| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
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PN.POLATA
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Bolata
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The stem either of the banana or the plantain tree
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Tongan
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FJ.PULOTU.1
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Bolotoo
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An imaginary island to the NW of Tonga, the residence of the immortal gods, and of the souls of deceased chiefs and matabooles
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Tongan
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TO.MEQE
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Meʔe
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(to perform a) Dance or action song of almost any kind
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Tongan
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TO.MEQE
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Méë
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A dance; to dance
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Niue
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TO.MEQE
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Mee
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An organised traditional dancing or singing party or performance for a special function
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Samoan
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TO.MEQE
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Meʔe/meʔe
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To rejoice
Problematic
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Fijian
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TO.MEQE
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Meke
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A native dance; to perform a dance
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East Uvea
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TO.MEQE
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Meʔe
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Danse; danser
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Tongan
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FJ.PUA.1A
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Booa
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A kind of flower resembling the Jiali, but yellow
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Tongan
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OC.PUAKA
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Booaca
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Swine; pork; pig,&c.
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Tongan
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CP.PUUPUU.1
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Boóboó
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A gargle; to gargle
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Tongan
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OC.FULA.1
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Pu/pula
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To swell, expand, bulge
Phonologically Irregular
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Tongan
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OC.FULA.1
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Boo/boola, boola
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To swell
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Tongan
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PN.PUKE.3
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Booge
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To apprehend; to seize hold of; to arrest
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Tongan
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FJ.PUKE.1A
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Booge
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The little hillock or mound in which a yam is planted
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Tongan
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PN.PUKE.4
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Booge
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Those parts of a double canoe extending beyond the platform
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Tongan
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PN.PUSA.1
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Booha
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A box; a chest
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Tongan
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MP.PUSI.1
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Boohi
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To blow any thing out of the mouth with force; also the name of the party that distribute the bait for rats, which is done by blowing it forcibly out of their mouths
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Tongan
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PN.PUI.B
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Booi booi
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A curtain; a screen
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Tongan
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PN.PULE.2
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Boole
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To order or conduct, to manage, to declaim
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Tongan
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AN.PULE-PULE
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Boole-boole
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Spotted, party-coloured
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Tongan
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CP.PUULOU.A
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Booló
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Veiled, concealed, something thrown over the head and face, to veil, to mask
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Tongan
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MP.PULU.1A
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Booloo
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The husk of the cocoa nut
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Tongan
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AN.PULU.2
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Booloo
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Gum, pitch, or any adhesive substance
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Tongan
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PN.PULU.4
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Booloo-booloo
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To draw up the dress so as to cover the shoulders, to shelter
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Tongan
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MP.PUNA
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Boona
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To fly, to vault, to jump high in the air; to rebound as an elastic body
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Tongan
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PN.PUNOU
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Boonó
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To incline, to bend down, to droop, to stoop
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Tongan
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NP.FULA.2
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Bo-oola
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A night dance
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Tongan
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PN.PUTU.2
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Bootoo
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Burial ceremony
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Tongan
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PN.PAOPAO
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Bopau
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A small paddling canoe made of a hollow tree
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Tongan
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AN.POPO.1
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Bopo
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Rotten, mouldy
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Tongan
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CP.POTO.2
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Boto
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Wise, cunning, knowing, expert, well practised
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Tongan
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OC.POTO.1
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(Ruo)poto/poto
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Round (circular, cylindrical, or spherical)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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PN.POTU.1
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Botoo
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Alongside, near to, the side of any thing (except of man or animal); a part of, a portion, a detachment
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Tongan
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PN.KA.2
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Ca
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If, for, because, whilst
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Tongan
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PN.KAPE.1
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Cabe
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A certain plant
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Tongan
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MP.KAHA.1
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Ca/caha
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Lighted in flames, kindled
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Tongan
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PN.KAKALA
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Cacala. Namoo cacala.
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Any flower, a wreath or necklace of flowers. Sweet scent (as of flowers); odorous.
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Tongan
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PN.KAKAWA
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Cacava
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To sweat, to perspire
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Tongan
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PN.KA-KAU.1
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Cacców
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To swim, to wade
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Tongan
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MP.KAFA.1
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Cafa
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Plait made of the husk of the cocoa-nut
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Tongan
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PN.KAFO
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Cafo
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A wound in battle; or at least with a warlike instrument; to wound
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Tongan
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MP.KAFU.A
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Cafoo
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Any covering with which a person may be covered whilst resting or sleeping
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Tongan
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PN.KASIKASI
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Cahi
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Scrofulous indurations of the glands, to which the Tonga people are very subject
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Tongan
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MP.KASO.2
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Caho
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A reed; an arrow for sport
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Tongan
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PN.KASOKASO.2
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Caho-caho
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A superior species of the yam
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Tongan
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PN.KASOA
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Cahoa
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A necklace
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Tongan
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PN.KAAIGA.B
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Cainga, Kyinga.
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A relation; a kin; one of the same party or interest. A relation or kinsman.
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Tongan
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PN.KALAGA
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Calanga
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To roar out; to shriek; to halloo; s shout
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Tongan
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PN.KALAWA.2
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Calava
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Artery; vein; sinew
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