Reconstruction Level: MP - Malayo-Polynesian
| Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|
| AFAA | Storm, hurricane |
| AFE.1A | Deviate, turn aside |
| AFO | Cord, especially fishing line |
| AFU-AFU | Drizzle; light rain |
| AKO | Learn, teach |
| APU.A | Seize, take, gather |
| ATE.2 | A shrub (Wedelia [=Wollastonia] biflora) (Clk) |
| AWA | Channel, passage through reef |
| FAA.2 | Hoarse |
| FAGA.1A | Open up, remove |
| FAGA.3 | To feed v.t |
| FALE | House n |
| FANA.2 | Hot; heat n |
| FANAU | Have child, give birth, bear |
| FATA.1 | Shelf, platform |
| FATU.1A | Weave, plait |
| FAU.A | A tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) |
| FAU-FAU | Disgusting, filthy, nauseating: *fa(q)ufa(q)u |
| FEE.1 | Where? |
| FETAQU | A tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) |
| FIRI.1 | Braid (i.e. interlace three or more flexible elements to form e.g. a rope), a technique sometimes referred to as plaiting) |
| FITI.1A | Fillip, flick with finger, spring up, jerk round, flip over, turn somersault |
| FOHE | Paddle |
| FOTO | Barb of stingray |
| FOTU.1 | Appear, emerge |
| FUA.1B | Carry on shoulder |
| FUA.6 | Gather leaves, especially for thatching |
| FUKE.A | Open up (especially an earth oven), uncover |
| FULI.1 | Turn (round or over) |
| FULU.1 | Body hair, feathers |
| FULU.2 | Rub on (face or body); wash by rubbing or wiping |
| FULU-FULU | Body hair, fur, feathers; hairy |
| FUQI | Wash feet or hands, pour water over, soak |
| FUQU | Base or lower end of a tree |
| GALU.1 | Wave (of sea) |
| GIGIE | Coastal shrub or small tree sp. (Pemphis acidula) (Clk) |
| GII | Shrill sound |
| GUGU.2 | Rheumatism, arthritis |
| GULU | Grunt, rumble |
| GUTU.A | Mouth, lip, beak, orifice |
| HAGA.1 | Span (measurement) |
| HAGAFULU | Ten |
| HAI | Who? |
| HIKO-FI | Tongs, pincers (Clk) |
| HUI | Bone |
| IA.2 | Demonstrative particle: that, those (previously mentioned) |
| IKE | Tapa beater |
| INU | Drink |
| IO.1 | Yes |
| KAFA.1 | Sennit, coconut husk fibre |
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