| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Niue
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NP.KULU.2
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Kulu/i-a
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To slay (archaic)
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Tongan
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TO.KUPU-TI
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Kupusi
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To put one's arms around, to encircle with the arms; to comprehend or take in (mentally)
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Niue
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TO.KUPU-TI
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Kuputi. Kuputi/a (McE)
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To encircle, embrace
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Niue
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PN.KUPU.1A
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Kupu/kupu
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Checked (pattern), variegated, striped
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Tongan
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XW.LAGA.3
|
Langa
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To ache, ro be physically painful
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Tongan
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XW.LAGA.3
|
Langa/a
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To be in travail, to have the pains of childbirth
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Niue
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XW.LAGA.3
|
Laga
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To have labour pains, to be in labour
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East Futuna
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XW.LAGA.3
|
Laga
|
Se manifester (douleur)
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Tongan
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PN.LAGA.1D
|
Langa/ʔi
|
Raise the question of; provoke, stir up (thoughts or emotions)
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Niue
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PN.LAGA.1D
|
Laga/a
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Cause, affect, influence
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East Uvea
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PN.LAGA.1D
|
Laga
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Prendre son origine
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East Uvea
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PN.LAGA.1D
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Langa/ki
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Proposer, mettre en avant, soulever, faire naitre
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East Futuna
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PN.LAGA.1D
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Laga/ʔi
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Démarrer (construction); réveiller, provoquer
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Samoan
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PN.LAGA.1D
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Laga/ʔi
|
To excite, as to fight or dance
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Tokelau
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PN.LAGA.1D
|
Laga
|
Initiate, start (a fight, etc.)
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Tikopia
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CP.LAGA.1A
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Ranga/i
|
Gather up, lift up
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Rennellese
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PN.LAGA.1D
|
Ganga
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To start, give rise to
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East Futuna
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MP.LAKA.1
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Laka/fia
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Etre franchi, être attaqué
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Tongan
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PN.LAKU.3
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Laku-ʔi
|
Throw or toss out, dump; bestow freely etc. (obj. large number or quantity)
Problematic
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Niue
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PN.LAKU.3
|
Laki
|
Carry or hold a large load
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Tongan
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TO.LAKU.2
|
La/laku
|
To finger (food) clumsily or dirtily or impolitely; to eat with the fingers (when knives and forks are provided)
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Niue
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TO.LAKU.2
|
Laku
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To touch, handle (urually with negative connotation). To mix (McE).
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East Futuna
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TO.LAKU.2
|
Laku
|
S'accoupler, faire l'amour avec une maitresse
Problematic
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Tongan
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TO.LAKUA
|
Lokua
|
Fish sp.
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Niue
|
TO.LAKUA
|
Lakua
|
Fish sp., blenny or skipper (Blennidae)
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Tuvalu
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PN.LAKU.3
|
Laku mai, laku atu
|
Gather, scatter
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Tongan
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PN.NAO
|
Na/nao, va/vao
|
To pick or scoop out the inside or the contents with one's finger (object container or contents)...
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Niue
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PN.NAO
|
Lao, nao
|
To probe (with finger or hand), put one's fingers or hand into something
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Tongan
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TO.LAU.4
|
La/lau
|
One of the parts in old Tongan singing
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Niue
|
TO.LAU.4
|
Lau
|
Chorus (sung when dragging weights etc.); to help; to have similar habits (wife and husband)
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Niue
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TO.LAU.4
|
Lau
|
To be well acquainted, to get on well
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East Uvea
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PN.LAU.2A
|
Lau/tohi
|
Lire
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Tongan
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PN.LAU-GA
|
Laaunga
|
Complaint; to complain, lodge a complaint
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Niue
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PN.LAU-GA
|
Laauga
|
Sermon, discourse; to present a sermon. To talk continuously (McE).
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East Uvea
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PN.LAU-GA
|
Laauga
|
Crier, se lamenter
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East Futuna
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PN.LAU-GA
|
Lauga
|
Eloge; paroles élogieuses (dans les chants);
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Tokelau
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PN.LAU-GA
|
Laauga
|
Sermon; speech, talk; preach, give a sermon; give a speech, address
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Tuvalu
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PN.LAU-GA
|
Laauga
|
Sermon; speech, talk; to give a sermon, preach; to give a speech
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Rennellese
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PN.LAU-GA
|
Gaaunga
|
Expression of desire, as in love chants
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Tuvalu
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PN.LAU.2A
|
L/lau
|
Magic spell, magical chant, incantation
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Tongan
|
PN.TAU.3
|
Ta/tau
|
To express thanks to one's host or hostess, or to those who have entertained one, just before leaving
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
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Rennellese
|
PN.TAU.3
|
Ta/tau
|
To promise an offering to the gods
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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XW.LAUKAU
|
Laukou
|
Greenery; foliage
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Niue
|
PN.LAWE.2B
|
Lave
|
Wear or use temporarily
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Niue
|
PN.LEQO.2
|
Leo
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To wait
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
|
FJ.LIKA
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Lia/lia/pou
|
Giddy
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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OC.SIKI.1A
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Liki/ti, niki/ti
|
Lift, hold up, uplift, raise
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.LILI.1
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Lili/lili
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To really want something (implies being envious and "put out" if one cannot get it)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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MP.LILI.2
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Lili/lili
|
Shaky, not firm
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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OC.NOFO
|
Nofo/i, lofo/i
|
To sit carelessly (in terms of comfort and cleanliness)
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