| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Rennellese
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PN.MATE-GA
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Maatenga
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Deathly sickness, death, severe injury
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Rarotongan
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MQ.KIHA
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Maaroo/kiʔa/kiʔa
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Very hard and stiff; harsh, tough, stodgy; (of voice) harsh, abrupt, brusque; obstinate, persistent, very perverse
Problematic
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Tongan
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AN.RARA.1
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Aa/ngaki
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To dry in front of the fire. Raviver (le feu, un malade par la moyen du feu) (Btn).
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Samoan
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PN.TAU-TAMA
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Tautama/a
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To suckle (a Manu'a word for *faailele*). (Of woman) be excused from social duties owing to having an infant to care for (Mnr).
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.ALOA
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Aro(w)aa
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Be comprehended, be understood
Problematic
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Samoan
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MP.FAU-FAU
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Faaufau
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To feel sick
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East Uvea
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NP.FEE-.3
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Fe/naa
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Ainsi, comme cela, de cette sorte
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East Uvea
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PN.SAU-SAU.2
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Haauuhaauu
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Colère (resp.)
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East Uvea
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PN.TAKU.1
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Taaku/ga
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Plaisanterie, jeu de mots
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Tuvalu
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PN.RAGI
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Lagi
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An agreement as to how much food should be provided for a gathering in *aahiga*.
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Tokelau
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PN.MAFA-TIA
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Maafatia
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Be deeply upset; be bereaved, deeply sad; suffer, be overcome
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAFA-TIA
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Mafatia (pl. maafatia)
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To be weighed down, under pressure; depressed, sad (*loto mafatia*)
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Tongan
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PN.TAKA-MILO
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Maakamio
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To sit or lie about, or just stroll round, doing nothing, when one ought to be up and doing one's duty
Problematic
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East Uvea
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MP.MALUU.A
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Maaluu
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Etre adouci, rendu tendre, doux, mou
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Tokelau
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PN.MAA-HUQI
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Maaui
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Recede, subside, diminish; (tai maaui) ebbing tide
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East Uvea
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PN.TAPU-WAQE
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Tapu/gaa vaʔe
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Le dessous du pied; soulier
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Samoan
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SO.VAE-LUA-A-POO
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Vaeluaapoo
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Midnight
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Tuvalu
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SO.VAE-LUA-A-POO
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Vae lua a poo. Valuaapoo (Jsn).
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Midnight
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Tokelau
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SO.VAE-LUA-A-POO
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Va(e)luaapoo
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Middle of the night
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Rennellese
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SO.VAE-LUA-A-POO
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Baguaapoo
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Late night, as between 12 and one; according to some, before midnight.
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East Futuna
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OC.SAAKULE
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Saakune (i)
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Fureter, fouiller, chercher dans un contentant
Phonologically Irregular
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.LAFI.1
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Gaa/rafi
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Well-used everyday mats
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.LALA.2
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Rraa/ia
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Scatter (of a school of fish)
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.MUU.3A
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Taa/muu/muu
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Deep, low-pitched (voice)
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Hawaiian
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PN.PEE-HENA
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Peenaa
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Like that; to do or say like that (Rare).
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Samoan
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PN.PEE-HENA
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Peenaa
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About this time. Like that (Mnr).
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Samoan
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XW.KALE.2
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ʔAale/i
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Drive (a canoe), paddle hard
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Hawaiian
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PN.MA-RAMA.C
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Maalama
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Take care of, care for, beware...
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Tuvalu
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PN.MATA-A-FAGA
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Mataafaga
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Beachfront, seafront, seawall
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Tongan
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maahine/hina
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To show up white, to present a white appearance
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Light (not dark); shine; understand
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Tokelau
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Light, beam (n); be clear, be distinct
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East Uvea
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Transparent, qui laisse passer la lumière; clair (étoffe); troué, percé
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East Futuna
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina
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Briller (phare, lumière), éblouir (intransitif)
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MAA-HINA
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Maaina/ina
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Bask
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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MP.QOLOGAA
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ʔOlongaa
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A kind of tree with greyish leaves. (Its bark was formerly used for making string.)
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Kapingamarangi
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XO.KUGA
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Gunga laagau
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Drift logs
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Nukumanu
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AN.TAA.1B
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Takuu taa/taa
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Hewing adze
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Takuu
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NO.FAKA-MANATOLO
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Hakamanaatoro, Haamanaatoro
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Constellation: four stars within Aquarius forming an inverted Y-shape (lit. like (an ancient canoe's) mast-blocks)...
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Nuguria
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AN.TOLU
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Aa/toru
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Name for a constellation: three stars within Orion
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Sikaiana
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SO.KAAVEI
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Kaavei
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A star constellation located near the star Scorpion...
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Takuu
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NO.SALAPOLU
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Naa Ruai/saraporu
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Name of a constellation low in the southern sky: two stars within Crux and two within Centaurus
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Rennellese
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AN.TOLU
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Togu/nga Maaui
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A constellation of three stars said to be named for Mautikitiki and his two younger brothers; Orion's Belt
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East Futuna
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PN.MAALOO.A
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Maaloo
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Victoire; vaincre, gagner; vainqueur
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Hawaiian
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CE.HIKO.2
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ʔOo/hiʔo/hiʔo, kaa/hiʔo
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Tipsy
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Tahitian
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CE.MAA-KUU
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Maaʔuu
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Mouillé
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO-WAA
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Koowaa
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Intervening space or time; channel, canal...; separated, as by a passage or channel
Phonologically Irregular
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO-WAA
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ʔO(w)aa
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Split, cracked, burst, grooved; to split, crack
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-WAA
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ʔOovaa/vaa
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Careless, worthless, idle, as a vagrant (Dvs).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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CE.KOO-WAA
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ʔOovaa/vaa
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Catégorie de chants où toutes les voix s'arrêtent à un certain moment à l'exception du *hā'u*.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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