| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Samoan
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AN.-KU.1
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O/ʔu, aa/ʔu
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First person singular possessive predicate. My, mine
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Easter Island
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NP.KU.2
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Ku
|
Particle that characterizes the past part. of the verbs
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Moriori
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NP.KU.2
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Ku
|
Perfect tense marker
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Luangiua
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NP.KU.2
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ʔU
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Immediate non-time
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Takuu
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NP.KU.2
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Ku
|
Future tense or stative marker
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East Futuna
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NP.KUU.2
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Kuu
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Rotten (e.g. of taro), stinking (e.g. of excrement)
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Tikopia
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NP.KUU.2
|
Kuu
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Rotten
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Hawaiian
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PN.KUA.1
|
Ua
|
Completed aspect, state or condition
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Niue
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PN.KUA.1
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Kua
|
Non-future tense and present perfect tense marker
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Pukapuka
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PN.KUA.1
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Koa
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Tense marker indicating a state that is beginning to develop
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Rapa
|
PN.KUA.1
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Kua
|
Perfect particle, marking completed action
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Rennellese
|
PN.KUA.1
|
Kua
|
Inceptive aspect, often a recently attained state
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Samoan
|
PN.KUA.1
|
ʔUa, ʔolo/ʔua/
|
Perfect, immediate present
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Tikopia
|
PN.KUA.1
|
Ku(a)
|
Past action or state accomplished
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Tokelau
|
PN.KUA.1
|
Kua
|
Perfect tense marker
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Tuamotu
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PN.KUA.1
|
Kua
|
Completed action
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New Zealand Maori
|
CK.KUA...KEE
|
Kua...kee
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Marks action/state as already done/assumed
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Marquesas
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CE.KUHA
|
Kuha
|
Weep, think continually of someone. Se lamenter, penser continuellement à quelqu'un (Lch).
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Mangareva
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CE.KUHA
|
Kuuʔa
|
Think sorrowfully of someone (I). Regretter quelqu'un, déplorer quelqu'un.
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Hawaiian
|
CE.KUUFAA
|
ʔUuhaa
|
Thigh, lap, shoulders, hindquarters (of horse or pig)
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Marquesas
|
EP.KUHANE
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Kuhane (MQN), ʔuhane (MQS)
|
Esprit, âme, intelligence
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Hawaiian
|
TA.KUFENE.
|
ʔUhene
|
To play a merry tune; converse quietly and romantically; tease coquettishly; exclamation of exultation, as in songs
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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TA.KUFENE.
|
Ufene
|
To be crammed, both cheeks being full; to press or squeeze; to wring, such as a washed garment, to press out the water; pinching, covetous, niggardly
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Marquesas
|
PN.KUHU
|
ʔU
|
Trembler, tremblement, battement du coeur, chevrotement de la voix
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New Zealand Maori
|
PN.KUI.2
|
Kui
|
Term of address for an old woman
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Arosi
|
OC.KUKA.1
|
Kuka
|
Generic term for crab
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Anuta
|
CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Grasp a small object which may be completely held in the hand
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Marquesas
|
PN.WALE.2
|
Haʔa ta/vaʔe
|
Apaiser quelqu'un. Dorloter, coddle [Southeast Marquesan Dialect] (Atl).
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Pukapuka
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Wring out cream from grated coconut
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Rennellese
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OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
(Tellina discus)
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Hawaiian
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OC.KUKU.3
|
ʔUʔu
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To strip, as leaves or maile bark; to unsheath, as a sword; to masturbate
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Marquesas
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OC.KUKU.3
|
Kuku
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To scutch (escanguer); prepare strips of pandanus for mats, hibiscus bark for cord. Raboter; écanguer, séparer; outil pour raboter, planer; rabot, varlope (Lch).
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Tikopia
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OC.KUKU.3
|
Kuku
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To grate (turmeric)
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East Futuna
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PN.TOFI-QA
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Toofiʔa, tofiga
|
Etre obligé de participer à une réunion ou à une fête; avoir une responsabilité; hériter; responsabilité; devoir (envers les terres confiées ou le mariate); charge héréditaire; terres les plus anciennes et les plus prestigieuses
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Marquesas
|
NP.KUUKUU.1
|
Kuku
|
Turtle dove, (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii). Tourterelle verte, ptilope des Marquises, oiseau de la famille des colombidés (Lch).
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Mangareva
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NP.KUUKUU.1
|
Kuukuu
|
A pigeon said now to be extinct. Oiseau de terre: espèce de pigeon (Ptilinopus); n'existe plus à Mangareva (Rch).
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Tahitian
|
NP.KUUKUU.1
|
ʔUuʔuu/ʔairaʔo
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Nom générique des pigeons; en particulier (Gallicolumba erythroptera)
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Tikopia
|
NP.KUUKUU.1
|
Kuukuu
|
An unidentified bird, described as a dark petrel, but actual existence doubtful
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Hawaiian
|
PN.KUHU
|
ʔUu/ʔuu
|
Stutter, stammer
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Marquesas
|
PN.KUHU
|
ʔUu/ʔuu (MQN) (I)
|
Stutter
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Marquesas
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CE.KUUKUPA
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Kuukupa. Kukupa (MQN), ʔuʔupa (MQS) (Lch).
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Fruit dove (Ptilinopus sp.) [Southeast Marquesan Dialect]. Tourterelle, ptilope Dupetit Thouars, famlle des colombidés
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Samoan
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CE.KUUKUPA
|
Upa
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An insect parasite in pigeons
Problematic
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West Uvea
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NP.KU-KUTI
|
Kukuti
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Cercle qui maintient ouverte la bouche du filet; petit filet, epuisette
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Marquesas
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PN.KULA.1A
|
Kúwa
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Red, applied to feathers, cloth etc. imported to the islands, also to the scarlet berries or peas used in their ornaments
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Nggela
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PN.KULA.1A
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Kura
|
Betel nut
Problematic
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Pukapuka
|
PN.KULA.1B
|
Wulu kula
|
Red feathers from western islands
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West Uvea
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PN.KULA.1B
|
Kula
|
Poil de roussette
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West Futuna
|
FJ.KULII
|
Kuli, kuri (ANI)
|
Dog. Chien; mante religieuse (Rve).
Phonologically Irregular
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Hawaiian
|
CE.KURIRI.*
|
ʔUlili
|
Heteroscelus incanus, a bird
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Mangaia
|
CE.KURIRI.*
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Kuriri
|
Wandering tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
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