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Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
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MP.MURI.1A
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Mooi. Gi-mooi. He-mooi.
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After, following; ago, in time past. Behind, or last in rank or place, backwards. Hereafter.
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Tongan
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AN.QUTA.1
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Oota. Gi-oota.
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Land or shore. On shore, inland.
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Tongan
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PN.TUQA.1B
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Gi tooa. Gi-tooa.
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Outside, out, without. Behind, at the back of.
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Tongan
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PN.TAU-MULI
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Tow-mooli. Gi-tów-mooli.
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The stern of a vessel. Abaft, astern.
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Tongan
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PN.KIE.B
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Gië
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A kind of wearing mat, used chiefly in canoes, as they are not liable to be spoiled by sea-water...
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Tongan
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PN.KIKI.1
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Gigi
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Any food used to relish some other food, as yams with pork, or the contrary
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Tongan
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PN.KISI.1
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Gihi
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A very little person, a dwarf
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Tongan
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CP.SEMA.1
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Hema. Gi/hema,
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The left. To the left hand, on the left hand or side
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Tongan
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AN.KILI.1
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Gili
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Bark of a tree; paring; skin, husk, or hull; hide or skin of an animal (living or dead), leather
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Tongan
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AN.KILI.2
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Gili. Gili/chi
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A file, a saw. To file, filings.
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Tongan
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NP.KIU.2
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Giloo
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One hundred thousand
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Tongan
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NP.KIU.2
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Kilu
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Hundred thousand
Problematic
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Tongan
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AN.MATAQU.2
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Matów. Gi-matów.
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Right, in contradistinction to left. To the right hand.
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Tongan
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PN.KI-MO-RUA
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Gimóooa. (Ma)móooa.
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Both, the dual number to the pronoun mo
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East Uvea
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AN.TAA.1B
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Ta ʔakau
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Couper du bois
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Tongan
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AN.TAA.1B
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Taa(ʔi)
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To chop, to cut or carve (e.g. a canoe) by chopping; to draw (a picture)...
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Tongan
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FJ.TA-PONO
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Topono
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To feel satisfied or contented. Rempli, rassasié (Btn).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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PN.TAU-QA
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Touʔa
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Persons whose duty it is to prepare kava for drinking, esp. on ceremonial occasions
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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OC.TIKA.A
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Tonu/sika
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Straight as a dart, absolutely straight or direct
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Takuu
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OC.TIKA.A
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Tonu ttika
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(colloq.) Perfectly correct, exact
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Tongan
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MP.USO.1A
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Uho
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Pith; central thick root (of kava plant); core (not of breadfruit)
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Niue
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PN.MA-QINE-QINE
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Maine (Motu dialect), maini (Tafiti dialect)
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Enjoyable, thrilling
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Tongan
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PN.KI-MO-UTOLU
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Motoloo. Gimótóloo
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Ye, you, your (used only when three or more persons are signified)
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Tongan
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PN.KI-MAA-RUA
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Gimówoóa
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We two, both of us, our (the dual number of mow, used only when the person spoken to is not included)
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Tongan
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PN.KI-MAA-UTOLU
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Gimówtóloo
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Us, our (used only when the person spoken to is not included, and when three or more are meant)
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Tongan
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PN.KI-NAA-RUA
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Ginówoóa. Nowooa.
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They, them, their (when only two are signified), both of them. The dual number of the pronoun, they...
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Tongan
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PN.KI-NAA-UTOLU
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Ginówtóloo
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They, them, their (when three or more are signified)
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Tongan
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MP.KIU.1
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Gioo
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A crane (a bird)
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Tongan
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EO.KITA.1
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Gita
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The pronoun, I (used to answer to a question, or after a verb)
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Tongan
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FJ.KITA.2A
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Gita
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Tetanus, trismus; spasms, convulsions
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Tongan
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AN.KITE.A
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Gite
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To view at a distance, as the land when at distance
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Tongan
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PN.GAKO
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Gnaco
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Blubber, fat, grease
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Tongan
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PN.TE-KAU
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Teców. Gna/ców.
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A score. The plural of tecow, a score, used only in counting out yams and fish
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Tongan
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OC.GAFA
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Gnafa
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A fathom, the measure of the extended arms
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Tongan
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PN.GAOSI
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Gnahi
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To make, to fashion, to repair
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Tongan
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PN.GAASOLO.A
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Gnaholo
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Fleetness, swiftness, fast sailing
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Tongan
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FJ.GALI.2A
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Gnale
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Suitable, consistent with one's station, character, &c.
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Tongan
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OC.GALO.1
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Gnalo
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To disappear, to forget, to lose, to leave behind
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Tongan
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MP.GALU.1
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Gnaloo
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A billow, surf, surge
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Tongan
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PN.GANA.1
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Gnano
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Red-faced, flushed, sunburnt, blowzy
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Tongan
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PN.GATU.1
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Gnatoo
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The substance used for clothing, prepared from the bark of the Chinese paper mulberry tree, and imprinted
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Tongan
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PN.TAPA.1A
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Tapa
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The substance used for clothing...before it is imprinted
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Tongan
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PN.RAU.2
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Te/áoo, të/áoo. Gne/áoo.
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A hundred. Hundreds.
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Tongan
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PN.GAQATI
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Gnedji. Gnedji nima.
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Hull, husk, pod, a shell. The nails of the hand.
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Tongan
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LO.GELI
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Gnele
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A baboon, monkey
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Tongan
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PN.GIGILA
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Gnignila
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Bright, polished, brilliant
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Tongan
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PN.GAFUA
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Gnofooa
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Easy, easily; plainly evident; unprohibited, not forbidden, not tabooed, lawful, allowable
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Tongan
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CP.GOGO.1
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Gnogno
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A seagull
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Tongan
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PN.GARUE
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Gnóooe
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To till the land, agricultural work
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Tongan
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MP.GUTU.A
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Gnootoo
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Mouth of any animal; beak of a bird
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