| Language |
Item |
Description |
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Penrhyn
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P/ahe/
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To deviate, detour, turn
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Penrhyn
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Aahua
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Small islet
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Penrhyn
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Ange
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Direction away from speaker and hearer
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Penrhyn
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Angiangi
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Thin and light object, e.g. paper
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Penrhyn
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Areare
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Hollow, empty, thin.
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Penrhyn
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Areare
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Empty stomach
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Penrhyn
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Raakau /ahi/
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Sandalwood
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Penrhyn
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Eti
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Husk a coconut with the teeth
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Penrhyn
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Hingo
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Blow through the nose
Problematic
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Penrhyn
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Hakamata
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To begin
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Penrhyn
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Hakaperepere
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To treasure, to belove ; to be favorite
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Penrhyn
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Haaki
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Inform, tell, confess
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Penrhyn
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Haaroa
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A fish of the Groper family ; white-mottled grouper (Epinephelus maculatus)
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Penrhyn
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Haru
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Rummage around roughly looking for something
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Penrhyn
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Haatitiri
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Thunder
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Penrhyn
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Hatu
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An owner, the Lord
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Penrhyn
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Haatua
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A belt; to put on as a belt
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Penrhyn
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Hetuke
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Slate-pencil Urchin Heterocentrotus sp.
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Penrhyn
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Herei
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Expose eyeball; show backside as gesture of contempt
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Penrhyn
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Oriori
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To wander around .
Problematic
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Penrhyn
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Hure/i
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Masturbate
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Penrhyn
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Ngahaa
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To be broken, as, for example, a coconut shell; to break, burst open ; broken, cracked
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Penrhyn
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Karaponga
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Inside of throat, gullet
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Penrhyn
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Kami/kami
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Opening and shutting movement of lips
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Penrhyn
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Tuupito
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Pain in the stomach
Problematic
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Penrhyn
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Kootaha
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Female frigate-bird frigatebird
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Penrhyn
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Koovare/vare
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Loose, as a rope, for example
Phonologically Irregular
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Penrhyn
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Rairai
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Thin, as paper, for example
Problematic
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Penrhyn
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Ngaa/reperepe/
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Torn or shredded
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Penrhyn
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Matakite
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Careful, cautious
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Penrhyn
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Ori/ori
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To wander around
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Penrhyn
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O/ono/
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To look at look, look after
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Penrhyn
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Pakipaki
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Portuguese Man-of-war
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Penrhyn
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Paatari/tari
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To lead, entice
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Penrhyn
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Puuaaioio
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Whirlwind, tornado
Phonologically Irregular
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Penrhyn
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Purotu
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Beautiful
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Penrhyn
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Saka/saka
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Low in status and short in elevation
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Penrhyn
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Sakuraa
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Swordfish ; Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara) and other marlin species
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Penrhyn
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Saru
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Rush; lure fish in
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Penrhyn
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Sasa
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Beat, thrash
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Penrhyn
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Hee
|
Err
Problematic
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Penrhyn
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Sii
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Gushing flow of water or blood or any other liquid ; to leak (of canoe), leak through a crack/hole
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Penrhyn
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Sina
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A name often recited in legends ; a goddess; kind of small spider
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Penrhyn
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Sisi
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Ray of sunlight
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Penrhyn
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Songo
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Smell of urine
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Penrhyn
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Suu
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Fart
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Penrhyn
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Suru
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To insert ; to decorate; add-on decoration; long iron needle used for mending or adding decorational material to a basket, mat or hat
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Penrhyn
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To/too
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Pull, drag, as a canoe, for example
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Penrhyn
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Tootoo
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A hand net sometimes tied onto a long pole to scoop fish
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Penrhyn
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Utunga
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Penalty, fine
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