| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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West Futuna
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MP.MATA-WAI
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Mtavai
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Haut de la vallée
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West Futuna
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PN.MUKA.1A
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Muh/muko
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Coeur du cocotier
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West Futuna
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SO.MOQI-KAKA
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Mukaka
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Fibre bourre
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West Futuna
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FJ.GASAU
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Gasau/jiri
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Sharpened cane used as spear or arrow
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West Futuna
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PN.WALE.1
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Na/vare/vare
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Albumen liquide
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West Futuna
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PN.GAA.2A
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(H)ga-
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Plural or collective prefix
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West Futuna
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PN.GAA.2A
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Ga/tama
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Children
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West Futuna
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CP.TEA
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(Ga)/h/tea
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White, light
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West Futuna
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PN.GAO.2
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Ngao
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Trace de pas; cicatrice
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West Futuna
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PN.RAQA-KAU.A
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Ga/rakau
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Shrubs and herbacious plants; small plant life
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West Futuna
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PN.GA-LUE
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Ngaru/ngarue
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Se balancer (assis)
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West Futuna
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NP.GAALULU.B
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Ta uru ngaruru
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Mal de tête
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West Futuna
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FJ.WELE
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(Ta)ngo/vere
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Jardin en jachère
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West Futuna
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NP.NITI
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Ni/giji/a (FUT), ni/gitji/a (ANI)
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To squeeze, pinch. To hold small twine firm lest it beak (Cpl).
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West Futuna
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EO.LAQU.1
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Rau/a, rou/a
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To be hooked as a fish firmly hooked; to be caught up, choked up. Avaler de travers (Rve).
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West Futuna
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NP.SAE.2
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Se
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To insult, especially to call another a liar
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
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OC.SAE.1
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Se/nia
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To tear, to make into strips; to divide (esp. initial cutting and shaping of canoe)
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West Futuna
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PN.QUI
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Niu wi
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Clone coco
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West Futuna
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NP.SOMO.2
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Niu somo
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Sprouted coconut fruit. Très jeune cocotier (Rve).
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West Futuna
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NP.TAKALO
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Fe/takaro
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To idle, to play about
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West Futuna
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CP.MA-MATA
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(H)mata
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To see, look at. Regarder partout, curiosité (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.LAAKEI
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No/rakei
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Mettre ses beaux vêtements
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West Futuna
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OC.LOTO.A
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Uai roto
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In the middle
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West Futuna
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AN.TANU
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Not/tanu
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Enfoncer
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West Futuna
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FJ.WAKA-WAKA
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Va(h)vaka/moa
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Chicken eggs
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
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FJ.WAKA-WAKA
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No/vahvaka
|
Oeuf
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West Futuna
|
PN.TAFITO.A
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(Ta)n/tafito
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L'autre bout, le commencement, le tronc, base
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West Futuna
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AN.QANUFE
|
Nufe
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Caterpillar
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West Futuna
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NP.QAO-ATEA
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(Ta) otea
|
Midi
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West Futuna
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MP.PAA.1
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Pa/pa
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Walls of wild cane or coconut frond thatch
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West Futuna
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NP.PAA-KISI
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Pakisi
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To make a loud clapping or cracking noise
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West Futuna
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SO.PAA-LAPU
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Parapu/ri (ANI)
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Wind from the southeast
Problematic
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West Futuna
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SO.PAA-LAPU
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Para(h)misi
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Wind from the northwest
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West Futuna
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OC.PALA.2
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Para/para
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Fougère arborescente; rape-laplap végétale
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West Futuna
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PN.PENA.2
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Pen/tai
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Noeud coulante pour attraper oiseaux
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West Futuna
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FJ.PUKE.1A
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Puke/puke
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Having irregular surface, covered with moguls or ridges; rough, bumpy
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West Futuna
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PN.PITO.2
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Pih/pito/nea
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Bits of something
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West Futuna
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PN.PITO.2
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Pih/pito/kai
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Restes pour le lendemain
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West Futuna
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PN.POKI.1
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Poki kutu, poki/a
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Epouiller
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West Futuna
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PN.PUU.2
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Pu/kake
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Jaillir (eau), sortir
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West Futuna
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PN.KUPU.1A
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Puku toro
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Jointed section of sugar cane. Intervale entre noeuds (Rve).
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
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OC.PULAPULA
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H/pura. X/pura (FUT), po/pra (ANI) (Cpl).
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To plant, cover seeds (or other crops such as roots) with earth
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West Futuna
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OC.PULAPULA
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Pura
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Enfoncer plant
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West Futuna
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MP.PUSA.2
|
Pusa
|
Vapeur
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West Futuna
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PN.PUSAKI
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Pusaki/na
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To smash something to bits. Bouteille qui se brise en morceaux (Rve).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
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PN.PUTO
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Putogi-a
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Cover, wrap. Panser, couvrir, mettre une feuille (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.KASI.2
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Pwaru/kasi
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(Rastrelliger kanagurta) [Indian mackerel] (Rve).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
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MP.LAI
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Pworu/rai
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(Scomberoides lysan) (Rve).
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West Futuna
|
EO.ULA.1A
|
Ura
|
Flame (n)
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West Futuna
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PN.ULA.1B
|
Ura
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To redden; reddish; ripe
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