| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tuamotu
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PN.QARO.B
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Aro/aro
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To line a garment; the roof, ceiling...
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Takuu
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PN.QARO.B
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Aro/aro
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Thin scraping of coconut meat...; underside of the trunk of a leaning coconut tree; the half-coconut shell containing the three holes
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Rennellese
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PN.QARO.B
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ʔAgo/ʔago
|
Corner (as of a village)
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Rennellese
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PN.QARO-FI-LIMA
|
ʔAgohi gima
|
Palm of the hand; innsr surface of the arm
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Ifira-Mele
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PN.ONA-POO
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Napoo/fia
|
Time, period
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Tongan
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PN.ENE.1
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(Ene)ene
|
To be on the point of doing something but to refrain from actually doing it
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Tongan
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PN.ENE.1
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Faka/ene/ene
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To deal with in a hesitating way, not acting firmly lest some harm or damage might be done thereby
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Niue
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PN.ENE.1
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Faka/ene/ene
|
Cautious, careful; (sit) still
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Hawaiian
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PN.ENE.1
|
Ene
|
First attempts of an infant to move, to draw up knees and push elbows, to crawl, creep
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Niue
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MP.QAPI.2
|
Api/tia
|
To be jammed, tight. Choked, confined (as by plants etc.) (McE).
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Pukapuka
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PN.KAWE.1B
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Kave
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Tail of a comet
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Pukapuka
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PN.KAWE.1B
|
Kave pakipaki
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Seaweed
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Tahitian
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PN.KAWE.1B
|
ʔAve
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Brin d'une tresse, toron d'un filin
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Tuamotu
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PN.KAWE.1B
|
Kave
|
Tendril
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Moriori
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PN.KAWE.1B
|
Kawe
|
String
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Samoan
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PN.KAWE.1B
|
ʔAve
|
Sunbeam, ray of sunshine
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Niue
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PN.KAWE.1B
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Kave/kave
|
Rays of setting sun; cord, thread, line
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Tuamotu
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PN.KAWE.2B
|
Paa/kave
|
Carrying strap
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.KAWE.2B
|
Kawe
|
Straps by which a bundle is carried on the back
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Hawaiian
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PN.KAWE.2B
|
ʔAwe
|
Pack, knapsack carried on the back
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East Uvea
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PN.KAWE.1B
|
Kave
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Queue d'un fruit, tige; anse (d'un panier), poignée, manche
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Tokelau
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PN.KAWE.1B
|
Kave
|
Beam, ray (of light)
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Niue
|
OC.TIKA.A
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Tika, hako-tika, tika-hako
|
Straight
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Tongan
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PN.RAA
|
Aa
|
Adv. used for the sake of politeness or emphasis. Là (Btn).
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Niue
|
PN.RAA
|
Aa
|
Sign of emphatic imperative (postverbal)
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Niue
|
PN.QAA-.2
|
Aa
|
At, in (of future time)
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Niue
|
PN.QAA-POGIPOGI
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Aa pongipongi
|
In the morning, tomorrow
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Niue
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NP.AE
|
Ae
|
Interjection used to call attention; interjection of surprise: Hey! Oh!
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Niue
|
NP.NEI
|
Ae/nei
|
This, these
Problematic
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Niue
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NP.NEI
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Ae/nei, ae/nai, ai/nei, ai/nai
|
Nowadays
Problematic
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Niue
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MP.FEE.1
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Ae/fee
|
Which? where?
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Niue
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PN.RAFO
|
Afo/afo langi
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Signs of bad weather in the sky
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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TO.QAI.3
|
ʔAi
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Canarium harveyi
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Niue
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TO.QAI.3
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Ai
|
Tree sp.: Canarium harveyi
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Niue
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PN.USU.4
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Ala-uhu
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To arise early in the morning
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Niue
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TO.ALAGA.B
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Ala(nga)vaka
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The prime minister and chief ruler under the king in former times
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
|
PN.QALITO
|
Alito-mata
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Pupil of the eye; fig., apple of the eye (cherished object)
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Niue
|
PN.AMU
|
(Kai) faka/amu
|
To curse
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Niue
|
EP.ANA.2
|
Ane, kane
|
If (past tense [counterfactual])
Problematic
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Tongan
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OC.SAQO
|
Haʔo/fia
|
To surround or sit round
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East Futuna
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OC.SAQO
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Sao/fia
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Etre pris par la force; prendre d'assaut; attaquer sans risque (exx. fort, campement)
Phonologically Irregular
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Rennellese
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OC.SAQO
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Saʔo/hie, saʔo/hia (Lake)
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To help, support
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
|
AN.QATA
|
Ata/ngia
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To be eclipsed (as the sun), to be shadowed, reflected
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Niue
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AN.QATE.1
|
Ate/fua
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The liver
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Niue
|
AN.QATE.1
|
Ate/vili
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The heart
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Niue
|
PN.QASI
|
Faka/ati
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To visit; peep into, look at
Problematic
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Niue
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OC.WAWE
|
Faka/ave
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Quickly
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.E.3
|
Naa ee
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Postposed vocative: O!
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Niue
|
PN.TE-RA
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Ee
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Demonstrative: this, these
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Niue
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XW.KAA-FAI
|
Ka/eke
|
If (indeed)
Phonologically Irregular
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