| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Marquesas
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NP.KIU.2
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Kiu
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Plural marker. Longtemps, jadis (Lch).
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.KIU.2
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Kiu
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Very many, an indefinite number
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Rennellese
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NP.KIU.2
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Kiu
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A thousand fathoms (approximately); ten thousand coconuts; figuratively, any great number
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East Futuna
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SO.KIVA
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Kiva
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Flake/splinter of glass/stone. Bout de verre, tesson.
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New Zealand Maori
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SO.KIVA
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Ki/kiwa/
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Scintillate
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Hawaiian
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CE.KIWA.2A
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ʔIwa
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A fern (Asplenium horridum); Frigate-bird (Fregata)
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Hawaiian
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CE.KIWA.2B
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ʔIwa
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Frigate bird
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KIWA.2B
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Te moana-nui-a-kiwa
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Honorific term for the ocean
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuamotu
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CE.KIWA.2B
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Kiva
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Male frigate-bird
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.KIWI.1*
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Kiwi
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Apteryx
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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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Nukuoro
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NP.KIWI.1*
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Givi/givi
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Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
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Rarotongan
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NP.KIWI.1*
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ʔUru/kivi/
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Feathers marked with grey and white
Problematic
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Takuu
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NP.KIWI.1*
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Kivi
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General term for shore birds and waders that feed on the ground: Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva), Mongolian Plover (Charadrius mongolia), Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.KIWI.2
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Kiwi
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Apteryx spp., nocturnal bird spp
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Moriori
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FJ.KO.1
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Ko
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Definite nominal predicate marker
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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FJ.KO.1
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Ko
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Preposition marking appositional noun phrases, focused noun phrases, focused noun phrases, predicates and sometimes subjects of nominal clauses...
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Tahitian
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PN.KOO.2C
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O/o
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To sound, as water near boiling; flatulency, or griping of the bowels
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO-.3
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ʔOo-
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Similitude prefix sometimes translated somewhat, -ish
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO.3
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ʔOo
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Fly (trans.), as a kite
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KOO.3
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Koo
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Descend, fall from a height, as a bird, kite; sink, as a canoe
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Niue
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PN.KOA.1
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Koa
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Post-posed emphatic particle; indeed, quite
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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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Easter Island
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NP.KOA.2
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Koa
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Alegria, gozo; alegrarse, estar contento
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Marquesas
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NP.KOA.2
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Koa/koa
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Joie, plaisir, amusement. Réjouissance; bonheur, contentement; amusant, divertissant; content, joyeux, être heureux (Lch).
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Samoan
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NP.KOA.2
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ʔOa/ʔoa
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Rejoice inwardly , delight, delighted, to be
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Tuamotu
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NP.KOA.2
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Kooa
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Glad, pleased, contented, to be
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KOATA
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Koata
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Crown of stem or young shoots of Cordyline, etc.
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Mangareva
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CE.KOATA
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Koʔata
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Espace entre deux planches; planches mal jointes
Phonologically Irregular
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Tahitian
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CE.KOATA
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ʔOata
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Mamelon (du sein); "oeil" principal d'un coco,qui laisse passage au germe; goulot d'une bouteille
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West Futuna
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AN.KOE
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A/koe
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Second person singular pronoun stem
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO-FAGA.*
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ʔOhana
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Family, kin group; related
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOOFAI
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ʔOohai
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Monkeypod or Raintree (Samanea saman); native leguminous shrub (Sesbania tomentosa). White monkeypod (Albizia lebbeck) (Ni'ihau) (StJ).
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Marquesas
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CE.KOOFAI
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Kohai. Ko(o)hai (Ua Huka, Hiva Oa) (Atl).
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A podded plant (Caesalpinnia pulcherrima) [Swartz]; espèce de plante (Dln). Sesbania speciosa (Atl).
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Mangareva
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CE.KOOFAI
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Koai
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Nom d'une herbe. Arbre: le badamier (Terminalia catappa) (Combretacées); espèce de banane (noire à l'intérieur) (Rch).
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOOFAI
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Koai/ kura
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A sweet scented plant
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KOOFAI-KURA
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Koowhai/ kura
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(Geum urbanum) and (Pontentina anserina), plants used for scenting oil
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOOFAI-KURA
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Koai/ kura
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A sweet scented plant
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Mangareva
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CE.KOOFAO
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Kohao. Koaʔo (Rch).
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Diarrhoea; a watery evacuation of the bowels. Selles liquides, diarrhée (Rch).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOOFAO
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Kooʔao
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Bloated, distended, especially of the stomach
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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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New Zealand Maori
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FJ.KOFE.A
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Kohe
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A climbing plant (Passiflora tetrandra)
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Mangareva
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CP.SEMA.1
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Ko/ema
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La gauche; travail non à la portée de la main droite; ne pas être à sa main
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Samoan
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FJ.KOFE.A
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ʔOfe
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Generic term for bamboo
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Marquesas
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FJ.KOFE.B
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Kohe
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Bamboo knife. Genre de couteau fabriqué avec ce bois, couteau en général. Couteau, knife (Atl).
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Tikopia
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FJ.KOFE.B
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Kofe
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Knife, steel-bladed (Modern)
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Tahitian
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CE.KOFE-KOFE
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ʔOheʔohe
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A grass (Centotheca lappacea) ; like miniature bamboo. Plante (Centothea lappacea) (Lmt).
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Marquesas
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NP.KOFI
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Kohi
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Gather. Cueillir, ramasser; récolter la moisson (Lch).
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Mangareva
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NP.KOFI
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Koʔi
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Amasser, ramasser, recueillir (usité pour les fruits ou autres objets entassés à terre les uns auprès des autres)
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Tikopia
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NP.KOFI
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Kofi/kofi
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Muster, collect
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