulties
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Takuu
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MP.FAGA.1A
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F/fana
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Remove, release, take off; take out, withdraw; (of person, ship, bus, etc.) leave a place, depart
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Takuu
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AN.FAFAGO
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Ffano (pass. haarona)
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Awaken someone, wake someone up
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Takuu
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OC.FAI.2A
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Hai
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Do, make
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Takuu
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PN.FATU.1B
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Hatu
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Compose, fabricate, make up (story or pattern), invent
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Takuu
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EO.FILO
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Hilo
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Roll sennit strands on one's thighs to make rope
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Takuu
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PN.FONO.1B
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Hono
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The built-up sides of a canoe; washstrake plank
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Takuu
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OC.HIFO.B
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Iho
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Post-verbal particle indicating: downward motion; movement of a vessel either towards or away from the speaker; movement towards the speaker from a relatively distant location
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Takuu
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PN.KAA.1
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K/kaa
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(of one's mouth) Make raucous noise (as when birds chatter or people clear their throats, gargle, or say 'ah'); loud, impertinent
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Takuu
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NP.KA-ITOQA
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Kaitoa
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Serves him right! (Said when the speaker believes someone else's misfortune represents natural justice) Comeuppance
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Takuu
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OC.KAPOA
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Kapoo
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Fish sp., Snake Mackerel (Promethichthys prometheus)
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Takuu
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SO.FAKA-KII.*
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Hakkii
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Larynx, Adam's apple; make a sound from the throat
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Takuu
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PN.RAA
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(Ki)laa, raa
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There, yonder (further from the speaker than kinaa)
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Takuu
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NP.KOU-TOU
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Koutou
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Second person plural pronoun, you (preferred form among older speakers)
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Takuu
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PN.LAAKEI
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Laakei, raakei
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Flower, ornament, the formal adornment of the ariki...
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