| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CE.KIRI-A-TAI
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Kiriatai
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Surface of the sea
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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AN.KOTI.1
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Ko/koti, koti/koti (pass. kootia)
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To chop (as in felling tree), cut off head
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.MANUU-QIA
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Manuia
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Fortunate, success
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.MAALIE.B
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Marie, maria
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Slow
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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EO.MATA-LIKI.B
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Matariki
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Pleiades; name of a month
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Tikopia
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NP.OLI.2
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Ori/ori
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Poise, especially of dart raised and balanced in a swaying run to throw
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.SOLO.2A
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Ol/olo/ia
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Grate tapioca
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.POKI.1
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Pokia
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Extinguish
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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NP.TAKA.2A
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Takahi (pass. takahia)
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Stand on, stamp on
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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AN.TOFI
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Tehi (pass. tehia)
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Cut in pieces
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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NP.TEE-IA.*
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Teeia
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This; here is...
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CP.TIA.1B
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Tia
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(Basket) closed with senit cord
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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EP.TIAKI
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Tiaki
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Wait
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.TIALE
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Tiare
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Flower
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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MP.TIA.1A
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Tia/tia
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Pegs attaching outrigger float to boom
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.TILI.1A
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Ti/tiri (pass. tiiria)
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Leave behind, throw (away?)
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.TOMO
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Tomo/hia
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Possessed
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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OC.TOU.1
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Tou
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Tree sp. (Cordia subcordata)
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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EC.TURUMA
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Turuma
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Spirit; burial place
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Takuu
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NP.MALA.5
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M/mara
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Bitter (esp. of stored giant taro corms that have gone bad); (of spirits or tobacco) strong; (of alcohol) fermented; (of smoke, salt water etc. in one's eyes) irritating, stinging, painful
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Mangareva
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AN.LIHA
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Ria
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Lentes, oeufs de pou
Phonologically Irregular
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New Zealand Maori
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MP.MALU.A
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Maru/ahiahi
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Evening
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Tahitian
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TA.AA-NIWA
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Aani(a)nia
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Avoir le vertige; être légèrement ivre, avoir la tête qui tourne
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.PAKUU.B
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Paku/ia
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To reach
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Tokelau
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PN.PALE.2
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Pale
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Wreath (generally a long string of artificial flowers)
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Tuamotu
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PN.PALE-PALE
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Parepare
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An artificially constructed platform or eminence...made of earth or stone; a raised house foundation; the breast-works of a fortification
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Sikaiana
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PN.PALE.1B
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Pale
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Supporting pole in construction; people outside one's immediate family who will provide aid, support and resources; matrilineal relatives
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Niuafo'ou
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AN.AFIAFI
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Efiafi
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Evening
Borrowed
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Niuafo'ou
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AN.FUTU
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Futu
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Barringtonia sp.
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Niuafo'ou
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PN.ILI-FIA.2
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ʔIlifia. Ilifia (Gry).
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Afraid, to fear.
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Niuafo'ou
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OC.KIATO
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Kiato
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Outrigger boom
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Niuafo'ou
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FJ.PUA.A
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Pua
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Plumeria
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Niuafo'ou
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AN.TALO.1
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Talo
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(Colocasia esculenta)
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Niuafo'ou
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PN.TIALE
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Siale
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(Gardenia sp.)
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Niuatoputapu
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PN.KUMIKUMI-A
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Kumikumia
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(Polydactylus sexfilis?)
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Samoan
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PN.KUMIKUMI-A
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ʔUmiʔumia
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Fish (Polydactylus sp.)
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Tongan
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PN.KUMIKUMI-A
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Kumikumia
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Fish sp.
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Tokelau
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PN.KUMIKUMI-A
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Kumikumia
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A fish species similar to the Yellow Moorish Idol
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East Futuna
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PN.KUMIKUMI-A
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Kumikumia
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Poisson: "poisson-pipe" (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)
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East Futuna
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PN.MATA-QELE
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Mataele
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Poissons: "loche écarlate" (Epinephelus fasciatus); "mérou drapeau" (Cephalopholis urodelus); "mérou fauve" (Cephalopholis leopardus) (Serranidae)
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Tikopia
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PN.KUMIKUMI-A
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Kumikumiia
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Fish, reef and open sea: Threadfin (Polydactylus sexfilis)
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.KANA-KANA-QA-LAGI
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Kanakana
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Geotria australis, lamprey
Phonologically Irregular
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Niuafo'ou
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AN.IA.3
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Ia
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...seems to emphasise verbal force of word it follows.
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Tupuaki
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CK.KAAKAA.1B
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Aaia
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Gygis alba
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Tupuaki
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RO.NANUE
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Nanue
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Lutianus sp. (large)
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Tupuaki
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OC.TAAIWA
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Taiva/iva
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Lutianus sp. (2 ft. max, yellow back, white belly)
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Tupuaki
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TA.TAAMURE
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Tamuri
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Fish sp., like nanue [Lutianus] but white, flat, 1 ft. max.
Phonologically Irregular
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Tupuaki
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PN.TAOTAO
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Tiatao
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Fish sp. (Acanthocybium solandri), like ono [barracuda] but with teeth set close
Problematic
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Tupuaki
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OC.KAFIKA
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Ahia
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Jambosa spp.
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Tupuaki
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PN.KAKAMIKA
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Amia
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(Siegesbeckia orientalis)
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