| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Hawaiian
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AN.MATA.2A
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Maka
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Raw (fish), uncooked; green, unripe (fruit); fresh as distinct from salted provisions; wet (sand)
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Emae
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PN.MAATAI
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Mataisau
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Skilled person
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Ifira-Mele
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PN.MAATAI
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Mataisau
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Carpenter, person skilled in canoe-building, house-building, carving, etc
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Rennellese
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PN.MAATAI
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Matai/sau
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Expert craftsman, tattooer
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Samoan
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PN.MAATAI
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Matai
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Titled head of extended Samoan family; master
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Samoan
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PN.MAATAI
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Maatai/sau
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Craftsman, carpenter
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.TAI-TAI
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Maa/taitai
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Salty, brackish
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Marquesas
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PN.TAI-TAI
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Taitai
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Salé, saumâtre
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Rarotongan
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PN.TAI-TAI
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Maa/taitai
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Salty, brackish
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MA-TAKA
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Mataka
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Fall off, disappear
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Tahitian
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PN.MAATA-KI
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Matai/tai
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Look, examine, satisfy curiosity
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Nukuoro
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CE.MATA-KITE.B
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Matakite
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A soothsayer, prophet
Problematic
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Marquesas
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EO.MATA-LIKI.B
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Mataiki (MQN), mataiʔi (MQS)
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Les playades; la saison des playades. Constellation les Pléiades; ancien nom du mois de mai; deuxième récolte de fruits à pain (Lch).
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Samoan
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PN.MATA-MOSO
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Matamosa
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(Abrus precatorius)
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Samoan
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PN.MATA-MOSO
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Matamoso
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Rosary pea (Abrus precatorius)
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.MATA-POOURI
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Mata-poouri
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Gloomy, sad
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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PN.MATA-A-PULE
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Mataapule
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Man of honourable rank or station; minor chief; chief's attendant and spokesman; sibling-in-law of same sex
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Fijian
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CP.MAA-TAU
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Ma(ta)sau
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A title of honour
Problematic
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West Futuna
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PN.MA-TILA
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Majira (FUT), matjira (ANI)
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Bamboo, knife. Sabre d'abattis (Rve).
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Mangareva
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CE.MAA-TIRO
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Matiro
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Examiner, envisager, se dit des personnes et des choses. Visiter, examiner, inspecter quelqu'un ou quelque chose (Rch).
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Tuvalu
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
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East Futuna
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PN.MATUKU.A
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A/matuku/
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
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East Uvea
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Motuku
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
Problematic
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Madugu
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Heron (Demigretta sacra sacra)
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Emae
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
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Marquesas
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku (MQN), matuʔu (MQS)
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Héron, aigrette sacrée, oiseau de la famille des ardéidés. Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) (Dln).
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Niue
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Motuku
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra). Curlew (McE).
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Pukapuka
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matiku
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Pacific Reef-Heron (Demigretta sacra)
Phonologically Irregular
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Samoan
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuʔu
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Reef Heron (Demigretta sp.) ; (Egretta sacra)
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Takuu
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku
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Mottled Reef Heron (Demigretta sacra)
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Tikopia
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Motuku
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Reef Heron (Demigretta sacra)
Problematic
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Tokelau
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku
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Reef Heron (Demigretta sacra)
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Tongan
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Motuku
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Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
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West Uvea
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku
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Héron, (Ardea sacra)
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East Futuna
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PN.MAQU.1
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Maʔu
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Fixed, constant, firm . Sans arrêt, toujours, constamment (postverbe)
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East Uvea
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PN.MAQU.1
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Maʔu
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Ferme, stable, solide, fixe; solidement, fortement, constamment, sans interruption
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Marquesas
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PN.MAQU.1
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Mau
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Ferme, solide, attaché; encore, encore un peu; pris, saisi. Affermir, consolider, amarrer, agrafer, fixer, maintenir, tenir; fermement, encore un peu plus, encore davantage (Lch). Attraper par l'hameçon; to hook [a fish] (Atl).
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East Uvea
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PN.MAQU-A
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Maʔu
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Prendre, saisir, tenir, occuper, posséder, avoir....
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Mangareva
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PN.MAQU-A
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Mau
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Saisir, prendre, tenir
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Tahitian
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PN.MAQU-A
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Mau
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Saisir, tenir
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East Uvea
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AN.MAQURI
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Maʔuli
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Vie, existence, santé
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Rarotongan
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TA.MAURU
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Maauru/uru
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Satisfied, gratified, content, well-pleased
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Tahitian
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TA.MAURU
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Maauru/uru
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Etre content; merci, être reconnaissant, remercier
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Hawaiian
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PN.MAA-UNU
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Maaunu
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Moult, change skin, emerge from chrysalis
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East Futuna
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PN.MA-WEU.*
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Maveu/veu
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Disordered, in disarray (of people)
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Samoan
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PN.MA-WEU.*
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Maveʔu
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Disarranged, in disorder (of hair) . in confusion, unsettled
Phonologically Irregular
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Easter Island
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MP.MEA.1A
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Mea
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Rosado. Light red, pink (Wbr).
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Pukapuka
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PN.MEQA.A
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Mea
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Say, think, do, etc.; thing
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Mangareva
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PN.MELE.1
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Mere
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Se dédire, se retracter; encourager à ne pas acheter; retourner d'un voyage sans succès
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Hawaiian
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NP.MELE.2
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Mele/mele
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Star name: Melemele and Polapola were said to be twin stars, the former male and the latter female
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