| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tuvalu
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PN.KUA.1
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Koa
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Present, continuous tense marker (Niutao) ; inceptive (Nanumea) ; ? perfect
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East Futuna
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PN.KUA.1
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Ku(a)
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Perfect. Ku before bases of more than two morae
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East Uvea
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PN.KUA.1
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Kua
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Particule signe du passe
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Hawaiian
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PN.KUA.1
|
Ua
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Completed aspect, state or condition
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.KUA.1
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Kua
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Perfect
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Ifira-Mele
|
PN.KUA.1
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Kuu
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Perfective
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Marquesas
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PN.KUA.1
|
U(a)
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Verbal particle, perfect aspect. U before bases of more than two morae
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Niue
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PN.KUA.1
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Kua
|
Non-future tense and present perfect tense marker
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Penrhyn
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PN.KUA.1
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Kua
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Perfective
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Pukapuka
|
PN.KUA.1
|
Koa
|
Tense marker indicating a state that is beginning to develop
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Rapa
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PN.KUA.1
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Kua
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Perfect particle, marking completed action
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Rarotongan
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PN.KUA.1
|
Kua
|
Perfect
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Rennellese
|
PN.KUA.1
|
Kua
|
Inceptive aspect, often a recently attained state
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Samoan
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PN.KUA.1
|
ʔUa, ʔolo/ʔua/
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Perfect, immediate present
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Tahitian
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PN.KUA.1
|
ʔUa
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Particule verbale: Aspect accompli (indique qu'une action est accomplie au moment de référence), souvent équivalent au passé
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Tikopia
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PN.KUA.1
|
Ku(a)
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Past action or state accomplished
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Tokelau
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PN.KUA.1
|
Kua
|
Perfect tense marker
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Tongan
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PN.KUA.1
|
Kuo
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Perfect
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Tuamotu
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PN.KUA.1
|
Kua
|
Completed action
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West Uvea
|
PN.KUA.1
|
Gua
|
Morphème préverbal, à valeur perfective (Pronounced [gwa], never [gua] or [goa])
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Nuguria
|
EC.KUA.2
|
Kua
|
Muschelgeld
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Takuu
|
EC.KUA.2
|
Kua
|
So-called ‘money cord’ made by women from tiny coconut shell discs threaded into one-metre lengths
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New Zealand Maori
|
CK.KUA...KEE
|
Kua...kee
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Marks action/state as already done/assumed
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Rarotongan
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CK.KUA...KEE
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Kua...kee...ana
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Already, beforehand
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East Futuna
|
FU.KUAGA
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Kuaga
|
Body (of person), trunk (of tree)
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Emae
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FU.KUAGA
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Kuanga
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Tronc, le tronc du cocotier, corps de l'igname
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Tikopia
|
FU.KUAGA
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Kuanga
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Waist, trunk (of tree), shaft of penis
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West Uvea
|
FU.KUAGA
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Kuanga
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Waist between ribs and haunches [Muli Dialect]. Between, among [Heo Dialect]
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East Futuna
|
SO.KUAGO
|
Kuago
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Poisson (Lethrinus xanthocheilus) [Kleinzinger]
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East Uvea
|
SO.KUAGO
|
Kuago
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Poisson (Lethrinus xanthocheilus) [Klunzinger]
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East Futuna
|
SO.KUEI
|
Kuei
|
Morceau de calebasse utilisé pour éplucher les tubercules
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East Uvea
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SO.KUEI
|
Kuei
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Grattoir pour éplucher l'ignames, le taro, le fruit à pain. Il est soit en tôle soit en calebasse
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Marquesas
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CE.KUHA
|
Kuha
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Weep, think continually of someone. Se lamenter, penser continuellement à quelqu'un (Lch).
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Mangareva
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CE.KUHA
|
Kuuʔa
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Think sorrowfully of someone (I). Regretter quelqu'un, déplorer quelqu'un.
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Tuamotu
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CE.KUHA
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Kuha
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Ache with longing
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Hawaiian
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CE.KUUFAA
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ʔUuhaa
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Thigh, lap, shoulders, hindquarters (of horse or pig)
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Easter Island
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EP.KUHANE
|
Kuhane
|
Ghost, soul, spectre
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Hawaiian
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EP.KUHANE
|
ʔUhane
|
Soul, spirit, ghost
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Marquesas
|
EP.KUHANE
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Kuhane (MQN), ʔuhane (MQS)
|
Esprit, âme, intelligence
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Mangareva
|
EP.KUHANE
|
Kuʔaane
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Ame; gros papillon; oiseau mythique au chant mélodieux
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Tuamotu
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EP.KUHANE
|
Kuhane
|
Soul, spirit, of man
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Hawaiian
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TA.KUFENE.
|
ʔU(w)ene
|
To move back and forth
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Hawaiian
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TA.KUFENE.
|
ʔUhene
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To play a merry tune; converse quietly and romantically; tease coquettishly; exclamation of exultation, as in songs
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.KUFENE.
|
Kuene
|
Urge, press
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Tahitian
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TA.KUFENE.
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Ufene
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To be crammed, both cheeks being full; to press or squeeze; to wring, such as a washed garment, to press out the water; pinching, covetous, niggardly
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Tahitian
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TA.KUFENE.
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Ufene/fene
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To cram the mouth eagerly in eating; to show great greediness
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Mangaia
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EO.KUI.1
|
Kui
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Blind woman whose sight was restored by Taane
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Niue
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EO.KUI.1
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Kui/a, tui/a
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To fail (of eyesight of babies)
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Tongan
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EO.KUI.1
|
Kui
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To be blind, shut one's eyes
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East Uvea
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PN.KUI.2
|
Kui
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Grandfather, ancestor
Problematic
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