| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Luangiua
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EC.FAKA-SANI
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Asaŋi
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Tie two coconuts together for carrying
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Luangiua
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EC.KAVITI.1
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Aviki
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Sand crab, 4", white
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Luangiua
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PN.FAA-.4
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Haa-
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Causative
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Luangiua
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NP.SAPA
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Haa/sapa
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Look out [of] side of eye
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Luangiua
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EO.SULA
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Haa/sula. Haʔasula (Sar).
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Approach
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Takuu
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FJ.KOFE.A
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(Sa)kohe
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Shrub (Miscanthus floridulus), a swamp-growing indigenous bamboo...
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Mangareva
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PN.LOLE.1
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Rore
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Revenir sur sa parole; retourner au milieu d'une promenade
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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NP.MASALO.B
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Masalo
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To be surprised
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Takuu
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PN.MISA
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Misa
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(of reef at water level, etc.) Create turbulence in the water; (of water) turbulent, as when disturbed by a stone breaking the surface
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Takuu
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MP.MAQULI
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Mouri
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The spirit of a person, existing in recognisable human form both before and after death
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Pukapuka
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mea
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To do, act (may refer to any action according to context: to tell, to say, to preoceed, to intend to, etc.)
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Hawaiian
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mea
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To say; to bother, disturb
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Tuvalu
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OC.TANIFA
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Taanifa
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Lizardfish (Saurida gracilis)
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Tuvalu
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PN.TAQOKETE.A
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Takete
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Sibling of the same sex (= taina).
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Tuvalu
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PN.TATAU.2
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(Ta)tau
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Proper, necessary; compulsory, must
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Tuvalu
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PN.TERE.A
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Tele
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To sail
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Tuvalu
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PN.TEU.1
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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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OC.WALU.2
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Valu
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(Gymnosarda unicolor)
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Tuvalu
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XW.VAVAE.*
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Vavae
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Milkweed (Asclepius curassavica)
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Tuvalu
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NP.SAWANE
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Savane, havane
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Type of fish: moonlighter
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Tuvalu
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NP.FAKA-TELE
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Fakatele
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Sail (v)
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Tuvalu
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PN.TAI-TAI
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Taitai/a
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To be covered with salt water, to smell of salt water, salty
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Tuvalu
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FJ.QASA
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A/asa
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Move quickly, wade, go through bush
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Rarotongan
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Mea
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Used with wide range of meanings, almost as a pro-verb: do, make. Do something, bring something, be about to do something, say, tell, think, wish
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mea
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Do, deal with; cause, make; say; intend, wish
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Moriori
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Me
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Say, recite; desire (to)
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Takuu
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PN.GAO-HAQA
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Naoa
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Period when flotsam arrives (approximately December - May); cluster of floating logs on the ocean; guts of humans, turtles and pigs...
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Takuu
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AN.QONE
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One
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Sandspit, sand bar, sandy place on the reef (obs.); sandy flat area where the spirits of each clan reside
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Tongan
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PN.QOTAI
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ʔOtai
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Fruit salad
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Takuu
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PN.PATA.3
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P/pata
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(of sand) Coarse; (of rain) having drops large enough to indent the skin.
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Takuu
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EP.POTI.2
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Poo/poki
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Marine creature: sand bug, mole crab
Problematic
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Takuu
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FJ.PUKE.1A
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Puke
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Membrane of sand which the puiari and uu crabs make to cover the entrance to their holes
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Sikaiana
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PN.PUSAKI
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Pusaki
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To blow out air
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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PN.PUTO
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Puto
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That part of a net or sail that balloons outward from the wind or water; (of a sail or a fishing net) to balloon outwards
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Sikaiana
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PN.LIFU
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L/lihu
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Sad, grieving, worried, tired
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Sikaiana
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PN.LIFU
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Lihu/tia
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Emotionally saddened, upset; sadness, grief, sorrow
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Takuu
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FJ.LIKA
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Rika
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(of a pet animal or bird, etc.) Partially wild, not fully domesticated; (of a person) habitually disappear during the day and return home only at night
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Takuu
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PN.KAI-HAQA.A
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Kaisaa
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(of people) Greedy, selfish; (of rats) to eat everything in sight
Problematic
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Takuu
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PN.SAA.2
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S/saa
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(of something normally covered by water) Emerge, appear above the surface; (of one’s bones) protrude obviously, be clearly visible
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Sikaiana
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PN.SAA.2
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Saa
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Come into view, appear, be visible
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Takuu
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NP.SAE.3
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Sae
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(of frightening spirits such as mouri or tipua) Appear frequently; (of the spirit of a dead person) fly overhead
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Takuu
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PN.SAQELE
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Saere
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Walk, go
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Takuu
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MP.SAFE.2
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Sahe
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Single half-hitch knot; to lash pieces of timber together, as on a canoe or house
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Takuu
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PN.SASAWE
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S/sahe
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Flying fish (Cypselurus spp.)
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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CC.SAKE.2
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Sake, ssaka
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Lift one’s laplap to expose one’s buttocks as an act of provocation, expose oneself
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Takuu
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MP.KILA.2
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Saa/kila
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Look or glance once out of the corner of one’s eye
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Sikaiana
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MP.KILA.2
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Sa/kila
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To glance
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Takuu
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NP.SAAKILI.2
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Saakiri, saekiri
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Curse, swear
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Sikaiana
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NP.SAAKILI.2
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Sakili/kili
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Talk dirty, swear using restricted words with sexual meanings
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