| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tuamotu
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EO.KAU.1
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Kau
|
Swim
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Takuu
|
PN.KA-KAU.1
|
Kkau
|
Swim
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West Futuna
|
EO.KAU.1
|
Kau (pl. hkau)
|
To swim
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Anuta
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PN.KAU.2A
|
Kau
|
Bunch, cluster
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Easter Island
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PN.KAU.2A
|
Kau/atu
|
Ten
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Fijian
|
PN.KAU.2A
|
I kau
|
Bunch (of bananas)
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Emae
|
PN.KAU.2A
|
Kau
|
Bundle
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Sikaiana
|
PN.KAU.2A
|
Kau
|
All
Problematic
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Tongan
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PN.KAU.2A
|
Kau
|
Bunch (of plantains or bananas)
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Easter Island
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PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Move (of many people); increase, be multiplied
Problematic
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East Futuna
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PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Collective prefix
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East Uvea
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PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Signe de pluriel, a le sens de reunion, societe
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Multitude, company
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Niue
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Troop, company, gang; to team up, act in an organized way
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Pukapuka
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Prefix indicating a group of people ; join in, become a member; a group
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Rarotongan
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Collective particle preposed to groups of people
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Rennellese
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Group of people
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Rotuman
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PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Company, band
Borrowed
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Sikaiana
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
All
Problematic
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Takuu
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau-, kkau-
|
Pluraliser (Makes a group into a collective noun)
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Tikopia
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Company, group, body of people
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Tokelau
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau-
|
Prefix denoting group of people
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Tongan
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Side with, member of, to be, belong to, bunch
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Tongan
|
PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Sign of plural before nouns denoting persons
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West Uvea
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PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau
|
Prefix marquant la participation; co-équipier
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West Futuna
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PN.KAU.2B
|
Kau-
|
Prefix indicating kind, species
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Fijian
|
AN.KAU.3
|
Kau
|
Wood, timber, tree, stick
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Ifira-Mele
|
AN.KAU.3
|
Kau
|
Croton bush
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
|
AN.KAU.3
|
Kau
|
Wood, timber
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Nukuoro
|
AN.KAU.3
|
Kau
|
A yard-arm
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Penrhyn
|
AN.KAU.3
|
Kau
|
Wood, stick, pole
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Penrhyn
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AN.KAU.3
|
Kau/tahu
|
Firewood
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.QAFII
|
Kau/hii
|
Vine, rope
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Rarotongan
|
AN.KAU.3
|
Kau-
|
Prefix to kau/taa "netting-needle", kau-ariki "Umbrella tree" etc
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Tikopia
|
AN.KAU.3
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Kau/raro
|
Wallplate
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Tikopia
|
AN.KAU.3
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Kau/viroviro
|
Firestick
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Tongan
|
AN.KAU.3
|
Kau
|
Wood, timber
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West Futuna
|
AN.KAU.3
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Kau/kau
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Riders; roof supports running perpendicular to rafters
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Easter Island
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PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Tallo, vástago
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East Futuna
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Manche, poignée, tige, branche, pénis
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Emae
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Manche (de hache), manche de la pagaie
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New Zealand Maori
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Stalk, stem
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Moriori
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Handle
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Nuguria
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau/tarina
|
Ear lobe
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Penrhyn
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PN.KA-KAU.2
|
Kakau
|
Handle, shaft
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Handle of an axe, a kettle, etc. Bamboo shaft of kupega net; main handle of helve for tupaa (adze); bamboo.
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Na/kau
|
Leaf-stem
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Pukapuka
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Stalk
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Pukapuka
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau/aa
|
Stalk or petiole of plant
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Rotuman
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau
|
Stalk, stem
Borrowed
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