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Reconstruction |
Reflex |
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Marquesas
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AN.HAFA.A
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Ei/há nei
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What now?
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Marquesas
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NP.QAA-I-LAA-NEI
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Einéiei
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A compliment used by a person taking leave, the reply to which is *ai*, often followed by *uppaue*
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Marquesas
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NP.NITI
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Ni/niti
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Rabougri, chétif; étroit; fraction d'empan; petit reste d'une chose, rétaille; coudée
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Marquesas
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NP.NITI
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Niti
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Resserré, étroit, rétréci
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Marquesas
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NP.NITI
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Ne/néte
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A fractional part of a fathom or span
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Marquesas
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EP.GAARARA
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Kokká (NKH), nenná
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The large house-lizard
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Marquesas
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PN.GATAE
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Nettáe
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A large tree bearing red flowers
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Mangareva
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MQ.NIU.2
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Niu
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Toupie; tourner (se dit de qc. qui tourne sur elle-même)
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Marquesas
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MQ.NIU.2
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Niú
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Toupie
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Marquesas
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PN.HIGOA
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Tei-noa
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A namesake
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Marquesas
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FJ.NONI.1
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Nóne
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A small tree
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Marquesas
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AN.QANUFE
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Núhwe
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A caterpillar; a dog
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Marquesas
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MP.GUTU.A
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Nútu
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The lips; the beak of a bird
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Marquesas
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OC.LOO
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O
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A species of emmet, different from that called Ko
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Marquesas
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NP.LOA.2
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Óa
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An expression of astonishment and perplexity
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Marquesas
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NP.LOA.2
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Wi óa!
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Who can it be!
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Marquesas
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XE.OKA
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Óká/oka
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To pick; to introduce an instrument into a hole; also used obscenely
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Marquesas
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FJ.HOGAHOGA.A
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Ókáoka (NKH), onaóna
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Stinging nettles
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Marquesas
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AN.QONE
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Óne
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The soil
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Marquesas
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AN.QONE
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Óne ti
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The beach, sand
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Marquesas
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CE.ROKI
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Óge (NKH), óne
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A bed
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Marquesas
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EP.RORO.1
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Ó-o
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The brains
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Marquesas
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PN.SALUFE
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Oúhwe
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An ornament for the ears made of coconut shell or tortoise shell, to which the small teeth of fish are fixed
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Marquesas
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PN.SALUFE
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Uuhe
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Ressort; pendants d'oreilles pour les femmes
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Marquesas
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CE.FEKII.A
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Pa/héi
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(at Tahouatta) sometimes used for a species [of fern] generally called *pa*
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Marquesas
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EP.PARAAOA
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Paóa
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Whales, cur-fish, or porpoises
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Marquesas
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XE.OKA
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Pá/óka
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A peg, or to drive a peg
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Marquesas
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AN.PAKI.1
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Pápókke
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To beat or chastise
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Marquesas
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MP.PAPA.1A
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Páppa
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A board or plank. An oval wooden dish (THT).
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Marquesas
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EC.PA-LAFA
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Pa-áhha
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A kind of coffin, made by hollowing the trunk of a tree
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Marquesas
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EP.PEKA.2A
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Patáika, patákka
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Across; to carry between two persons, with a pole upon their shoulders
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Marquesas
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MQ.PATAKA
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Túnu patakka
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To broil upon embers
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Marquesas
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MQ.PATAKA
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Tunu pataka, tunu pateá
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Braiser, faire griller
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Mangareva
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MQ.PATAKA
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Pataka
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Mettre qc. à cuire sur le feu sans l'avoir enveloppé de feuilles
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Marquesas
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TA.PATA.4
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Pátta
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To break off the snuff from candle nuts; to snuff
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Marquesas
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OC.WELA.A
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Pa/veá/veá
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Ardent, brûlant; cuisant, piquant
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Marquesas
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MP.PIA.2A
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Péa
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A term of reproach applied to men who have not the prepuce slit
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Marquesas
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XE.KIO.2
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Pe/kkéyo
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A male attendant, attached to a single or married woman, and cohabiting with her
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Marquesas
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XW.KOOKOO.2A
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Pe/kóko
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Hollow
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Marquesas
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MP.PIPI.1
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Pépe
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A periwinkle; an ornamental knob; a bead, button; a padlock
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Marquesas
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PN.PIKI.2
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Pe/pé
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A contraction of the limbs
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Marquesas
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MP.PII.2A
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Kahóu pe/pé
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Oiled cloth
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Marquesas
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MP.PIKI.1A
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Pe/pígge/éi
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A private combat; to fight together
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Marquesas
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PN.PIKO.C
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(Peyo)péyo
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Parsimonious, avaricious
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Marquesas
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MP.PAA.1
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Pi/eke
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A detached part of a house, a kind of closet
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Marquesas
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MP.PAA.1
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Pa/iki
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Séparation, cloison en général; apartement, alcôve
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Marquesas
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EP.PIKI.1B
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Pígge
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To climb; to go or come up
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Marquesas
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EP.PIKI.1B
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Pígge/na
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Climbing; ingathering of the breadfruit
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Marquesas
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PN.PAE-PAE
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Pipí
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A raised pavement
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Marquesas
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PN.POO.1B
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Poo
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Jour de vingt-quatre heures
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