| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Penrhyn
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CE.KOOPERU
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Kooperu
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Mackerel ; scad, mackerel (Decapterus spp.)
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Pukapuka
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CE.KOOPERU
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Koopelu
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A fish (Decapterus macarellus)
Problematic
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOOPERU
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Kooperu
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Mackerel scad (Decapterus pinnulatus)
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Tahitian
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CE.KOOPERU
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ʔOoperu
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Poisson de la famille des Carangidae (Decapterus pinnulatus)
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Marquesas
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MQ.KOO-PIO
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Kopiʔo. Kopio (1ŋ04).
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Non parvenu à parfaite maturite; trop tendre
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KOO-PIRI
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Koopiri
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Shrivelled up; pinched with cold; contracted
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Marquesas
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CE.KOO-PIRI
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Kopiʔi, ʔopiʔi (MQS)
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Faible, infirme. Lâche, poltron; s'arrêter, se retarder (1904).
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Mangareva
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CE.KOO-PIRI
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Kopiri/piri
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S'appuyer ça et là par honte, par cause de maladie; s'attacher a quelqu'un, se serrer contre quelqu'un. Stick to; apply closely to; nuzzle up close to anyone through shame or sickness; to go from one tree to another, as children do when called (Tgr).
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-PIRI
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ʔOo/pi/piri
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Peu prêteur, avare; garder pour soi-même, ne pas vouloir prêter ou donner
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Tuamotu
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CE.KOO-PIRI
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Koopiri
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Contracted, shrivelled up
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO-PIRO
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ʔOopilo(pilo)
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Bad-smelling, as stagnant water; a marshy odor; halitosis
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KOO-PIRO
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Koopiro
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Steeped in water to ferment, as maize Intestines
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Marquesas
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CE.KOO-PIRO
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Koopiʔo, ʔoopiʔo. ʔOpio (MQS), kopio (MQN) (Lch).
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Immature (of bananas, bamboo); abortif. Non mûr, trop tendre (Lch).
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Mangareva
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CE.KOO-PORO
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Ko/poro
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Derniers fruits a pains d'ordinaire tres peu nombreux, qui murissent en hivers; morelle ; herbe rampante, morelle, Solanum uporo, Solanacées
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-PORO
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ʔOoporo
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(Capsicum frutescens). Piment (Solanum anthropophagorum, S.uporo) (Lmt).
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Nuguria
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EC.KOOPUU.B
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Ngoopu
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Sack (genäht, Blätter)
Problematic
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Luangiua
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EC.KOOPUU.B
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ʔOopuu
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Intestines
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Takuu
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PN.KOLOA
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Koroa
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Set of whale's or porpoise's teeth; collective term for cultural valuables
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Moriori
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CE.KOO-PUKU
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Kopuku
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Blister
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOO-PUKU
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Koopuku
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Blister, lump, swelling
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Tahitian
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TA.KOO-PURA.1
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Opura
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A good species of the Tahitian cultivated yam
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Tuamotu
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CE.KOO-PURA.2
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Koopura/pura
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To emit sparks, to glow or shine with unsteady light
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.KOO-PURE
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Koopure(pure)
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Spotted, in patches
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Penrhyn
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TA.KOO-PURE
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Koopura/rua
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White jellyfish
Problematic
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Tahitian
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TA.KOO-PURE
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Opure
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Spotted, applied to a fowl
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Tuamotu
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TA.KOO-PURE
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Koopurepure
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Spotted, mottled in patches
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KOO-PUUPUU
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Kopuu(puu)
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Blistered; full up
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOO-PUUPUU
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Koopuupuu
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Bulge, swell, puff up; blisters, swellings, bumps
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Tuamotu
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CE.KOO-PUUPUU
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Koopuupuu
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Inflated, bloated, puffed up
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New Zealand Maori
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CK.KOO-PUTA
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Kooputa/puta
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Pitted, full of holes
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Pukapuka
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CE.KOOPUTU
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Kooputu
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A seabird name in chant texts: "black, with a loud call"
Problematic
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOOPUTU
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Kooputu
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A bird, the Herald Petrel (Pterodroma heraldica)
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOO-SAE
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Kooʔae(ʔae)
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Rip, split, tear apart
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Tuamotu
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CE.KOO-SAE
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Kohae
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Rend, tear apart; be torn, rent, ruptured; fissure, opening
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Kapingamarangi
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AN.KOSI
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Koi
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Metal hand grater for grating soft coconut flesh; to so do
Phonologically Irregular
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Rotuman
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AN.KOSI
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ʔOi
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Scrape. :scrape, grate
Problematic
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Tuamotu
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AN.KOSI
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Kohi/hi
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Tear, strip off
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO-SURU
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ʔOohulu
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Spear seals; seal hunter. Lit. spear fur
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Marquesas
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CE.KOO-SUMU
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Kohumu. Kohumu/humu (Atl).
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Murmur, grumble, gossip. Murmurer, chuchoter, grommeler, grogner, marmotter, critiquer, injurier tout bas. Boudeur; moody, sulky (ronchonner, grumble) (Atl).
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOO-SUMU
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Kooʔumu
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Utter in a low voice
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-SUMU
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Ohumu, ohimu
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Whisper, murmur, backbite, slander
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Luangiua
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PN.KOTA
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ʔOka
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Grated coconut; dress [sic: dregs? dross?], rubbish
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Tongan
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PN.KOTA
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Kota
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Grated coconut from which milk has been expressed
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Mangaia
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CE.KOO-TAFA.A
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Kootaʔa
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Lesser Frigate Bird (Fregata minor)
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CE.KOO-TAFA.A
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Kootaha
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Frigate Bird (Fregata spp.)
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Niue
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CE.KOO-TAFA.A
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Kotaa. Kootaa (McE).
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Frigate bird (Fregata minor)
Borrowed
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Penrhyn
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CE.KOO-TAFA.A
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Kootaha
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Female frigate-bird frigatebird
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Pukapuka
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CE.KOO-TAFA.A
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Kotawa
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Males of both spp. of Frigatebird (kootawa and kootaa appear in a few chants, poss. early contact period
Borrowed
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOO-TAFA.A
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Kootaʔa
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Frigate Bird. (Fregata minor)
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-TAFA.A
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ʔOotaha
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Frégate (oiseau) [Fregata minor]
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