| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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West Futuna
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OC.GALO.1
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H/garo
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High, tall, height
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
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FJ.WAA-WAA.2A
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Hga/vava
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Guts, especially of a fish
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West Futuna
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OC.GUU.1
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Hgu/hgu, gu/gu (ANI)
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To murmur, hum, gurgle as a baby
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West Futuna
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MP.PUSI.1
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Pusi-a
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To spit, blow out, spatter, spout (as a whale); to kill through sorcery or by spitting at someone.
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Sikaiana
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PN.TATAU.2
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Tau
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To be fitted together, in place, as the floor tiles of a house; to be sufficient, enough
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Sikaiana
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PN.TATAU.2
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Tau
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Be fit or suitable
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West Futuna
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OC.AI.1
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Ai, ei
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Anaphoric pronoun: it (after i or ki)
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West Futuna
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PN.GAQATI
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Gaj/a ipu
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Empty headed, numbskull. Crâne (Rve).
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West Futuna
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FJ.LII.2
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Ri/jia
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To tie up, bind, wrap; to bandage. Ligoter un cochon; ficeler laplap (Rve).
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West Futuna
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OC.KANO.1A
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(H)kano/uri
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Flesh [Aniwa Dialect]
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West Futuna
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OC.KANO.1A
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Kan/tea
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Animal fat, white meat
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West Futuna
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NP.KANO-FI-MATA
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Kano mata
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White of eye
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West Futuna
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SO.PULI
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Taka/puri/hpuri
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Soft and wrinkled; crushed; crumpled. Froissé (Rve).
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West Futuna
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SO.LEKA.3
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Reka (ANI)
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To belch
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West Futuna
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NP.KALI-KAO
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Karikao
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Trocas
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West Futuna
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AN.KASO.1
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Kaso/ki
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Riders; stringers for attaching thatch which run parallel to the rafters of a roof. Petit solive verticale (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.KAU-HAGA
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Kauaga, kouaga
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Groin
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West Futuna
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AN.AKA.A
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Ka/i, no/aka
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Root
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West Futuna
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OC.KAWIKI
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Kaviki
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White sand crab
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West Futuna
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SO.TAKA-WIRI
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Takavini
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To twist, turn, spiral
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
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SO.TAKA-WIRI
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Takavini/vini
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Wavy, coiled, twisted
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
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SO.TAKA-WIRI
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(Ta)kavinvini
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Boucle
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
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EO.KI-KITE
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Hkite
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A sign of something, remembrance or a sign of something to come...
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West Futuna
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FJ.FOLI.1
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Faka/fori-a
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To turn over 180 degrees, flip over, turn upside down. Chavirer (Rve).
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West Futuna
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NP.TUKE-MATA
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Tu(h)/tukemata
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Eyebrows. Sourcils, arcade sourcillière (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.KIKII
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Hki
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To whistle, to sing as birds do, to speak hoarsely; to call chickens or pigs to feed
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West Futuna
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PN.KIKII
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No kiki ano nifo
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Ses dents font du bruit (grincer les dents)
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West Futuna
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PN.TAUPE
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Taupe
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To be slack, pliant. Détendue (ficelle) (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.AGE
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-(k)age
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Out, away, over there, over yonder, to the side. Directional suffix indicating motion away from speaker and addressee.
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West Futuna
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PN.TOQO.1
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To/to/mia
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To grasp hard, to do violence to
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West Futuna
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OC.KOHO
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(Ko)ko/ia
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To husk coconuts. Enlever avec pieu (Rve).
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West Futuna
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NP.LOMA.1
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Lom/loma
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Rising, approaching high tide (of the sea). Monter (mer) (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.MATUQA.B
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Kau/matua
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To become overgrown; site selected for a garden but not yet cleared or turned
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West Futuna
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PN.KOGA
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(No)koga
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Main artery, main support, mid section, major thrust, stem. Milieu, centre (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.KOGA
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Koga vaka
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Mid section of canoe
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West Futuna
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PN.KOGA
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Konga/rima
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Bras
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West Futuna
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EC.KAVAU
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Kovau
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Crier pour le plaisir, faire du tapage
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West Futuna
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RO.KOLILI
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Kuriri
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Oiseau bord de mer non-identifié
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
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PN.POKI.1
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Poki-a
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To beat, strike, pound; to clap; to poke about
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West Futuna
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PN.LAWA.3
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H/lava
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Belt, strap, strip of cloth; to wear a strip of cloth around the waist
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West Futuna
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FJ.LOLO-QI.A
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Hloi (trans. loia)
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Food prepared with coconut milk. To prepare starchy foods by grating them and mixing with coconut milk; to enrich
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West Futuna
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PN.LUKU.B
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Luku/jia
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To carry cradled in one's arms
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West Futuna
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FJ.LUKU.A
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Luku/Sia
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Porter (cocos) contre la poitrine
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West Futuna
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AN.MATA.1A
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Mah/mata. Max/mata (FUT), matmata (ANI) (Cpl).
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Appearance, likeness, face
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West Futuna
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FU.MAPU-SAKI
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Mapu sakei
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Haleter
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West Futuna
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FU.MAPU-SAKI
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Mapu sakei
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Haleter
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West Futuna
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PN.MAROO
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Niu maro
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Coco qui vient de tomber
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West Futuna
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OC.SIFI
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Mesi/sifi/e
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Copeau de bois
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West Futuna
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OC.MISI.B
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Mis/ekina (FUT), mis/egina (ANI)
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To chew sugarcane
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West Futuna
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OC.MISI.B
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Mih/mis/akina
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Boire bruyamment
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