| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TUQU-MAQU
|
M/daumau
|
Insist
Problematic
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.MATUQA.B
|
Mdavae matua
|
Big toe
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.WALE.2
|
Mda/vale/ina
|
Not recognize
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.PUKU.2A
|
Mdei/puku/puku
|
Arrow of wood to shoot birds with
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.MA-LIU
|
Miliu
|
Back end of arrow
Problematic
|
|
Samoan
|
PN.MALOAQA
|
Maloaa
|
To be a great talker; to get no bonito; to be free from visitors
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
NP.NEWA.B
|
Neve/iange
|
Flirt with, approach with sexual proposals
Problematic
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.MAFI
|
Ngahi/a
|
Insist
Phonologically Irregular
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
XO.GA-FOA.*A
|
Ngaho/ho/i(n)a
|
Break (vt)
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.WALE-A.A
|
Ngo/valea
|
Not know something, be ignorant; not recognize
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.QONO.2
|
No/no/hia
|
Repair [ex. canoe]
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.QONO.3
|
No/no/ia
|
Notice, observe
|
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East Futuna
|
SO.MA-QOFA
|
Maʔofa
|
Etre dispersé; être démonté, cassé
|
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East Uvea
|
SO.MA-QOFA
|
Maʔofa
|
Se répandre, s'éparpiller; être détaché, désuni, défait, démonté
|
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Fijian
|
FJ.KOFE.B
|
Kove
|
Pandean pipes, or mouth organs
|
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East Futuna
|
CP.QOLA
|
ʔOla
|
Avoir des élancements
|
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Tongan
|
CP.QOLA
|
ʔOla
|
Gnaw, scrape off with teeth
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
CP.QOLA
|
Olo/hia
|
Feel pain from [TAU]
Problematic
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.SOLA
|
Ol/ola
|
Be left (of liauid); have some liquid left
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
OC.PELU.A
|
Pelu/a
|
Stir, mix; mess up
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
OC.PENU.A
|
Penu i paua
|
Clam shell
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
OC.PEPE
|
Pepe
|
Clitoris
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
OC.PELA
|
Phela
|
Smashed [ex. breadfruit]
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
FJ.PALI.1B
|
Phili/ake
|
Float ashore
Problematic
|
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
CP.PUULOU.A
|
Po/pulou
|
Talipot palm
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.POU-MULI
|
Poumuli
|
A straight tree of medium size; its wood is hard and used for rafters in houses
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
FJ.PUA.1A
|
Pua/tevela
|
Sealing wax palm
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.PUSAKI
|
Puaki/na
|
Erupt
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
OC.KUPEGA
|
Kupenga-ina, pukepukenga-ina
|
Trick (n,v)
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
XO.PUKU-WAQE
|
Puku/tuli
|
Knee
|
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Luangiua
|
XO.PUKU-WAQE
|
Hai/puu vae
|
Swollen ankle and heel
Problematic
|
|
Takuu
|
XO.PUKU-WAQE
|
Puku turi
|
Kneecap
|
|
Takuu
|
XO.PUKU-WAQE
|
Puku vae
|
Protrusion at the ankle
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
XO.PUKU-TULI
|
Pukutuli
|
Knee
|
|
Takuu
|
XO.PUKU-TULI
|
Puku turi
|
Kneecap
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.PUKE.3
|
Punge/ina
|
Trick (n,v) [TAU]
Problematic
|
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Tikopia
|
MP.TIO.2
|
Tio
|
Grey Jobfish (Aprion virescens)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.TUKU.B
|
Suku/ifo
|
Put down
|
|
Vaeakau-Taumako
|
NP.TEE-IA.*
|
Taa
|
That (obsolete demonstrative pronoun)
Phonologically Irregular
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
NP.TAKA.1D
|
Taka/i/niu
|
Piece of copra when scraped out
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
NP.TAKA.2A
|
Taka/pa/vae
|
Footprint
Problematic
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
MP.MAHUKU
|
Ta/muku/hia
|
Be bushy, untidy
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
NP.GEGE
|
Ta/ngenge/ina
|
Punish
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.PEU.1
|
Ta/po/ina
|
Have bad luck
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.TAU.11
|
Tau [ai]
|
Grab at
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
SO.LAVA-A
|
Te/lava/kina
|
Not strong enough to cope with, reach the limit of one's strength
|
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Sikaiana
|
NP.TELE.3B
|
Tele
|
Flow, as water flows from a hose, in a current or a river
|
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Takuu
|
NP.TELE.3B
|
Tere
|
(of a liquid) Flow, run, seep
|
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Tikopia
|
NP.TELE.3B
|
Tere
|
Ripple
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
NP.TELE.3B
|
Tele/kia
|
Carry away (by a current)
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