| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Pukapuka
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PN.LOTU.1
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Lotu
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Desire, beseech (archaic)
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Pukapuka
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EO.MA-.1
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Ma-
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Stativiser
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Pukapuka
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PN.MALA.4
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Mala
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Unidentified fish sp.
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Pukapuka
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PN.MAALIE.A
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Malie
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Good, pleasant
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Pukapuka
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OC.MATUQU.A
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Matuu
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To dry (from a wet state)
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Pukapuka
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mou
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Often, over and over again. Pre-verbal particle of frequency (with verbs of motion) (Sby).
Phonologically Irregular
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Pukapuka
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PN.MAQU-LALO
|
Maolalo
|
Deep
Phonologically Irregular
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Pukapuka
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OC.MISI.B
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Mii/kia
|
Smack the lips in admiration
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Pukapuka
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PN.NAQA.3
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Na/naa
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To hide
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Pukapuka
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CE.NONE
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Ngini ma/ngone
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Abundant, countless
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Pukapuka
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CK.NUKU-ROA.
|
Nukuloa
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Traditional name for Motu Ko
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Pukapuka
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NP.OLI.2
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Waka/oli/oli
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To feint (with a weapon)
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Tokelau
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EC.PA-LAFA
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Paalafa/lafa
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Flat (of tables, boards etc. but not of land)
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Pukapuka
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PN.PALE-TUQA
|
Paletua
|
To support, help
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Pukapuka
|
CE.PANA.1B
|
Pana/pana te uaua
|
Slow pulse
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Pukapuka
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CE.PAU.1E
|
Te wii mea pau
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Absolutely everything
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Pukapuka
|
MP.PISI.1
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Pi/pii
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Sprinkle, drip, come in (of tide). Spurt, gush out (Sby).
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Pukapuka
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PN.POLA-POLA
|
Polapola
|
Coconut leaf mat or platter. Flat coconut-leaf platter braided from one end and knotted (Sby).
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Pukapuka
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EP.PURAPURA
|
Ulaula
|
Descent line from an ancestor
Phonologically Irregular
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Moriori
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Pupu
|
Bundle
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New Zealand Maori
|
PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Bundle
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Mangaia
|
PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Heap, pile, congregation
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Hawaiian
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Bunch, tuft, bundle, as of grass; bouquet...
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East Futuna
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Nuée; groupe
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Pukapuka
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Bundle of mulch
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East Uvea
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Boule d'une substance féculante ayant été pétrie
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Tongan
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Roll or ball of fe'unu [strips of pandanus leaf ready for weaving]
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Tongan
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Coconut the juice of which has been drunk and which has since dried up
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East Uvea
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Coquille de coco entière qui n'a plus de chair ni d'enveloppe
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Nukuoro
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Buu
|
Bladder, balloon...any other round, hollow, inflatable object
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Tikopia
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
A container (formerly of leaf, barkcloth or fibre, now usually a tin); money box
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Luangiua
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Netting fibre/string; cotton thread
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Samoan
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
A sheath, a case
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Tuvalu
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Kaleve [coconut juice] container made from shell of green nut fitted with string handles
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puu
|
Wicker receptacle for extracting oil from titoki berries or juice from tutu berries
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Tokelau
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Whole coconut shell (with or without husk);...for use as purse or ornament
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Tokelau
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Bundle of pandanus leaves (used for thatching)
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Waya
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FJ.PAAPAA
|
Baabaa
|
Fish spp.: Flutemouths (Aulostomidae, Fistulariidae)
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East Futuna
|
SO.PAPA.2
|
Papa
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Poisson: "priacanthe sanglante" (Priacanthus cruentatus)
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West Futuna
|
SO.PAPA.2
|
Papa
|
(Cephalopholis spp.). Fish sp. (Cpl).
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Pukapuka
|
FJ.PAAPAA
|
Au/paa
|
Sling-jaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator)
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Pukapuka
|
EO.SAQALO
|
Yalu
|
Scrape pandanus leaves with shell to make them smooth
Phonologically Irregular
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Pukapuka
|
EP.SAPE.B
|
Yope
|
Irregular, misshapen, deformed
Problematic
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Pukapuka
|
NP.SAU-SAU.1
|
Te ika a Yaawau
|
Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata)
Phonologically Irregular
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Pukapuka
|
EC.SELE.1B
|
Yele
|
Trip someone in wrestling
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Pukapuka
|
PN.SIKU-SIKU
|
Lau yikuyiku, lau yukuyuku
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End of coconut frond thrown as a challenge
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Nuguria
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PN.SIKU-SIKU
|
Sukusuku rima
|
Lower arm
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
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PN.SIKU-SIKU
|
Tikutiku
|
End of an object; tail of fish or other animal; end of an event (story, song, etc.)
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Pukapuka
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PN.SIKU-SIKU
|
Yikuyiku
|
Tip of coconut frond; left over pieces of mat that are cut off and used again
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Pukapuka
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PN.SINU-SINU
|
Yiyinu
|
Polished, shiny, smooth, without spots or roughness. Even, straight, with uniform tension (of plaiting) (Bge).
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