Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms
| Level | Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NAO-NAO | Sandfly, midge | |
| NO | NAPA | Ashamed |
| NAPAQA | Misfortune, bad luck | |
| NAPE.A | Hitch, tuck, catch | |
| NAPE.B | Slip (of the tongue), action with tongue | |
| NAQA.1 | Become quiet (of a crying child); pacified | |
| NAQA.2 | Lest | |
| NAQA.3 | Keep for oneself | |
| NAQA.4 | Be located | |
| NASA | Bent under tension | |
| NASE | A large fern (Angiopteris sp.) with edible root | |
| NATI | Draw tight, tie | |
| NATU.1 | Knead, mix with water | |
| NATU.2 | A tree (Burckella obovata) | |
| NAU.1 | A plant (Lepidium sp.) | |
| NAU.2 | Term of address for mother | |
| NAU.3 | Come, go | |
| NAU-PATA | A plant (Scaevola sp.) | |
| NAWE | Delightful, pleasurable (of taste, sensation) | |
| NAWU | Cover hair with lime | |
| NE | Past tense marker | |
| NEE | Sentence final interrogative particle, tag question, isn't it?: *ne(i) | |
| NEFE | Plant sp | |
| NEFU.1 | Anchovy (Stolephorus sp.) | |
| NEFU.2A | Clouded (of atmosphere or water) | |
| NEFU.2B | Powdery, dusty, ashy | |
| NEI | Demonstrative: here, near speaker | |
| NEINEI | Tree sp | |
| NEKE.1A | Move oneself, edge along, crawl | |
| NEKE.1B | Rise up on swell of water | |
| NENE | Orgasm, sensory pleasure | |
| FU | NEQA.* | Thing |
| NEVE | Carry on back with straps | |
| NEWA.A | Wander, move aimlessly or unsteadily | |
| NEWA.B | Dizzy, confused | |
| NEWENEWE | Fat (of person) | |
| CK | NGAA-TEITEI | High-ranking, respected |
| -NI | Demonstrative clitic: this, here (near speaker) | |
| NI.1 | Past tense marker | |
| NI.2 | Indefinite article plural | |
| NIA | Smooth: *ni(q)a | |
| NIAO | Gunwale of canoe, rim, edge (of tool): *ni(i)ao | |
| NIFA.1 | Fierce, truculent | |
| NIFA.2 | A fish (Sardinella sp.) | |
| NIFI.1 | Thin, sharp | |
| NIFI.2 | Move stealthily | |
| NIFI.3 | Part of genitalia | |
| NIFO | Tooth | |
| CC | NIGI.* | Pour out |
| NII-KAU | Coconut frond |
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