| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Fijian
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CP.KAWA.3
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Qawaqawa
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A fish like the saqa, but with a yellowish tail and no teeth. Syn kawakawa
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New Zealand Maori
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??.KAWE-AU
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Koe/koeau/
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Longtailed Cuckoo (Eurodynamis taitensis)
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New Zealand Maori
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??.KAWE-AU
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Kawe(kawe)au
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A large lizard said to be striped with red or brown; the Longtailed Cuckoo (Eurodynamis taitensis)
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Fijian
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CP.KAWE-KAWE-HAA
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Kawakawasaa
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Long-tailed Cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) (Lau dialect)
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New Zealand Maori
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CP.KAWE-KAWE-HAA
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Kawekaweaa, koekoeaa
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Longtailed Cuckoo (Eurodynamis taitensis)
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Fijian
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CP.KAWE-KAWE-HAA
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Kawakasaa
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A bird of the passerine order, with a long tail
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Penrhyn
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CP.KAWE-KAWE-HAA
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Koekoeaa
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Small fan-tailed white-spotted brown bird, rarely seen. Long-tailed cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis) (McC).
Problematic
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.KAWEU.
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Kawe(kawe)au
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A large lizard said to be striped with red or brown; the Longtailed Cuckoo (Eurodynamis taitensis)
Problematic
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Hawaiian
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EO.KE
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E
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Infinitive particle used before certain infinitive verbs
Problematic
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East Futuna
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PN.KEFU
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Kefu
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Blond, chatain; roux . Albinos
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Easter Island
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PN.KENA.1B
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Kena
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Piquero blanco con la punta de la cola y parte de las alas negras; booby or pikebird, white with black markings on the tail and wings
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Marquesas
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PN.KENA.1B
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Kena
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A seabird (Sula leucogaster). Fou brun, oiseau de la famille des sulidés (Lch). Fou masqué, Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra). Puffin du Pacifique; Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ua Huka) (Atl).
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Tikopia
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PN.KENU
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Kenu
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Footmark, track of feet or tail
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Tongan
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PN.KETE-KETE
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Ketekete
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Chirp, twitter (of birds). Cri d'un certain oiseau (Rch).
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.KII.2
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Kii
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Be full (of container, house, stomach etc.)
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Pukapuka
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CE.KIRI-A-TAI
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Kilitai
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Surface of the sea
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Rarotongan
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CE.KIRI-A-TAI
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Kiriaatai
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Surface of the sea
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Tahitian
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CE.KIRI-A-TAI
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Iriatai
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The surface of the sea, or the place where the sea and sky appear to meet...; horizon
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Tahitian
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CE.KIRI-A-TAI
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ʔIriaatai
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Horizon
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East Uvea
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XW.KINAU
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Kinau
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Contester, tenir tête à, contredire; incertain, insatisfait
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Tikopia
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PN.KIU.3
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Kiu
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Tapering, narrowed (said of a fish whose tail narrows to the rear) ; grimace, screw up the face
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Mangareva
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NP.KIWI.1*
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Kivi(kivi)
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Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis). Oiseau: courlis d'Alaska (Numernius taitensis).
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Tongan
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PN.KOA.1
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Koaa
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Postposed interrogative or emphatic particle . Usually expressing uncertainty, interrogation, or suspense
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New Zealand Maori
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CK.KOO-FATU.*
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Koo(w)hatu
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Stone. General term, except in eastern dialects which retain poo(w)hatu
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-FITI.2
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ʔOhiti
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Crabe de petite taille qui vit dans le sable des plages
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Mangareva
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CE.KOO-FORE
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Koʔore
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Tailler, couper superficiellement un morceau de bois
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Easter Island
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OC.KOFU.1A
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Kohu
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Container, vessel
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Hawaiian
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OC.KOFU.2
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ʔOhu
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Mist, fog, vapor, light cloud on a mountain; adorned as with leis
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Mangareva
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OC.KOFU.2
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Koʔu
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Rain-mist (I). low cloud round mountain. Nuage bas, couvrant la montagne; brume; colonne de nuées (Rch).
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Tahitian
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OC.KOFU.2
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Ohu
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A cloud settled on top of the mountains
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Tahitian
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EC.KOOKOO.1
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ʔOoʔoo/vea
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Coucou migrateus (Eurodynamis taitensis)
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Pukapuka
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TA.KOORIGO
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Koolingo
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus); spirit, supernatural omen
Problematic
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-RUHE
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Oruhi
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A certain crab when out of the shell
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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CE.KOMA.1
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ʔOma
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Herminette pour tailler les pirogues
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Tahitian
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SO.KONI
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Oni
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Mâle (de certains animaux dont la taille ne dépasse pas celle du cochon); un mâle
Problematic
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Tahitian
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TA.KOO-PAPA
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Opapa
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A fowl that has lost its tail
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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TA.KO-TASI.*
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Kota(h)i, kotai (NUP)
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One, same
Problematic
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Tahitian
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AN.KOTI.1
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ʔO/ʔoti
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Tailler (haie, cheveux)
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Rennellese
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PN.KUA.1
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Kua
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Inceptive aspect, often a recently attained state
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East Futuna
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PN.TOFI-QA
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Toofiʔa, tofiga
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Etre obligé de participer à une réunion ou à une fête; avoir une responsabilité; hériter; responsabilité; devoir (envers les terres confiées ou le mariate); charge héréditaire; terres les plus anciennes et les plus prestigieuses
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.KUUKUU.1
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Kuukuu
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Pigeon (Tainui dialect)
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Easter Island
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PN.KULA.1B
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Kura
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Short, multi-coloured feathers of certain birds
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Hawaiian
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PN.KULA.1B
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ʔUla
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Red-tailed bird
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Kapingamarangi
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MP.KUMI.3A
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Kumi
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Grab, grasp, handle, obtain. Kidnap (Emy).
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Takuu
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AN.KUTU.1
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Kutu
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Louse, flea; have head lice, contain fleas
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Marquesas
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MP.LIMU
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ʔImu tai
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Mousse marine, algue
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Mangareva
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EP.QII.2
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Ii
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Se gâter, s'abimer. Taint, spoil, become corrupt (Tgr).
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East Uvea
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OC.IFI.2
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Ifi
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Tahitian Chestnut; châtaignier de Tahiti (Inocarpus edulis)
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Marquesas
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OC.IFI.2
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Ihi (MQN), hiʔi (MQS) (Atl).
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Châtaigne polynésienne; Polynesian Chestnut (Inocarpus fagifer)
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West Uvea
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OC.IFI.2
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Ifi
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Arbre: châtaignier (Inocarpus edulis)
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