Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms

Level Reconstruction Description
RARE.B Careless, negligent, lazy
RASU Seize, snatch, meddle with
RATO Covered; abundant
RAU.1 A kind of net made of coconut fronds
RAU.2 Hundred
RAU.3 Thatch
RAU.4 Level land
RAUKA Get
RAU-KAWA Plant sp., probably with ritual significance
RAU-MATI Fair weather (Clk)
RAUPO Bulrush: *raupo(o)
RAU-QOHO Hair
RAU-TAO Leaves used to cover or wrap food in earth-oven
RAWA-IKA To fish, catch fish; fisherman
REFA Look askance
REFE Wrinkled, loose (of skin)
REFU.1 Ashes
REFU.2 Twilight; dim, obscure; rain cloud
REFU.3 Name of a lunar month or season *(CV)-refu
REFUA A star name, perhaps Antares (Mkn) and month name, December, January
REFU-REFU Grey :*refu(-refu)
REGA Turmeric (prepared)
REGA-REGA Yellow: *rega(-rega)
REHO Tiger cowrie (Maurea sp.)
REI-GAA A jumping-place
REIRA There (a place already mentioned)
REKA Completely; very
REMU.1 Buttocks
REMU.2 Moss
REPE Fringe, flap esp. of body; to hang or dangle: *repe(-repe)
REPO Dirt, earth; dirty
REREIOGA Fish sp
RERE-KEE Take a different course, change behaviour or position
RERU.* Food-pounder; to pound food: *reru ~ *rure
RETO An aquatic plant: *ret(o,u)
REWA.1A Set sail, depart, get under way
REWA.1B Flag n
RIAKI To rise, lift up
RIE Two
RIKI Small
RIO.1 Wither
RIO.2 Banana variety
RIRE Fair, bright, light-coloured; beautiful
RIRO Be taken, become something else
RITE Alike, equal
RITO.A Fresh, green
RITO.B Juice, liquid from plant
ROAKA Obtained
ROE Ant
ROFA Span, fathom

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