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Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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NP.LAQU.2
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Lau
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The part of the garden area where giant taro are planted by inserting a piece of corm into the soil rather than digging a hole
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Takuu
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EO.LAU.3
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Lau-
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Flat surface
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Takuu
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NP.LAU-FALA
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Lauhara
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Pandanus leaf
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Takuu
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PN.LAU.2B
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Lau-
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Collective noun prefix for a group of people
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Takuu
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PN.LAQOFIE
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Lauhie, rauhie
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(of weather or sea) Calm, fine
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Takuu
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PN.RAU.2
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Lau/ika
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One hundred fish
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Takuu
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PN.KATAFA.B
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Lau/kataha
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Birdsnest Fern (Asplenium nidus)
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Takuu
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AN.MATAQU.2
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Maatau
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Right hand, right side
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Mangareva
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TA.MASARA
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Maʔara/ʔara
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Se dit d'hommes qui ont des prédilections, des préférences, et ne sont pas égaux, en jugeant dans leur actes; agir avec des préférences
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Takuu
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PN.MAQU.1
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M/mau
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Hard, firm, inflexible, immovable
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Takuu
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PN.MAA-UNU
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Maunu
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(of a joint) Dislocate
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Sikaiana
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mea
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Do, make, cause; have intercourse
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mea
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Do, deal with; cause, make; say; intend, wish
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Sikaiana
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OC.GAU
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N/nau
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Tough to eat, of food
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Takuu
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PN.FAKA-NOFO
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Hakanoho
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Seat, cause to sit down or up; install (a chief, elder, spirit medium), put into office
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Takuu
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PN.GOTO
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Noto/hia
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(of canoe) Fully laden; riding low because of the weight of its contents
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Takuu
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FJ.FOO.1
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Hoo
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Kind of small silver fish caught in hand nets, commonly used as bait. Possibly Siganus fry or Caesio sp.
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Takuu
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NO.PAU.2
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P/pau
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Count, enumerate
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Takuu
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OC.PEQE
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Pee
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Break wind, fart (esp. audibly)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.POGA-A-ISU
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Pagausu
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Nostril
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Takuu
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SO.POLE.B
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P/pore
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Shake, tremble (because of old age or sickness), tingle, shiver; (of muscle) have a spasm; (of steering handle of outboard motor) vibrate; (of limb affected by Parkinson’s Disease) tremble slowly; be afraid, worried
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Takuu
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SO.LAPITI
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Raupiti, ropiti, lopiti. +Laupiti (Hdn).
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Black-Naped Tern [Sterna sumatrana]
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Takuu
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PN.SALII
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Sarii
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Fish sp. caught in hand nets for bait
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Takuu
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EO.SAU.6
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Sau
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Breeze, gentle wind
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Sikaiana
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EO.SAU.6
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Sau
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Weather
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Takuu
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PN.SAU.7
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S/sau
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State or condition (esp. of the human body) as specified by the following verb
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Takuu
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OC.SAAWAKI
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Saauaki
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Edible sea urchin sp.
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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XO.SAWA.2
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Sava
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Dance gesture, esp. in sau dances
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Takuu
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OC.TAQU.1
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Se/tau
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Year
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Takuu
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NP.SUMU.1
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Simu
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Lash or tie a three-legged stool (tuai) or oilfish hook (maatau hakasoro) in a prescribed manner
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUI
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Sui/kkau
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Avenge the infidelity of a spouse by seeking a lover of one’s own
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Takuu
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PN.TAFA-QULI
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Tahauri
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Fish [Caranx sp.], second growth stage between lluhe and sukimana
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Takuu
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PN.TAFITO.A
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Tahito
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Foot or base of a tree or pole; beginning of a story, history; cause of a problem
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Takuu
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OC.TAGAFA
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Tanaha
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Fish sp., caught in the ocean
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Takuu
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PN.TALA-A-TUQA
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Taraatua
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Spiny dorsal fin of a fish, small fin(s) between the dorsal and caudal fins of some fish
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Kapingamarangi
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Dali
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To braid finish on the side edge of a dabagau mat
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Sikaiana
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MP.TAU.5
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Tau
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To beach, to bring ashore, to carry ashore, usually referring to canoes
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Takuu
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PN.TAU.8
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Tau
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Verse or division of a song; sing a verse
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAU.8
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Tau
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A type of song that was performed in the clan houses {hale henua} during the kunaaika and perhaps other ceremonies
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Takuu
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CP.TAU.6
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Tau
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Prow cover on an ancient canoe
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Takuu
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CP.TAU.6
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T/tau
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(obs.) Bow board of ancient canoe; decorated upper bow section
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Takuu
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PN.TOOUA
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Taua
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Egg yolk; turmeric in paste form
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.TAUMAFA
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Taumaha
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Ward off sickness; cluster of five dry coconuts used as part of preventative measures against injury or sickness
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Sikaiana
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CP.TAUME
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Taume
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Shoot of a coconut branch
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Sikaiana
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EO.TAU-TAHI
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Tautai
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A man who is expert at fishing
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Takuu
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PN.TARA
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Tau/tara
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Eave (of a house); longitudinal struts on which the thatch panels rest; end of a house.
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Takuu
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NP.TUQU.2
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Tau/tuu
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Woven belt or something functioning as a belt
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Sikaiana
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NP.TUQU.2
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Tau/tuu
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Girdle or belt used to hold stomach in; strap used to tie a basket {kete} to one’s back when going fishing
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Sikaiana
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PN.TERE.A
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Tele
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Sail or ride in a boat; ride in an automobile
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Nukuoro
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Dau dinae
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A period during which many women are pregnant at the same time
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