| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
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PN.TAUSI
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Tauhi
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To tend, look after, take care of...keep safe, preserve...
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Anuta
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FJ.TAKELE.A
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Kau/takere
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Canoe keel
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Anuta
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OC.KEHE
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Ke, kee
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Distinctive, different, exceptional, unusual
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Sikaiana
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MP.QETI
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K/keti (pass. keetia)
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To remove the husk of a coconut with the teeth, as a rat or small child does.
Phonologically Irregular
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Kapingamarangi
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SO.MALIGA
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Malinga/linga
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Temple (of the head); the edge of the bow and stern of a canoe (where it slopes downward to the keel)
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Anuta
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PN.FAKA-SEKE
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Pakaeke, pakaakeeke
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Body-surfing; to body-surf
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Anuta
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FJ.MALU.B
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Paka/maru
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To keep one dry; an object which keeps one dry (such as a roof or an umbrella)
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Anuta
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OC.POO.2
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Po(o)
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To clap hands, as in keeping rhythm for a dance
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Anuta
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PN.TAA.1D
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Ta
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Sounding board, used to keep rhythm at a dance
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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OC.KEHE
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Kee
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Different
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Penrhyn
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CE.KAPE.3
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Kape
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Hull piece of canoe just above the keel
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Penrhyn
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PN.MALA.2
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Mara/mara
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The upward projection at the stern or bow end of the keel. Lozenge-shaped projections on bow and stern (Bck).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Penrhyn
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PN.OQA
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Oa
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Keel
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.TII-TOKO
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Tiitoko
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Pole used to stretch or extend anything: spreader, sprit (of a sail) etc.; stretch, extend with a pole or anything rigid; keep off or away; propel with a pole
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Tuamotu
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TA.TUU-KAU.B
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Tuukau
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A social overlord, predominant chief...; a steward, mate; the housekeeper of an *ariki*
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.FAKA-TURI
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Whakaturi
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Love token, keepsake
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Marquesas
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NP.TAKE.1
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Eaʔta kee
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Foundation
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Marquesas
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PN.TUKI.B
|
Tu Kee
|
To stumble
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Marquesas
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PN.KINO
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Ki keen
|
Selfishness
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Tuamotu
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NP.FAKA-PILI
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Hakapiri
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To cling, keep close to
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.FAKA-PILI
|
Whakapiri
|
Stick, fasten; keep close to
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Tuvalu
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PN.KEE.1
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Kee
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Second person singular clitic pronoun
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Tuvalu
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PN.LAMA.1
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Lama/ti
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Keep an eye on
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Tuvalu
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PN.PAKEE
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Pakee
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Bang
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Tuvalu
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CE.PAA-KEKE
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Pakee
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Scissors; cut hair
Problematic
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Tuvalu
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PN.TEU.1
|
Teu
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Keep safe; broom; bouquet
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Tuvalu
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PN.TEU.1
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Teu
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Clean up, sweep, organize a room, tidy up; a broom; to dress up smartly, to decorate, to make pretty; decoration, vase of flowers; to keep safe, look after (Jackson)
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Tuvalu
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PN.TAUSI
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Tausi
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Keep, care for, look after; obey (keep) a law
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Tuvalu
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FJ.TAKELE.A
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T/takele
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Lowest point; the keel of a boat or canoe
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