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Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Penrhyn
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NP.AO.2
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Aao/a
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Undergrown and malformed coconut fruit that has no inner shell and contains neither flesh nor water
Problematic
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Sikaiana
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NP.AO.2
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Ao
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A fruit with no flesh inside. A green coconut that does not have any water inside; (fig.) a child that does not grow very well (Dnr).
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Tahitian
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NP.AO.2
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O/ao
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A cocoanut that has no water or kernel
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Takuu
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NP.AO.2
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Aa/moko
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Early stage of coconut growth: small, some elongated, with no liquid inside; [of coconut] deformed with no meat or water
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Tokelau
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NP.AO.2
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Ao
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Grossly malformed coconut with no juice or meat
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Takuu
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PN.AO.3
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Ao
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Wind around (in tying certain type of knot); grasp in an embrace
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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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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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Rennellese
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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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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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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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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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New Zealand Maori
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NP.AAPULU
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Aapuru
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Crowd one upon another; shut up, suppress; overwhelm
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Ifira-Mele
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OC.ASI
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Asi
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Tree with fragrant flower (not Sandalwood)
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Tokelau
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FJ.QASO.1
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Aho
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A huge, clumsy, grey, deep-sea fish about twenty feet long and weighing about a ton. Probably belongs to the shark family but is not as fierce
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'Are'are
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AN.QASO.2
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Rato
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Sun, sunshine, no rain, good weather
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Luangiua
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AN.QASO.2
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V/aho ŋei
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Now, new
Phonologically Irregular
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Rotuman
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AN.QASO.2
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Aso/fa
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Afternoon and evening
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Anuta
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MP.QASU
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Atu
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To remove liquid from a container, like bailing a canoe or lifting soup out of a bowl with a spoon
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Ifira-Mele
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MP.QASU
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Asu
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Bail a canoe, dip water
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Namakir
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MP.QASU
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Mihi/ʔah
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Canoe bailer
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Rennellese
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MP.QASU
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ʔAsu
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Scoop, bail, as a canoe
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Takuu
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MP.QASU
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Asu
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Scoop; dip a container into water; fill a container from a tank, drum, canoe
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Tikopia
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MP.QASU
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Asu
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To scoop out; to bail a canoe
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Pukapuka
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CE.ATA.2
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Ata
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Preverbal particle denoting ability to perform action referred to by the verb; to be good at
Problematic
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Tokelau
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CE.ATA.2
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Ata
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Preverbal particle denoting ability to perform action referred to by the verb
Problematic
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East Futuna
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PN.QATAA
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Aataa
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Formative following nouns and meaning alone, only
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Tongan
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PN.QATAA
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ʔAtaa
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Free, spacious, vacant; absolute, nothing but, sheer, veritable
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Tuamotu
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NP.ATA-LIKI
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Taariki
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Set apart for-, acted upon by- the nobles; hence noble, chiefly, princely
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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New Zealand Maori
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EO.QATAMAI.A
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Atamai
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Knowing, quick-witted; malicious
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Tokelau
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EO.QATAMAI.A
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Atamai
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Intelligence, wisdom, knowledge
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East Futuna
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??.QATAMAI.B
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ʔAtamai
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Right (not left)
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East Futuna
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PN.A-TE-.1
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-Ate
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Marque personnelle devant pronoms singuliers apres les prépositions i, mei et ki
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Samoan
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PN.A-TE-.1
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Ia - te
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Form of i 'to' before pronouns. Particle used with oblique cases of pronouns
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Hawaiian
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PN.QAATEA
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Aakea
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Broad, wide, spacious, unobstructed
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Nukuoro
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PN.QAATEA
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Aadea
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Clear, unobscured
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Rennellese
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PN.QAATEA
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ʔAatea
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Clear and unobstructed, as a garden or path
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Samoan
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PN.QAATEA
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Aatea
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Clear, unoccupied, free from obstruction
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Samoan
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PN.QAATEA
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Atea
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Lee side of canoe
Problematic
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Tahitian
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PN.QAATEA
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Atea
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Clear, having no obstruction, no obscurity; openness, clearness, distinctness; distant, far off
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Takuu
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PN.QAATEA
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Aatea
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Free from restrictions of shame or forbiddance or ignorance to undertake a specific task; (of a house or area) clean; neat, uncluttered; (of water) clean, clear, free of impurities; (of the sky) clear, free of clouds
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Tongan
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PN.QAATEA
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ʔAatea
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With nothing in the hands, empty-handed
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Tuamotu
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PN.QAATEA
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Atea
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Clear, open, unobstructed
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East Uvea
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PN.QATE-PILI
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Ate pili
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Rognon
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Easter Island
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PN.ATI.2
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Atiati
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Wait for (Chl). Not in (Fts)
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Sikaiana
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SO.QATI.2
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Ati lono
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Spread the news
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Rennellese
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PN.QATI.4
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ʔAtiahi
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Faggot, as for carrying fire when matches are not available
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Takuu
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PN.QATI.4
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Ati
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Take fire from one location to another; (of a fire) start to burn
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Samoan
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NP.AATI
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Aati
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Pl. particle denoting a number of chiefs of the same name or title; as `o le aati Tagaloa
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Tuamotu
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NP.AATI
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Aati
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A knot in a braid of hair
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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