| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tahitian
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TO.KAMATA.2
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Taamata
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Essayer, gouter, tenter quelque chose; tenter quelqu'un
Problematic
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Tongan
|
TO.KAMATA.2
|
Kamata/hake
|
Taste
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Tuvalu
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SO.KAAMATA.*
|
Kaamata
|
Begin
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Pukapuka
|
SO.KAAMATA.*
|
Ka(a)mata
|
To begin
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Samoan
|
SO.KAAMATA.*
|
ʔAamata
|
Begin
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Sikaiana
|
SO.KAAMATA.*
|
Kaamata
|
Begin
|
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Tikopia
|
SO.KAAMATA.*
|
Kaamata
|
Beginning
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Tokelau
|
SO.KAAMATA.*
|
Kaamata
|
Begin, start, commence
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Easter Island
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MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami
|
Glad, pleased, contented
Problematic
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East Futuna
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami/si
|
Petit bruit avec les lèvres comme si l'on suçait
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Fijian
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Qami/ta
|
To shut the mouth [Lau Dialect]
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Hawaiian
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
ʔAmi/ʔami
|
Elastic, pendulous, springy
Problematic
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New Zealand Maori
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami/kami
|
Smack the lips
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Marquesas
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Ami
|
Bruit de la bouche
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Nukumanu
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami/kami
|
Therapeutic massage involving squeezing.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Penrhyn
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami/kami
|
Opening and shutting movement of lips
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Pukapuka
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami/kami
|
Cartilage between gills of a fish
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Rennellese
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Ka/kami
|
To bite, of fish
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Ra'ivavae
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Amiami
|
Interior folds of the vagina. To move the vagina with a circular motion (Stn).
Problematic
|
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Ra'ivavae
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
ʔAmiʔami
|
Sphincter muscles .
Problematic
|
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Tahitian
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
ʔAmi/ʔami
|
Avoir les levres qui tremblent
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Tuamotu
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami
|
Gulp, make effort to swallow
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Tuamotu
|
MP.KAMI.1
|
Kami/kami
|
Open and close repeatedly, as legs, lips, gills of a fish
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East Uvea
|
NP.KAMI.2
|
Kami
|
Revanche; garder, avoir une rancune envers qn.
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Marquesas
|
NP.KAMI.2
|
Kami/kami, maki(maki) (MQN), maʔi/maʔi (MQS)
|
Désir, désirer vouloir...
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Rennellese
|
NP.KAMI.2
|
Kami/kami
|
To desire ardently
|
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Tuvalu
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo/kamo
|
Quick movements of the hand (e.g. tap rapidly; turn hand rapidly as in knuckle-bones; a brief, sly wave)
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East Futuna
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo(kamo)
|
Beckon
|
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East Uvea
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo(kamo)
|
Appeler par signe
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo
|
Wink; eyelash, eyelid
|
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Moriori
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo
|
Wink. Beckon, wave to (Wms).
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Moriori
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kemo
|
Eye-lash
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Penrhyn
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PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo
|
Wink; agree
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Va/khamo
|
Flash, lighten
Problematic
|
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Pukapuka
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kemo
|
Wink, blink once
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Pukapuka
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kemo/tia
|
Signal with eyes
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Rarotongan
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PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo
|
Blink, beckon, make a sign with the hand
|
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Rennellese
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo
|
Beckon with downward flap of hand
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Tikopia
|
PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo
|
Wink, make signs with hand or eye
|
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Tongan
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PN.KAMO.1
|
Kamo
|
Beckon or make signs with eye or hand
|
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Tuvalu
|
NP.KAMO.2
|
Kamo
|
Hunt birds by stealth; grab quickly, not necessarily steal...
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Marquesas
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NP.KAMO.2
|
Kamo
|
Voler, voleur. Vol, rapine, enlèvement (Lch). Steal (Mtu).
|
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Mangareva
|
NP.KAMO.2
|
Kamo
|
To steal (Buck 1938:227). Voler; voleur (Rch).
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Anuta
|
FJ.KAMU.1
|
Kamu
|
Chew
|
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Easter Island
|
FJ.KAMU.1
|
ʔAmu
|
Eat
Borrowed
|
|
Fijian
|
FJ.KAMU.1
|
Qamu/ta
|
Take hold of with pincers or between the teeth; shut (the mouth)
|
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Hawaiian
|
FJ.KAMU.1
|
Amu
|
Eat
Phonologically Irregular
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
FJ.KAMU.1
|
Kamu
|
Eat; munch, move the mouth as if eating
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
FJ.KAMU.1
|
Kamu
|
Betelnut; chew betelnut
|
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Pukapuka
|
FJ.KAMU.1
|
Kamu
|
Chewing gum
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