| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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OC.MALAU.2
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Marau
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Melanesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius eremita)
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Tongan
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OC.MALAU.2
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Malau
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Incubator bird (Megapodius pritchardii)
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Hawaiian
|
CE.MAROKO
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Maloʔo
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Dry, dried up, evaporated, juiceless; stale; drought
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Mangaia
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CE.MAMAKU
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Maamaku
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The Silk Cotton tree, the kapok of Malaysia
Problematic
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Mangaia
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CE.MAMAKU
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Mamaʔu
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The Kapok Tree (Ceiba pentandra)
Problematic
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East Uvea
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TO.MAMAO.*
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Mamaao
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âiller, fumer; s'evaporer
Problematic
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New Zealand Maori
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CK.MANUKA.2
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Maanuka
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Tree (Leptospermum spp.); wood used for weapons
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Rennellese
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FJ.MAPO
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Mapo
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Mealy and delicious (of taro and other foods)
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Samoan
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FJ.MAPO
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Mapo
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Mealy (of taro)
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Tikopia
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FJ.MAPO
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Mapo
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Mealy (of taro)
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Tokelau
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FJ.MAPO
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Mapo
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Be firm, hard (of soil, %pulaka|)
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West Uvea
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FJ.MAPO
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Mapo
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Farineux (qui se défait à la cuisson)
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West Futuna
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FJ.MAPO
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Mapo
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Tasty (of root crops)
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West Futuna
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MP.MASA.1
|
Masa
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To dry up, evaporate completely. To be finished; to fail (Cpl).
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Rennellese
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PN.MASAFU
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Masahu
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A sacred object, especially a weapon
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Tongan
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PN.MASAFU
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Mahafu
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Weapon, implement of war, cartridge
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Luangiua
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EO.MATA.1C
|
Maka
|
Fight (with weapons)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Easter Island
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EP.MATA-POO
|
Matapoo
|
Blind
|
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Hawaiian
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EP.MATA-POO
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Makapoo
|
Blind(ness), blind person
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New Zealand Maori
|
EP.MATA-POO
|
Matapoo
|
Be blind
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Marquesas
|
EP.MATA-POO
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Matapo
|
Aveugle. Ignorant (Lch).
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Mangareva
|
EP.MATA-POO
|
Matapoo
|
Blind; lacking in penetration and insight. Aveugle; au fig. qui manque de pénétration, qui a le jugement faux par suite de passion, de préjugés
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Penrhyn
|
EP.MATA-POO
|
Matapoo
|
Blind
|
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Rarotongan
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EP.MATA-POO
|
Matapoo
|
Blind(ness)
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Tahitian
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EP.MATA-POO
|
Matapoo
|
Aveugle (adj,n)
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Hawaiian
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CE.MATA-POOURI
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Makapoouli
|
Dizzy, dizziness, faint
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Rarotongan
|
CE.MATA-POOURI
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Matapooiri
|
To faint, become unconscious, pass out
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Tahitian
|
CE.MATA-POOURI
|
Matapouri
|
To be faint through hunger
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Hawaiian
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
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Makahiapo
|
Firstborn child, oldest child
|
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
|
Matahiapo
|
Precious, prized
|
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Penrhyn
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
|
Matahiapo
|
Eldest/first-born child, esp. first-born son
Problematic
|
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Rarotongan
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
|
Mataʔiapo
|
First-born; head of a subtribe
|
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Tahitian
|
EP.MATA-SIAPO
|
Matahiapo
|
Aîné
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Tuamotu
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EP.MATA-SIAPO
|
Matahiapo
|
First-born child
|
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Hawaiian
|
NP.MELE.2
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Mele/mele
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Star name: Melemele and Polapola were said to be twin stars, the former male and the latter female
|
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Moriori
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OC.MITI.3A
|
Miti
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Evaporate, be absorbed
Borrowed
|
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Marquesas
|
OC.MITI.3A
|
Miti
|
Lick. Goûter, lécher, sucer, absorber; s'évaporer.
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Marquesas
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PN.FAU.B
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Kou/fau (MQS), kou/hau (MQN)
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Pendants d'oreilles de *hiapo* blanchis pour hommes; hibiscus privé de son écorce
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Niue
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TO.NINI.2
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Nini
|
Shimmering heat, vapor rising on a sunny day
|
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Mangaia
|
CK.KORARE
|
Koorare
|
Javelin (a weapon in premissionary times)
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Ifira-Mele
|
EC.OKI.1
|
W/oki/
|
Noise made by Megapode bird
Problematic
|
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Ifira-Mele
|
PN.ONA-POO
|
Napoo
|
When (relative)
|
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Ifira-Mele
|
PN.ONA-POO
|
Napoo/naa
|
Now
|
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Samoan
|
PN.ONA-POO
|
Onapoo
|
Times, days
|
|
Samoan
|
PN.ONA-POO
|
ʔO nei onapoo, ʔo onapoo nei
|
Present (time), (in) these days
|
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Marquesas
|
AN.PAKI.1
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Paki/paki (MQN), paʔi/paʔi (MQS)
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Frapper légèrement avec la main, caresser. Donner des petits coups avec la main (Dln). Tapoter avec le plat de la main; pat. Applaudir, clap, applaud (Atl).
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.PARAAOA
|
Paraaoa
|
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus); short flat weapon made of whale bone
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Penrhyn
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SO.PAPO
|
Papo
|
Wrasse sp. (Cheilinus fasciatus)
|
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Pukapuka
|
SO.PAPO
|
Papo
|
(Cheilinus trilobatus) ; Scarlet-breasted Maori-Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus)
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Pukapuka
|
SO.PAPO
|
Papo/papo
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(Cheilinus trilobatus) when juvenile
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