| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Pukapuka
|
TA.KOO-UA
|
Kooua
|
Immature coconut
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
NP.KULA.1C
|
Kura tangata
|
Human population. To begat issue, to carry on line (Sve).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
NP.KULU.2
|
Kuru
|
(Rain) fall
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
CE.KAE
|
Kae
|
Spittle
|
|
Penrhyn
|
CE.KAE
|
Sae/kae
|
Saliva, slaver
|
|
Penrhyn
|
SO.SAUSAU-LELE
|
Taareeree sau
|
Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)
Problematic
|
|
Penrhyn
|
MP.QETI
|
Ve/veti, ve/vesi
|
To peel off with one's teeth
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Pukapuka
|
XO.KAU.8
|
Kau
|
Wooden fishhook...
Problematic
|
|
Penrhyn
|
EO.SAU.6
|
Haka/sau/sau
|
To expose oneself to the wind and get cold
|
|
Penrhyn
|
PN.MA-FOLA
|
Maasora-hia
|
To loosen [ex. hair]
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Penrhyn
|
MP.MASA.1
|
Mai/masa
|
Growth stage of coconut fruit (between *sakari* and *uto*); flesh still white and still contains some liquid
|
|
Penrhyn
|
PN.SUQI
|
Sui/sui
|
Dish of grated coconut mixed with liquid
|
|
Penrhyn
|
EP.TIKA.B
|
A/tchica
|
Truth
|
|
Penrhyn
|
PN.RAU.1
|
Rau rau
|
Group fishing net
|
|
Penrhyn
|
EP.POO-TAKA
|
Pitaka
|
Circle
|
|
Penrhyn
|
PN.MOTO.2B
|
Moto moto
|
Ripe coconut
|
|
Penrhyn
|
PN.PI-PIKI
|
Mata pikè
|
Crooked eyes, squint
|
|
Penrhyn
|
TA.MAANIANIA
|
Manienie/wr
|
Shut up! silence!
|
|
Penrhyn
|
NP.MUKA.1B
|
Muko-muko, muco muco, makumako
|
Earliest stage of coconut
|
|
Penrhyn
|
FJ.FONO.2A
|
Fono
|
Council
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Penrhyn
|
CE.TIKI.3
|
E/chik
|
Two coconuts tied together by husk
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
PN.FAKA-TUQU
|
Fakatu/tu
|
Vertical (in plaiting)
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
PN.KAPI.C
|
Kapi tane
|
Male issue
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
PN.MAGEHO.A
|
Mange
|
Itch
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Meika
|
Banana
|
|
Rarotongan
|
PN.MAQU-LALO
|
Mooraro
|
Bowed down, bent over; defer (Bib.).
Problematic
|
|
Rarotongan
|
CE.MOREFU.1
|
Moo/re/reʔu
|
Dim, weak (of light)
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
PN.MOTO.2B
|
Moto moto
|
Juice of a young coconut
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
CK.GUTU-PAA
|
Ngutu
|
Mouth, entrance. "In the entrance of a *paa*, the *ngutu* were the two side passages leading from the main outer entrance into the *paa* itself."
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
NP.POO-POO.B
|
Popo puraka
|
Way of preparing *puraka*
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
PN.PORO-QAKI
|
Poroki/roki
|
Warn
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
CK.PU-FERA
|
Pufera
|
Open; open leaflet (in plaiting)
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
CK.PUU-NIU
|
Puunii
|
Canoe: one-piece dugout
|
|
Pukapuka
|
CK.PUU-NIU
|
Puuniu
|
Enormous (of taro corms)
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
CK.PUU-NIU
|
Puuniu
|
Fern spp. (Todea superba, Polystichum vestitum)
|
|
Rarotongan
|
CK.RAGA
|
Ranga-ʔia
|
To search for something
|
|
Mangaia
|
CK.RAGA
|
Ranga (pass. rangaaʔia)
|
Look around for, seek for
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
PN.TAU-TASA
|
Tautahi
|
Coconut that grows singly on one flower stalk
|
|
Pukapuka
|
PN.TAU-TASA
|
Tautai
|
Single coconut hanging in a tree
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
CE.TEE.3
|
Te
|
Progressive aspect
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
CK.TIKAAI
|
Tikaai
|
Truly (post-verbal)
|
|
Rarotongan
|
CK.TIKAAI
|
Tikaai, tika ai
|
Really, definitely, certainly
|
|
Penrhyn
|
CK.TIKAAI
|
Tikaai
|
Really, truly, just
|
|
Mangaia
|
CK.TIKAAI
|
Tikaai
|
Very, really, certainly
|
|
Penrhyn
|
PN.TUPE.1
|
Tupe
|
Coil, bundle of folded *rauhara* for thatching
|
|
Rarotongan
|
PN.TUPE.1
|
Tupe rauʔara
|
A disc-shaped roll of dried pandanus leaves
|
|
Rarotongan
|
PN.TUPE.1
|
Tupe varaaoa
|
Large round or square biscuit
|
|
Tahitian
|
PN.TUPE.1
|
Tupe
|
A species of cockle shell
|
|
Hawaiian
|
PN.TUPE.1
|
(ʔOolepe) kupe
|
A bivalve
|
|
Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
AN.UA.1
|
Ua-hia
|
Lashing in house construction
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