| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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East Futuna
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XW.PUSA.3
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Pusa/gia
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Avoir trop chaud
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New Zealand Maori
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MP.PUSA.2
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Puha
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Gasp; make a fast emission of the breath
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West Futuna
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TO.PUSO.1
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(H)pusa
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(Fire) light up, flame up suddenly
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Niue
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MP.TAUTU
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Toutu
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Porcupine fish (Diodon sp.) (rarely caught)
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Tongan
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NP.FULA.2
|
Ula
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A kind of dance or action song given by one or a few individual performers
Problematic
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Rennellese
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NP.KA-ITOQA
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Hakaitoʔa
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Rejoice, as over the death or misfortune of a foe, or for a man receiving the chest tattoo
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East Futuna
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NP.KALO-(QI)-AFI
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Kalo/si
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Etincelle
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East Uvea
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NP.KALO-(QI)-AFI
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Ma/kalo ʔi afi
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Etincelle
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Tuvalu
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NP.KALO-(QI)-AFI
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Kalo/kalo(afi)
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Flame. Spark (Rby).
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Rennellese
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NP.KALO-(QI)-AFI
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Kago/kago
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To flare up, as a fire
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Rennellese
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NP.KALO-(QI)-AFI
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Ma/kago/kago
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To emit sparks, as a fire
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Takuu
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NP.KALO-(QI)-AFI
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Koro/koro ahi
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Spark, ember; the flash of light of a meteorite; flaming piece of wood inside a fire
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.MALU.C
|
Malu
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Protection
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Niue
|
NP.OLI.3
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Oli/oli
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To rejoice, to be moved
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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MP.PIKI.1A
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Piki/piki
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Gathered up, puckered (e.g. of a garment badly mended or a wound badly healed, leaving an ugly scar)
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Tongan
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PN.PITO.2
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ʔAu/pito
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Very, extremely, wholly, completely, altogether; also to strengthen a negative
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Niue
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PN.TOKO-TOKO
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Tokotoko
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Walking-stick, staff
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Nukuoro
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PN.WALE.2
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Haga/v/vale
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Spirit possession
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.WALE.2
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W/wale
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Numb (of limbs through holding in one position for a long time)
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Anuta
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PN.WALE.2
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Vare
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Foolish, stupid, mentally unbalanced (person)
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Anuta
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Varea
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Intensified form of vare (fool, foolish), sometimes used to connote process [e.g.become foolish, go crazy]
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Tongan
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Valea
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Insane
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Samoan
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Valea
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Mad, insane; stupid, dull-witted. Ignorant (Prt).
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East Futuna
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Vakea
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Ne pas savoir, être ignorant, être fou (singulier); folie; mongolien, simple d'esprit
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Tokelau
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Valea
|
Foolish, stupid, silly, crazy about, mad
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Tuvalu
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Valea
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Stupid, ignorant, uneducated. Foolish, irresponsible (Rby).
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Vale-a
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Ignorant, not know.
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Tikopia
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Varea
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Without order, wildly, foolishly, wrongly; crazy, mad (.e. mentally disturbed)
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Niue
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OC.PAE.1A
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Pee
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To pile up [ex. rocks]
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Niue
|
OC.PELE.2
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Pele
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Hibiscus plant with edible leaves (Hibiscus manihot)
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Niue
|
OC.QUTO
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Uto/uto
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Verbal intensifier used with momoho [ripe] and kula [red]
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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OC.SAQO
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(H)ao/fia
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To be hampered, to be in danger; to be affected. To affect everyone, apply to all (McE).
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Niue
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MP.SINA.1
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Hina
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White; blank
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Niue
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MP.SINA.1
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Ulu-hina
|
Grey-headed
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Niue
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PN.TAGO.B
|
Tamo
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To feel around, to grope; a game (with bindfolds)
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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OC.TAQE.2
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Tee
|
Negative particle: without, not (obsolete)
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Niue
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OC.TEFE
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Tefe/kula
|
Young man in the prime of his life
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
|
MP.FIRI.1
|
Faa fii
|
Coastal pandanus (Pandanus odoratissimus), considered the best variety for general weaving
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Niue
|
PN.PAKO
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Motie pako
|
A common weed (Cyperus cyperoides)
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Niue
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PN.FAFAI
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(Fa)fai
|
Break off and remove (esp. leaves from stem, or new growth from tree)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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PN.FAKA-QATU.A
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Fakaatu
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Put in a row
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Niue
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PN.FAKA-QILO-GA
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Faka/ma/iloga
|
Sign, symptom
Problematic
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Niue
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PN.FAKA-RIKI
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Fakaiki/iki
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To make small (usually refers to quantity) [ex. chop into small pieces]
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Niue
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PN.FAKA-SEKE
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Fakaheke
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To slip or slide on purpose
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Niue
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MP.FULU-FULU
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Fulufulu
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Hairy
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Niue
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PN.GEQE
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Gee/gee
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Clam (generic)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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NP.MUU-FEKE
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Muufeke
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Squid (Sepia spp.)
Problematic
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Niue
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PN.I.2A
|
I
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In, at, from (mainly with locational nouns)
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Niue
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PN.KALAWA.1
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Kalava
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To be seen like a strip on the horizon
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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NP.KANO-FI-MATA
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Kanomata
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Corner where upper and lower eyelids meet at the nose, lacrimal duct
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