| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tuamotu
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NP.MELE.2
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Mere
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The name of a star; said to change color from red to yellow and white; ? Antares
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East Uvea
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PN.MELO
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Melo, melo/melo
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Jaune, basane, brun
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Marquesas
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PN.MELO
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Paka meʔo
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Tres sec, sans jus. Très cuit, desséché (Lch).
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Rennellese
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PN.MELO
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Mego
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(Hibiscus rosa sinensis)
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MENE
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Mene
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Satiated with food
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Moriori
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PN.MENE
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Mene
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Disappear
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Tahitian
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CE.MESA-MESA
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Mehameha
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Effrayant, être effrayé, saisi de frayeur
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Luangiua
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PN.MIGI
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Sa/miŋi
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Wrinkle (n)
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Mangareva
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PN.MIGO
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Migo/migo
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A fold, a wrinkle; to be wrinkled; stunted; not joined close, not smooth, equal, said of tissues and cloth
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Emae
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PN.MILI
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Miri/miria
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Massage, rub in fingers, roll on thigh
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Tahitian
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PN.MILI
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Miri/miri/
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Handle, examine, massage, fondle, caress. Toucher et examiner un object, caresser (Lmt).
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Takuu
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PN.MILI
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M/miri/
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Massage, handle
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Hawaiian
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MQ.MIO.2
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Mio
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Disappear swiftly; to wilt; steal
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Tuvalu
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PN.MISA
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Miha
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Flow meagrely, of sap
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Tuvalu
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PN.MISA
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M/misa/
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Disturb surface of ocean (as by a shoal of fish)
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East Futuna
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PN.MISA
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Misa
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Appear above the water
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Rennellese
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PN.MISA
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Misa
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Dry, dry up, emerge, esp. from water
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Takuu
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PN.MISA
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Misamisa
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Turbulence cause by shallows
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Tikopia
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PN.MISA
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Misa
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Bare (of reef at low tide)
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West Futuna
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PN.MISA
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Misa
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To recede (of the tide). Descendre (la mer) (Rve).
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Easter Island
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OC.MITI.3A
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Miti/miti
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To click one's tongue in sign of disagreement or of annoyance
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Easter Island
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Salt, salty
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Tuvalu
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Sauce of salt-water, coconut cream and onions
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Penrhyn
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Salted coconut sauce
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Penrhyn
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti/ore
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Fermented coconut sauce
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Pukapuka
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Salt
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Rarotongan
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Salt water
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Tahitian
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Sel, eau salée, mer, sauce salée; saler
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Tokelau
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Coconut cream mixed with water and salt
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Tuamotu
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EC.MITI.4
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Miti
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Salt water
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Samoan
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NP.MOA.3
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Moamoa
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End-piece of the ridge-pole (in a Samoan house)
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East Uvea
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XW.MOGA
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Moga
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Os saillant du cou; pomme d'Adam
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Luangiua
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PN.MOHE-GA
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Moeŋa. Moiŋa (Sar).
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Pandanus sleeping mat. Mat woven by hand, of pandanus leaf (Hbn).
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Anuta
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FJ.MOKO.1A
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Moko
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A type of fairly large lizard (possibly same species as *moko uri*)
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Niue
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PN.MOKO.3
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Mo/moko
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Cold; miserable, sad
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East Uvea
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PN.MOLE.2
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Mo/mole
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Poli, glissant, lisse
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Tahitian
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PN.MOLE.2
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More/more
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Sans branche, lisse (en parlant d'un arbre); rasé à près, tondu à ras, lisse
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.MOREFU.2
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Moorehu
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Survivor of a disaster such as a defeat in battle
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East Futuna
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PN.MOMI
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Momi(momi)
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Avaler une chose tendre sans la mâcher, comme bananes mures, etc.; sucer. Sucer (la pouce); sucer tout doucement (Mfr).
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Fijian
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MP.MOO-MONA
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Momona
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Fat (said of crabs well-filled with spawn)
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Marquesas
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MP.MOO-MONA
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Momona
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Fat part of fish; delicious. Exquis, savoureux, excellent au goût (Lch). Savoureux (poisson, crabe); delicious (fish, crab) (Atl).
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Sikaiana
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MP.MOO-MONA
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Moomona
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Fat; savoury, sweet-tasting
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Tahitian
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MP.MOO-MONA
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Monamona
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Savoureux (poissons, crabes); doux, sucré; sucrerie, bonbon. Sweet, very sweet, as some food (Dvs).
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Tuamotu
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MP.MOO-MONA
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Momona
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Savoury, sweet-tasting
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Tongan
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PN.MOSE-MOSE
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Mohemohe
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A tree (Leucaena insularum). Tree spp. (Serianthus melanesica, Samania saman (Niuatoputapu)) (Whr).
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Rarotongan
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CE.MOO-TEA
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Moo/te/tea
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Pale-skinned, sallow, wan
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Sikaiana
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XO.MOTI.1
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M(o)/moti
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To sneak up upon someone; to secretly listen in on a conversation
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East Futuna
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PN.MOTI-MOTI
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Moti
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Faire des petits ronds à la surface de l'eau (poissons en sautant, pluie qui tombe)
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Emae
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PN.MUQA.B
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Mua
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Particle making a command or proposal more polite
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Luangiua
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PN.MURI.1B
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Muli
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Bottom (of person). Hintern (Sar).
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