Reconstruction Level: PN - Polynesian
| Reconstruction | Description |
|---|---|
| GOSE | Soft, pliable, weak; gentle, agreeable |
| GOTO | To be deep, sink |
| GUGU.1 | Munch or crunch food |
| GUTU-KAO | A porpoise or perhaps a shark |
| GUTU-LIMU | Fish sp., possibly parrotfish |
| GUU-FEKE | Squid |
| HAALIQA | Shallows, passage between shoals |
| HAFA.B | Why? : *(a)i(se)hafa |
| HAGA.2 | Turn or face in a particular direction |
| HAGAI | Face towards, be opposite |
| HAKE.A | Go up, rise, ascend, climb; go inland or towards shore |
| HAKE.C | In temporal expressions |
| HAKU | Garfish (Belonidae) |
| HALA-MATUQA | Main road |
| HANAA | There (near you) |
| HAPI | Fish sp., Acanthurus guttatus, White-spotted surgeonfish |
| -HAQA | Bad, wrong |
| HAUKAFA | Lash canoe |
| HEKE | To mount, go on board, perch |
| HEKE-GA | Sitting, standing or walking place |
| HELE | Deny |
| HIGOA | Name |
| HILA | A term referring to some kinds of health problems |
| HOA | Pair, couple |
| HOFI | Desire, yearn for |
| HOGAHOGA.B | Stinging, painful, annoying: *hog(a,o)(hog(a,o)) |
| HOKA.1 | Rafter(s) |
| HOKO.1 | Arrive at, reach; happen |
| HOKO.2 | Hinge of bivalve |
| HOLI | Desire, long for |
| HUI-MATUQA | Spine, backbone |
| HUI-TUQA | Spine, backbone |
| HULI.2* | Shoot of a plant, sprout |
| HUQA | To be rising or high (of the tide) |
| HURU.B | Enter into, possess (as a spirit does a person) |
| HUU.1 | Ask, enquire (vi) |
| I.2A | Preposition: locative (of space or time), source, cause: *(q)i |
| ILI-FIA.2 | To be afraid, overcome (with emotion) |
| INA.1 | Be angry, furious |
| IO.2 | Longitudinal strip of flesh |
| ISU-PEQE | Nasal mucus |
| KA.1 | Verbal aspect particle marking inception of new action or state: *ka(a) |
| KA.2 | If, when (relative) |
| KAA.1 | Screech, shriek, howl |
| KAA-FAKI | Carry something away |
| KAAIGA.A | Place of residence, home |
| KAAIGA.B | Kin, family, relative |
| KAAKAA.2 | Deceive, boast, provocative or aggressive talk |
| KAANONI | Mix by adding something, compounding |
| KAA-PUI | Surround, envelop |
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