| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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EC.MAGOO-QALAWA-FENUA
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Manoo fenua
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Shark sp.
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Kapingamarangi
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EC.MAGOO-QALAWA-FENUA
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Mongo/henua
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Shark sp.; ancient deity who appears in the form of a shark
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Tuvalu
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SO.MASAGI
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Masagi
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To be lifted up, thrown up
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Tuvalu
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SO.MASAGI
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Mahagi
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Blown by the wind; to stop raining
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Takuu
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SO.MASAGI
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Masani
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Rise, begin to move
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Sikaiana
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SO.MASAGI
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Maahani
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To rise up, stand up
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Arosi
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Bits of fallen food
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East Uvea
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Morceau, fragment
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Easter Island
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Edible part of yam
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Mangareva
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo/a
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Jeunes cocos de la grosseur d'une noix
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Marquesas
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Petit, peu, en petite quantité, fluet. Petit (de taille), small, short [Southeast Marquesan Dialect] (Atl). Small, a little (Crk).
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Nukuoro
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Little, small amount
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Pukapuka
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Small piece; little bit, portion
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Rennellese
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Small pieces, bits
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Sa'a
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Sweepings, rubbish
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Samoan
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo/i
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Broken remnants, crumbs
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Tongan
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Little bits, crumbs, fragments
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Tuamotu
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Scraps or remnants of food
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Bits and pieces of things
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West Futuna
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momó/nea, momo/vai
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Little water left in canoe
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Takuu
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PN.MOMO.B
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Moo/mee
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Small portion of food
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Tokelau
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MP.MOMO.A
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Momo/i (pl. tamoi)
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Break into pieces, crush into bits
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MOMO.B
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Momo
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Few
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Takuu
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PN.RAA
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A/raa
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(And) then
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Takuu
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AN.QATA
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Ata
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Corona of moon before it rises
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Takuu
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NP.FAEKO
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Faeo
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Awful; awfully, very much
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Tongan
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OC.FAAFINE
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Fafine
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Women
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Takuu
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OC.FAAFINE
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Fafine
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Women, girls (plural)
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Takuu
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PN.FAI-GAOFIE
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Fainofie
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Easy, simple
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Takuu
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NP.MAMA.5
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Faka/maa
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Open one's mouth
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Takuu
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NO.MAKAKA-TAU
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Faka/makatau
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Make strong, support (as bones to the body)
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Takuu
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PN.MAALOO.A
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Faka/maro/na
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Powerful
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Takuu
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MP.MALU.A
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Faka/maru/maru
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Umbrella
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Takuu
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PN.FAKA-PAPA.A
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Fakapaa
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Put together, gather; together, similar
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Takuu
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AN.FAFA.1
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Faka/ppaa
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Put on one's back (as a child)
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Tikopia
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PN.MO-QI
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Moi/moi
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Shred, reduce to particles
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East Futuna
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MP.MOMO.A
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Momo/i, moi/moi
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Ecraser, réduire en poudre; mettre ou couper par petits morceaux
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East Uvea
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MP.MOMO.A
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Momo/si
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Briser, pulvériser, écraser, moudre
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Rennellese
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PN.MO-QI
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Moʔi
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Fine, as hair, sennit, mats or print in a book
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Rennellese
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PN.MO-QI
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Moʔi/moʔi
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To use sparingly, as food or clothes
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Takuu
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PN.FAKA-LELE
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Fakalle/a
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Incite someone into spirit-possession
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Tuvalu
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SO.LIKO.4
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Li/liko
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Order out, expel, kick out (of the home), send away (permanently)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Samoan
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PN.MO-QI
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Moi/moi
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Small fishes left in a net after the large ones are taken out
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East Futuna
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SO.UMU
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Umu
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Poissons: balistes (Balistoides viridescens, Pseudobalistes fuscus, Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus)
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Tuvalu
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SO.UMU
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Umu
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Triggerfish (Balistoides spp.)
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Nukuoro
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SO.UMU
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Imu/mea, imu/uli
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Triggerfish spp.
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Tokelau
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SO.UMU
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Umu
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Yellow-head Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)
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Tuvalu
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EC.KAFUSU.*
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Kafutu
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Type of tree
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Sikaiana
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SO.KAI-MAALIE
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Kaimalie
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To give generously to another, used especially for children who share food
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Nukuoro
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SO.KAI-MAALIE
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Gai malie
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Good at food preparation, not wasteful
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