| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tokelau
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NP.MELE.2
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Melemele
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The star Antares in the constellation Scorpio
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Tokelau
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NP.MIGOI.
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(Migo)migoi
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Wriggle; writhe, twist the body about (in pain); budge, move slightly (in discomfort)
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Tokelau
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PN.MILI
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(Mi(li))mili
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Rub; massage
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Tokelau
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MP.MIMI
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Mimi
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Urine; urinate, pass urine
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Tokelau
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OC.MITI.3A
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Miti
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Suck; sip; puff (pipe); absorb
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Tokelau
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PN.MOQO
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Moo
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Preposition: for
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Tokelau
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MP.MOHE
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Moe
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Sleep, be asleep
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Tokelau
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PN.MOLE.1
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Mole
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(of people and things) Be none remaining, nothing remaining; (of stomach) empty; faint, swoon
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Tokelau
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PN.MOLE.2
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Mo/mole
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Slippery
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Tokelau
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NP.MOOLII
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Moolii
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Lamp (in general)
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Tokelau
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PN.MO-MOHE
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Momoe
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Sleep (pl.); sleep together, have sexual intercourse (of man and woman)
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Tokelau
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PN.MOTO.1
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Moto
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Punch, strike someone with the fist
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Tokelau
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PN.MOTO.2A
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Moto
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(of fruit and vegetables) Green, unripe
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Tokelau
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OC.MOTU.A
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Motu
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Be broken, break (of long things such as a stick or rope, also of connection, agreement, etc.); paid off (of accounts)
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Tokelau
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OC.MOTU.B
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Motu
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Island, islet
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Tokelau
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MP.MUU.2
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Muu
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Tropical Porgie (Monotaxis grandoculis)
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Tokelau
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PN.MUQA.B
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Mua
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Politeness particle, with emphatic effect, which generally follows the verb
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Tokelau
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MP.MURI.1A
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Muli
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(of a contest of speed) Be beaten, be last
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Tokelau
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PN.MURI.1B
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Muli
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Bottom (of basket, box etc.); base, bottom (of timber, pole, etc.); head, blunt end (of nail, pencil, etc.); bottom, posterior (of people) (vulgar)
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Tokelau
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PN.MULU.1
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Mulu/mulu
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Wash one's hands and face
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Tokelau
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PN.MULU.1
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Mu/mulu
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Wipe (one's face) with hands (The involuntary action of clearing one's eyes when one wakes from sleep)
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Tokelau
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PN.MULU.2
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Mulu
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Meddle, interfere; masturbate; talk about someone behind his back
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Tokelau
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EO.MU-MUNI
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Mumuni
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Hide, conceal
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Tokelau
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FJ.MUNUA
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Munua
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Large bass or grouper, about a metre long when fully grown (Epinephelus sp.)
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Tokelau
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PN.MUSU.1A
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Muhu/muhu
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Whisper
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Tokelau
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PN.NA.3
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Na/e
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Verbal particle indicating a continuous activity or state in the past
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Tokelau
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PN.NAQA.1
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Naa
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(of young children) Stop crying
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Tokelau
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NP.NANEA
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Nanea
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(of food) Plentiful, enough to go round; also applied to food such as fish which have a high proportion of edible material in them
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Tokelau
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PN.NAO
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Nao
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Kill (clam) by cutting off the tough cord which anchors it to the coral; extract the flesh (of a clam) by cutting off the cord which holds the two sides of the shell together; a special implement used for this
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Tokelau
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OC.NATU.1
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Natu
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Knead (grated coconut or arrowroot)...
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Tokelau
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PN.NEFU.2A
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Ne/nefu
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(of eyes, spectacles, etc.) Blur, dim; misty, hazy (weather); murky, unclear (water)
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Tokelau
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NP.NEI
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Nei
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Demonstrative: this, these (post-nominal); now (post-verbal)
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Tokelau
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PN.NIMO.1
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Nimo
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Disappear, vanish; slip (from one's memory)
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Tokelau
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MP.NIU.1
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Niu
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Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera); its wood or timber; coconut cream
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Tokelau
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CP.NOQA
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Noa
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Bind, tie
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Tokelau
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CP.NOQA
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Noa/noa
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Bind up, tie up; be confined, detained (e.g. by police)
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Tokelau
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CP.NOQA
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No/noa
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Secure, fasten; tie up, bind up
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Tokelau
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MP.NONO.1
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Nono
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Small black flying insect about the size of the sand-fly...
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Ifira-Mele
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MP.NONO.1
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Piri/gogo
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Very small flying insect (gnat, midge, fruit-fly)
Phonologically Irregular
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Tokelau
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FJ.NUKU.1
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Nuku
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Village, town; country, place; home
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Tokelau
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EC.NUKU.2
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Nuku
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The people (of the village)
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Tokelau
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PN.NUMI.1
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Numi
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Be tangled; be muddled up, confused; wind, coil around something
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Tokelau
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PN.NUMI.1
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Nu/numi
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Crumple; bundle up; wind (or coil) around something; be mixed up, confused, confusing
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Tokelau
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PN.OO.2
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O
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Yes (in answer to being called by one's name)
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Tokelau
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EO.OFAGA
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Oofaga
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Nest, brood (n); to nest, lay eggs in a nest
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Tokelau
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OC.QOHO
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Oho
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Provision of food for outing (e.g. fishing voyage); to be provisioned
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Tokelau
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PN.OI.2
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Oi
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Exclamation of surprise or pain
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Tokelau
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FJ.OLO.1
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Olo/laakau
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Grove of bushes and trees
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Tokelau
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FJ.OLO.1
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Olo
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Fortress, shelter (from enemy); stumps, wicket (in cricket)
Borrowed
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Tokelau
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PN.ONA-POO
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Onapoo
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Days, times
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