| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Moriori
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FJ.SAGA.1A
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Hanga, heang, hhiang
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Build; make, do
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Tikopia
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FJ.SAGA.1A
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Sanga
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Cultivate, especially by a working party
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Tongan
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MP.SAQI
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Haʔi/sia
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Bind, constrict, imprison, enslave
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Takuu
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NP.SAKALI
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Sakare
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Edible part of the shoot at the top of a coconut tree; core (germinating part) of a taro or giant taro corm
Problematic
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New Zealand Maori
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CK.SAAKERE
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Haakere
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Grudge, stint, appropriate to oneself; stingy
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Rarotongan
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PN.SAA-KILI.1
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Aakiri-ʔia
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Make a clearance of any place, to make a clear space
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Sikaiana
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PN.SAA-KILI.1
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V/akili/
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Open a wrapped material bit by bit
Phonologically Irregular
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Kapingamarangi
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MP.SAKU-LAA
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Hagulaa-dagua
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Swordfish, (Xiphias gladius)
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Tahitian
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MP.SAKU-LAA
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Haʔuraa
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(Xiphias gladius). Espadon (Makaira alleida) (Lmt).
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Tokelau
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MP.SAKU-LAA
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Hakulaa
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(Xiphias gladius) and other swordfish spp.
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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AN.SALA.1
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Ola/hia, olo/sia [NUP]
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Miss (vt)
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Sikaiana
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AN.SALA.1
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Sala
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Be mistaken, make a mistake, be incorrect, wrong; sin (in Christian doctrine), especially through adultery and premarital sex; do by mistake, incorrectly, in a way that was unintended or unexpected
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Tahitian
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AN.SALA.1
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Hara
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Péché, crime. Unequal, not hitting the mark; to be unequal, to be deviating from a line or rule; to be in a transgression; sin, transgression, crime, guilt (Dvs).
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Takuu
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MP.SALI.1
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Sari
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Leak faeces from the anus after eating oilfish or during severe diarrhoea; (of tears) flow.
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West Futuna
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MP.SALI.1
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Sari-a
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To run, flow; to have diarrhea; to wash out (e.g. road); squishy, muddy
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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EO.SAQALO
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Alo/hia
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Scrape
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Moriori
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CC.SAAMAMA
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Pu hhiamama
|
Hollow (of tree)
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West Uvea
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PN.SAMU.1B
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Samu
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Manger une seule nourriture (viande/légumes) [Heo Dialect]; manger sans condiments [Muli Dialect]
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Tikopia
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PN.SAMU-TI.1
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Samu-tia
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Pick out, pluck (fastidiously);
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West Futuna
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PN.SAMU-TI.1
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Samu-jia
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To land a fish; to catch people
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East Futuna
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CP.SANA.1
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Sana
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Diarrhoea
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East Uvea
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CP.SANA.1
|
(Ha)hana
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Diarrhoea; have diarrhoea
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Kapingamarangi
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CP.SANA.1
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Hanahana
|
Diarrhea
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Rotuman
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CP.SANA.1
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Sana
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Have diarrhoea
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Samoan
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CP.SANA.1
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Sana
|
Diarrhoea
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Tongan
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CP.SANA.1
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Hana
|
Diarrhoea
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Luangiua
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EC.SEKE.1B
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Seʔe
|
Miscarriage with blood
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Penrhyn
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EC.SEKE.1B
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Heke
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Diarrhea
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Rarotongan
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EC.SEKE.1B
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ʔEke
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Flow down, through or over; (have) diarrhoea
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Emae
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OC.SAQO
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Sao/fia
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Drive, herd (fish or animals)
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Tahitian
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NP.SAPA
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Hapa
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Faute morale, enfreindre une loi; en surplus, en surnombre. A deviation from a rule; a missing of a mark; error, sin, crime (Dvs).
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Tikopia
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NP.SAPA
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Sapa
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More, superior in comparison, especially
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Sikaiana
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MP.SAPAI
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Saapai
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Carry an object on the front of the chest, especially to carry a child in such a manner
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Rennellese
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PN.SAPOTU
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Sapotu
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Sink partially, fall in prestige and authority
Problematic
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Tongan
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PN.SAPUTU
|
Hoputu
|
Snapper sp. (Lethrinus miniat)
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Ifira-Mele
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AN.SASA
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Saa-ia
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Hit, beat, thrash
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Samoan
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NP.SASAGA
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Sasaga
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A special shelf used to support coconut shell water-bottles (Buck 1930:72)
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Penrhyn
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FJ.SAU.2
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Sau-a, -hia, sau/sau
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To sharpen, shave, scrape, scratch, gouge, fillet. Cut with knife, carve meat (Rmn).
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Fijian
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FJ.SAU.5
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Sau-ma
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Repay, retaliate, answer a question
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Fijian
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FJ.SAU.5
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I-sau
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The price of a thing, reward for doing a thing, retaliation, answer
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West Uvea
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NP.SAU-GA.*
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Saunga
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Odeur de poisson/viande/sang...
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.SAUMI.1
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Haumi/a
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The deity associated with edible fern-root
Problematic
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East Futuna
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SO.SAUSAU-LELE
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Sausau-lele
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Poissons volant (Cypselurus simus); poisson de feu (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus], Scorpanidé; poisson dragon (Pterois radiata) [Cuvier et Valenciennes], Scorpanidé; poisson zèbre (Pterois antennata) [Bloch] Scorpanidé
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Hawaiian
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NP.SAWAIKI
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Hawaiʔi
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Largest island in the Hawai`ian Group
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Penrhyn
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NP.SAWAIKI
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Savaiki
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Older name of Ra'iatea; Hawaiki, another world of the Polynesians
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Samoan
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OC.SAAWAKI
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Saavaʔi
|
Sea-urchin, (Boletia sp.)
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Rennellese
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NP.SE.1
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Se
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Variant of he heard in a few taped rituals
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Tikopia
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CP.SEA.2
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Sea
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Type of dance and associated song with elaborate hand and foot movement
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Hawaiian
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MQ.SEA-GA
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Heana
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Corpse, especially of one killed in battle
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Tikopia
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CP.SEI.1A
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Sei
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Flower, especially as ear decoration
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