| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Penrhyn
|
PN.RUKU
|
Ruku
|
Dive for
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Pukapuka
|
PN.RUKU
|
Luku
|
Dive down; pl. luuluku
|
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Rarotongan
|
PN.RUKU
|
Ruku
|
Dive under water
|
|
Tahitian
|
PN.RUKU
|
Ruu
|
A mode of fishing
|
|
Tuamotu
|
PN.RUKU
|
Ruku
|
Submerge oneself, disappear under water; dive deeply (as for shell)
|
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Easter Island
|
PN.LELU
|
Reru
|
Tonsil
Problematic
|
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Hawaiian
|
PN.LELU
|
Lule
|
Shake like a jelly
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
PN.LELU
|
Rure
|
Shake something, brandish, dash upon, maltreat
|
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Tahitian
|
PN.LELU
|
Rure
|
A rough instrument of music
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
EO.LULU.1A
|
Ruru
|
Owl, morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
EO.LULU.1A
|
Ruru-wheekau
|
Laughing Owl (Sceloglaux albifacies)
|
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Samoan
|
EO.LULU.1A
|
Lulu
|
Tyto sp., White Barn Owl (Stria delicatula)
|
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West Uvea
|
EO.LULU.1A
|
Lulu
|
Oiseau: chouette (Tyto alba)
|
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Aitutaki
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Ruru
|
Albatross, say some, White Heron say others (Gill 1876, p.149)
|
|
Easter Island
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Ruru
|
Seabird sp. (Sula cyanops)
|
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Tuvalu
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Lulu
|
Phoenix Petrel (Pterodroma alba)
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Ruru-taaiko
|
Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
|
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Ruru
|
A large sea bird with hooked bill
|
|
Marquesas
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Uʔu
|
Bird species. Espèce de tourterelle du pays
Problematic
|
|
Tahitian
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Ruru
|
The name of a large aquatic bird, probably the same as the albatross
|
|
Tahitian
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Ruro
|
Martin-chasseur (Halcyon venerata)
Problematic
|
|
Tokelau
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Lulu
|
Mythical bird
|
|
Tuamotu
|
??.LULU.1B
|
Ruru
|
Sea-bird sp. (albatross?)
|
|
Tuvalu
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Lulu
|
Tie sticks to posts for fence
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Ruru
|
Tie (Together)
|
|
Moriori
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Ruru
|
Bind up (torch)
|
|
Penrhyn
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Ruru
|
Protect, keep fasten [sic]; bundle, belt; to make a fishing torch
|
|
Pukapuka
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Lulu
|
Bundle, village, group, team; tie up, bundle together
|
|
Rarotongan
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Ruru
|
(Tie together in) bundle
|
|
Rennellese
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Gugu
|
Lash small house-beams to sides and roof
|
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Samoan
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Lulu
|
(Tongan) a lattice-work barricade to a war boat
|
|
Tongan
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Lulu
|
Reeding, reed/wicker fence, provide with such fence
|
|
Tuamotu
|
PN.LULU.2
|
Ruru
|
Tie together in bundle; tied so
|
|
East Uvea
|
MP.RURU
|
Uu
|
Etre abrité
Problematic
|
|
Mangareva
|
MP.RURU
|
Ruru
|
Sheltered. Abri, protection.
|
|
Nuguria
|
MP.RURU
|
Ruru (pl. rruru)
|
Hidden (from wind and rain)
|
|
Luangiua
|
MP.RURU
|
Luu
|
Sheltered, in lee of wind; behave
|
|
Pukapuka
|
MP.RURU
|
Lulu
|
Shelter; calmer side
|
|
Rotuman
|
MP.RURU
|
Uuuu
|
Shelter from the wind
Borrowed
|
|
Sikaiana
|
MP.RURU
|
Lulu
|
To be protected from the wind, sheltered
|
|
Takuu
|
MP.RURU
|
Lluu
|
Sheltered from the wind; sheltered area
|
|
West Futuna
|
MP.RURU
|
Ruru
|
Calm, still
|
|
West Uvea
|
MP.RURU
|
Uu
|
Abri du vent
Problematic
|
|
Tuvalu
|
PN.LUMA
|
Faka/luma/
|
Do something others may tease you for
|
|
East Futuna
|
PN.LUMA
|
Luma
|
Avoir honte; honte; respect entre frères et soeurs
|
|
Fijian
|
PN.LUMA
|
Luma
|
One that is modest, retiring (figurative)
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.LUMA
|
Ruma/ki
|
Stoop, bow
Problematic
|
|
Pukapuka
|
PN.LUMA
|
Luma
|
A personal peculiarity subjecting one to ridicule (as baldness, being crippled)
|
|
Pukapuka
|
PN.LUMA
|
Luuma/nga
|
Shameful abnormality
|
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Samoan
|
PN.LUMA
|
Luma
|
Humiliation
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