Reconstruction Level: PN - Polynesian
| Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|
| -A | Presence of, or infestation by, that indicated by the noun (Rby) |
| AA- | Ligative particle, like, as, after the manner of |
| AALAI | Screen; obstruct, block: *(q)aala(q)i |
| AFAGA | Public space near sea; foreshore common ground kept clear as landing-place etc |
| AFE.2 | Thousand |
| AFI.2 | Open by pulling (body part, esp. eye); colloquial term for 'eye' |
| AFU.2 | Shoot or sucker |
| -AGA.3 | Allomorph of nominalizing suffix |
| AGE | Particle of direction away from speaker and hearer; also used to express comparison |
| AGI.2 | Unencumbered, unhampered |
| AGO.B | Make lines; set limits on, delimit, demarcate |
| AI.2 | Exist, be there > have *(i-)ai |
| A-IA | There it is!, that's it!; interjection of approval |
| AKA-TASA | Herb sp. (Rorippa sarmentosa): *aka-tas(a,i) |
| AKE.A | Tree sp: *ake(ake) |
| AKIAKI.A | A tern (probably White Tern, Gygis alba) |
| AKO-NAKI | Teach, instruct |
| ALA-FIA | Touch, take in hand |
| ALAGA.A | Limb, tool, weapon (Clk) |
| ALA-TI | To scratch an itch |
| ALEALE.A | Weak with hunger; nausea |
| ALEALE.B | Concave, hollow; thin (of solid) |
| AMO.1B | Prepare fibres for string-making; prepared fibre (Rby) *am(o,u) |
| AMU | Revile, mock |
| AO.3 | Bind (Ebt) |
| APO | Raise hands (or weapon) in defense or threat |
| AQU | Come, reach, arrive |
| AQU-MOHE | Fast asleep |
| ASA.2 | Fin |
| ASEU | A fish (Caranx sp.) |
| ATA.1 | Dawn: *ata(ata) |
| A-TE-.1 | Article preposed to singular personal pronouns following ki/i |
| ATI.1 | Narrative conjunction, then: *(a)ti |
| ATI.2 | Keep a lookout for, wait for |
| ATO | Ascend |
| AWE.A | Hair, strand of hair or thread |
| E.1B | Numeral particle |
| E.2 | Preposition marking agent: *(q)e |
| E.3 | Vocative particle (pre- or postposed): *e(e) |
| EE | Yes |
| EE-NAA | Plural demonstrative pronoun near addressee. Those, by you. |
| ENE.1 | Do tentatively or carefully: *(faka)ene(ene) |
| EQA.A | Come to the surface, appear above the surface; come up for air |
| EWE.1 | Torn, ragged, worn out |
| FAA-.4 | Causative prefix |
| FAA-FAA | Feel, touch, grope |
| FAAGOGO.A | Half coconut shell |
| FAAGOGO.B | Pour liquid from a coconut shell; feed child or invalid |
| FAA-ITE.A | Place side by side |
| FAA-LASI | Wide |
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