| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.MALAQE
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Malae momoa
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Open,Whole flat upper surface of te momoa [end piece of canoe]
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.MAMI
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Hatu mami
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Most kinds of rock
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MATA-PISU
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Mdapiu
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Limpet spp.
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MILO.2A
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Milo
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To twist on thigh for string
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.PAKAKAU.*
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Hai/pepekau
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Unit of length, from breast bone to finger tips
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.PIPI.1
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Pipi
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Bivalve, Anadara sp.
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.PULE.1
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Hau/pule
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Shellfish, Monetaria moneta [money cowry]
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.QAFULU
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Ahuli, hulu
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Kinds of fish
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.QATU.1
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Atu
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Small type of skipjack tuna
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.QATU.2
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Atu
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A line of things
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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FJ.QUTU.2
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Matauutu, mdaitu, ndaitu
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Headland; rocky shore next to the land
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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EC.TAAIKI
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Tai iki
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Trap for wild fowl (also dogs, formerly also pigs)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TAPA.1A
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Tapa kaula
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Betel nut bark, made into the decking of large canoe outrigger
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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FJ.TEKE.2
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Teke
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The stick lashed to te hana on te puke...
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.TIO.2
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Sio
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A kind of fish
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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EO.TOGA
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Toga, soga
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A kind of wind
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.TOGO
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Togo
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Tall mangrove tree; wood used for head of ndaipakapaka arrow
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.UTO
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Uto/gi
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One of a pair of floats of outrigger. Side float (Gge).
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.WAA.2
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Va
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Vertical overlays of lau (slats of house)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAGA-MEA
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Gamea
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Fish sp.
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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AN.FAI.1
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Fai
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Stingray
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FATI.B
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Vahi
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Bent in the middle
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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FJ.FUHU
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Huu
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Shellfish (Conus leopardus)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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FJ.LII.2
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Lii
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Type of lashing on canoe
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MURI.1B
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Muli
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Bottom (inside and outside) of hull of outrigger canoe; shaft of arrow
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.PONO.1
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Pno/hia to pagaiu
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Close upper lip over nostrils while diving
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.PUGA.1
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Puga/olovai
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Kind of coral used as grinder for coconut shell
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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EC.SIU.*
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Ui/ui
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Moist
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.SUKI.A
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Suki
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To stab
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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AN.TALIGA
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Saliga
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Misshapen or large ears (cauliflower ears) used for naming parts of the land,
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.TOKO.1A
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Soko
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Spreader stick for te liu toto
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TAMA-FAFINE
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Afafine, ahahine
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Daughter of a man
Problematic
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.HAGA.1
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Anga
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Gap, opening. Time period (Lch).
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.QAFALI
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Ahali (afali)
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Surgeonfish sp. (small, edible). (Acanthurus gahhm, A. olivaceus) (Hnh).
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Luangiua
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PN.QAFALI
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Ahali
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Flagtail surgeon fish
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Luangiua
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PN.QAFALI
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Ahale
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Fish sp., black-brown with yellow gill fins
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Sikaiana
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PN.QAFALI
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Ahali
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Sturgeon [sic] fish species
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.-AGA.3
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-Anga
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Suffix forming nouns from verbs
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.SANO
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Ano/noia
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Suspect
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.SAU-SAU.1
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Auau
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Word for various types of fish (lionfish, firefish, etc.)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.KEHE
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E/kee
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Oh (interjection expressing something negative"
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.SEE.1
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E/mai
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Be born premature
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Emae
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XO.FETAKI
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(Fai)fetaki/a
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Try, test
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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XO.FETAKI
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Feitaki-na
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Try
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.KINI.2A
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Fi/kin/a
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To whip
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-TERE-TERE
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Hakatele
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Play with small toy canoes
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.KEHE
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Ha/ke
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Otherwise
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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AN.LAGI.2
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Ha/langi/langi
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Weather situation, climate
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.LEI.2
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Ha/lei
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Fly, jump (plural)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.KA-NA.3
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Hana
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In case, otherwise
Phonologically Irregular
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