| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
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PN.WALA.2
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Fe/vaala/aki
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(of person or mind) To be pulled or distracted this way and that, wondering...which of two or more courses to take
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Tongan
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TO.VELE
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Vele
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To tempt or entice, to do something tempting or enticing
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Tongan
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TO.VELE
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Veelevele
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To be anxious (to do or get something), avid, eager, agog
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Tongan
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TO.VELE
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Vevele
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To be unable to restrain one's eagerness, to be over-eager
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Niue
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TO.VELE
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Velevele
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To be in desperate need of something
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East Uvea
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TO.VELE
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(Ve(le))vele
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Désirer, souhaiter, avoir envie de
Borrowed
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Niue
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PN.HAKU
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Aku
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Long Tom, pipefish (Tylosurus crocodilus). Pipe fish (McE).
Phonologically Irregular
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.FALAGI
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Wharangi
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Tree sp., Melicope ternata
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Hawaiian
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CE.FALAGI
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Alani
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An O'ahu tree (Pele sandwicensis or P.oahuensis)...
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East Futuna
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AN.RANO
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A/ano
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Bourbier; fossé; tarodière ou l'on s'embourbe
Phonologically Irregular
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Tongan
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AN.QARO.A
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ʔAo/fi-a
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Defend, protect; [come between]
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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PN.QARO-FI
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ʔAofi
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Lining (of house or garment), ceiling. Dedans, creux (Btn).
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Niue
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PN.QARO-FI
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Aofi
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Ceiling; to make a ceiling
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East Futuna
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PN.QARO-FI
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ʔAofi
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Plafond; plaques de contreplaqué qui servent de plafond
Borrowed
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Niue
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PN.QAU.2
|
Au
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To strain (refers to straining floury substances, to stop larger particles getting through a sieve)
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Niue
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XO.QEFA
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Efi
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Enormous
Problematic
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Niue
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PN.QEMO
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E/emo
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To get or pick a small portion of something
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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PN.QEMO
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Faka/emo
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To eat sparingly
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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PN.AFAGA
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Faga
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Specific habitat of certain species of crabs and some seashells. A fishing ground where certain species are known to be plentiful (McE).
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East Futuna
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MP.FAGA.1A
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Faga/faga
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Elargir (un noeud coulant); créer un espace
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Tongan
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TO.FAGA.6
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Fanga
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Sign of plural before names of animals
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Niue
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TO.FAGA.6
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Faga
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Type, class, sort, variety, species, breed
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East Uvea
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TO.FAGA.6
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Faga
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Bande, troupe [exx. children, animals]
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Tongan
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XW.FAGA.7
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(Tuliki)fanga
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Temples, sides of the head
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Tongan
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XW.FAGA.7
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Faanga/fanga
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Having the top of the head shaven or closely clipped while the hair is allowed to grow closely all round
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Niue
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XW.FAGA.7
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Faga
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Sideburns, hair grown by a man down the sides of his face
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Niue
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XW.FAGA.7
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Faga/faga lee
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Temple, area between the forehead and the sideburns
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East Uvea
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XW.FAGA.7
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ʔUlu faga/faga
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Tête rasée à part deux toupets vers les oreilles
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East Uvea
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XW.FAGA.7
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Faga/faga hina
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Blanchir aux cotés de la tête; qui commence à blanchir
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Samoan
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XW.FAGA.7
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Faga/faga
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The hair over the temples
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Tokelau
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XW.FAGA.7
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Faga/faga
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Sideboards, side-whiskers
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Niue
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AN.FAFAGO
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Fagu/na
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To interrupt ceaselessly, to be a nuisance, to annoy, to irritate.
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Tongan
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AN.FAFAGO
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Fangu/na
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To be awakened by something (esp. a smell)
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Niue
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PN.TAU-QA
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Fai/taua
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Enmity, bad feeling
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Niue
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PN.TUQU-GA.1
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Fai/tuga
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Temple, church
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East Futuna
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PN.FALALA.A
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Falele
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Pencher, s'incliner
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.FEFE.B
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Fefe
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Frill; inner lips of clam; comb of fowl
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Niue
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PN.SEE.1
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Fe/hee/taki
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To be mixed up
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Niue
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PN.FEKIQI
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Fekii
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To laugh (plural subject)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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TO.FEKO
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Feko(feko)
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Limp, soft (not firm), of leaves or fruit which have been picked for some time
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Niue
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TO.FEKO
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Feko
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Lean, bony, skinny
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Niue
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PN.FANO-GA
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Fenoga
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Journey, trip; to travel, to make a journey. Company of travellers (McE).
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Tongan
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TO.FETAQANU
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Fetaʔanu
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K. bush that grows on the beach (Excoecaria agallocha)
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Niue
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TO.FETAQANU
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Fetaanu
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A small poisonous tree (Excoecaria agallocha)
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East Futuna
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PN.FETE.1
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Fete/fete
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Nom d'une maladie (peau rouge et rugueuse accompagnée de fièvre)
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Niue
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FJ.QUTU.2
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Fe/utu
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Cliff
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Tongan
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XW.FAQI-FAQI-TAKI
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Faʔifaʔitaki
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To imitate, follow the example of, follow the footsteps of (fig.)
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Niue
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XW.FAQI-FAQI-TAKI
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Fifitaki
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To imitate, to copy
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East Uvea
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XW.FAQI-FAQI-TAKI
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Faʔifaʔitaki
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Imiter
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East Futuna
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XW.FAQI-FAQI-TAKI
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Faifaitaki
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Imiter
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