| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
|
PN.LE-LEI
|
Lelei
|
Good
|
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Hawaiian
|
CE.REREIOGA
|
Leleiona
|
Shark-sucker, remora (Echineidae spp.); fidgety, foolish, restless
|
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Tuamotu
|
CE.REREIOGA
|
Rereiooŋa
|
Fish sp. (Gnathanodon speciosus)
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
TA.RERU.*
|
Reru
|
Food pounder
|
|
Pukapuka
|
TA.RERU.*
|
Lelu
|
Stir until smooth; mix in another ingredient
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Tongan
|
PN.LENA.1
|
Ma/lena/
|
Free from creases, smooth
|
|
Emae
|
PN.LEQO.2
|
Re/reo/
|
Look after
|
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Samoan
|
PN.LEQO.2
|
Leo
|
Watch over, look after
|
|
West Futuna
|
FJ.LEPA.1
|
Lepa/lepa
|
Loose, flabby [Aniwa Dialect] . Moving about freely, swinging free [Futuna Dialect] Moving about (of hanging things) (Cpl).
|
|
Niue
|
OC.LEPA.2
|
Lepa/lepa
|
Flooded, stained
|
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Hawaiian
|
EP.REPE
|
Lepe
|
Hem, fringe, loose attachement (as of torn cloth or flesh); rooster comb, turkey wattles
|
|
Hawaiian
|
CE.RETO
|
Leekoo
|
Water cress, (Nasturtium officinale)
|
|
Pukapuka
|
NP.LEWA.1
|
Leva/leva
|
Loose, not fitting tightly
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
CP.LEWA.2
|
Rewa(rewa)
|
A tree (Knightia excelsa) with long, narrow, toothed leaves
|
|
Tahitian
|
PN.ALEALE.A
|
Areare
|
To be sick or qualmish...as in seasickness, or loathing of food; also perturbation of mind
|
|
Nuguria
|
OC.LOKI
|
Roki
|
Shelter under the roof, where people put coconut husk, coconut shells, etc. to store
|
|
Takuu
|
FJ.LII.2
|
Rii
|
Bark fibres used for tying bait to hook in shark-catching; tie bait to shark hook
|
|
Takuu
|
PN.LI-AKI
|
Riaki
|
Perform throwing motion without releasing an object from the hand; scatter about, sprinkle; flick (s.o. from s.t. else); throw s.o. to the ground; throw s.t. over s.t. else without releasing it from one’s hand; shake out (with vigorous hand movement); throw with a sling; shed (hair, leaves, skin, etc.); cast off, lose (a tooth); lay (an egg) outside the nest; (of a baby) born prematurely
|
|
Tokelau
|
PN.LI-AKI
|
Liaki
|
Throw (e.g. a ball); swing (e.g. a bat); flick (e.g.a cloth); uproot (of plants)
|
|
Fijian
|
CP.LIALIA
|
Lialia
|
Mad, foolish, absurd
|
|
Sikaiana
|
CP.LIALIA
|
Haka/lialia
|
To be revolted by something, to be disgusted by something, especially certain foods or filth.
|
|
Easter Island
|
OC.LIGI
|
Riŋi/riŋi
|
Loosen a rope little by little
Problematic
|
|
Tokelau
|
PN.LIKO.1
|
Liko/fia
|
Mixed with blood (of liquids discharged from the human body, such as urine, spit
|
|
Tongan
|
PN.LILA
|
Lila
|
Sickly, unhealthy looking (of persons, animals, plants)
|
|
East Futuna
|
MP.LILI.2
|
Poo/lili/
|
Rough, of water
|
|
Fijian
|
MP.LILI.2
|
Riri
|
Cook by boiling
|
|
Rapa
|
MP.LIMU
|
Rimu/papa
|
A sea weed, cooked with ru
|
|
Tikopia
|
MP.LIMU
|
Rimu
|
Coralline growth on reef used to whiten and preserve wood
|
|
Samoan
|
??.LIMU-TALA.
|
Limutala
|
Alga (Sargassum sp.), small algae in rock pools
|
|
Tuamotu
|
CE.RIO.1
|
Koo/rio
|
Withered, faded
|
|
Tuamotu
|
??.LIPI.2
|
Koo/ripi/
|
Warped, twisted, to be
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
NP.LIPO
|
Ripo
|
Whirlpool, eddy
|
|
Moriori
|
NP.LIPO
|
Ripo, ko/ripo
|
Whirlpool
|
|
Marquesas
|
NP.LIPO
|
ʔIpo
|
Whirlpool, eddy
|
|
Pukapuka
|
NP.LIPO
|
Lipo/lipo
|
To glisten; oily smooth (of sea)
Problematic
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.LITO.2
|
Rito
|
Centre shoot, heart (of tii)
|
|
Marquesas
|
PN.LITO.2
|
Ito
|
Shoot, sprout (of plant). Feuille de cocotier non épanouie
|
|
Tuamotu
|
TA.RITO.B
|
Rito
|
Oil expressed from coconut; liquid containing starch in solution from the arrowroot; sap of plants; fine white powdered starch derived from arrowroot
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.LIU.1
|
Riu
|
Bilge, floor of valley
|
|
East Futuna
|
OC.LOO
|
Loo/mimi
|
Ant (i)
|
|
East Uvea
|
OC.LOO
|
Loo
|
Ant
|
|
Fijian
|
OC.LOO
|
Loo
|
Small black ant
|
|
Hawaiian
|
OC.LOO
|
Loo
|
Black insect, earwig
|
|
Emae
|
OC.LOO
|
Roo
|
Ant
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
OC.LOO
|
Roo
|
Stick insect, mantis [Western Maori Dialect]
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
OC.LOO
|
Roo/roro
|
Ant
|
|
Mangaia
|
OC.LOO
|
Roo
|
Ant
|
|
Mangareva
|
OC.LOO
|
Roo
|
Ant. Fourmi.
|
|
Nuguria
|
OC.LOO
|
Roo/loo
|
Ant (generic)
|
|
Niue
|
OC.LOO
|
Loo
|
Ant, termite (generic)
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