| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.KUI.2
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Kui
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Term of address for an old woman
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Moriori
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PN.KUI.2
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Kuii
|
Mother
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Marquesas
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PN.KUI.2
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Kui
|
Mother, old woman. Mère (Lch). Maman, mum (Atl).
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Marquesas
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PN.KUI.2
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Kúe
|
Mother or aunt
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Mangareva
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PN.KUI.2
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Kui
|
Mère, matrice
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Rapa
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PN.KUI.2
|
Peaa ivi
|
Widow (from TAH)
Borrowed
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Tahitian
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PN.KUI.2
|
Ui
|
A single woman who never had a child
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Tahitian
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PN.KUI.2
|
ʔIvi
|
Veuve
Phonologically Irregular
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Tongan
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PN.KUI.2
|
Kui
|
Grandparent or ancestor
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Tuamotu
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PN.KUI.2
|
Kui
|
Progenitor, old man/woman
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.KUIA
|
Kuia
|
Grey Petrel (Procellaria cinerea) or Black Petrel (P.parkinsoni)
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Arosi
|
OC.KUKA.1
|
Kuka
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Generic term for crab
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Fijian
|
OC.KUKA.1
|
Kuka
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Small red and black mangrove crab
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Marquesas
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OC.KUKA.1
|
Kuka
|
Espece de crabe
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Nukuoro
|
OC.KUKA.1
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Kaa
|
Mangrove crab
Problematic
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Samoan
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OC.KUKA.1
|
ʔUʔa
|
Common mangrove crab, (Sesarma sp.)
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Hawaiian
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CE.KUKA.2
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ʔUʔa
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Worn out, coarse mat or tapa, useless, unattractive
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KUKA.2
|
Kuka
|
Dry leaves of flax, Cordyline etc
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KUKA.2
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Kukakuka
|
Dry epidermis of flax removed in scutching
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Samoan
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CE.KUKA.2
|
Uʔa
|
Sheet of bast fibre
Problematic
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Anuta
|
CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Grasp a small object which may be completely held in the hand
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East Futuna
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Embrace, hold in arms
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Fijian
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Ququ/ca
|
Hold in hand, cleave to
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Moriori
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Clinch the hand
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Moriori
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku i ri pukii
|
Strangle
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Niue
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
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To grasp, clench. Hold fast (McE).
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Penrhyn
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Squeeze, wring, grasp; wring, choke
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Pukapuka
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Wring out cream from grated coconut
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Samoan
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
ʔUʔu
|
Take hold of, grasp
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Tikopia
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Clinch, close the hand
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Tongan
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuku
|
Grasp, grip, clutch, hold on to; embrace, cuddle
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Tongan
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CP.KUKU.1A
|
Kuu/mia
|
Durational of kuku to grasp etc.
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Easter Island
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EP.KUKU.1B
|
Kuku
|
Tie branches together
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Hawaiian
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EP.KUKU.1B
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ʔUʔu
|
Draw in (of ship's line)
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.KUKU.1B
|
Kuku-a
|
Nip, draw together, close up, hold the breath
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New Zealand Maori
|
EP.KUKU.1B
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Ku/u-ngia
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Passive of kuku
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Marquesas
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EP.KUKU.1B
|
Kuku
|
Bring together. Ramasser, rassembler (Lch).
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Rarotongan
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EP.KUKU.1B
|
Kuku
|
Draw or bunch together; roll up (as sleeves), ruck up; grab
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Tuamotu
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EP.KUKU.1B
|
Kuku
|
Draw together
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East Futuna
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel sp. (Mytilidae)
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East Uvea
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OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel sp
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Fijian
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel sp
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Emae
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel
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New Zealand Maori
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel sp
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Ifira-Mele
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Crab sp. , small, red, edible
Problematic
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Mangareva
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel sp. (i)
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Niue
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel sp
|
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Penrhyn
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussell
|
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Rapa
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Pi/uu
|
A bivalve (Modiolus sp.) from TAH
Problematic
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Rarotongan
|
OC.KUKU.2
|
Kuku
|
Mussel sp
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