| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Niue
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PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
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To give (with same directional distinction as the post-verbal particle)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Give to me
|
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Rennellese
|
PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Give me, look here!
|
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Tahitian
|
PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Donne! (interj.)
|
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Takuu
|
PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Bring it here!
|
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Tokelau
|
PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Let me have it, Give it to me
|
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Tongan
|
PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Vt., n.s.w. 'omi, but so used only in commands and requests
|
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Tuamotu
|
PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Send hither!
|
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West Uvea
|
PN.MAI.B
|
Mai
|
Give me
|
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Tuvalu
|
NP.MAI.C
|
ʔMai
|
To come (plural)
|
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Hawaiian
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
Come, come here
|
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Mangaia
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
Come here!
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
Come here
|
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Sikaiana
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
Come! (exclamation)
|
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Tahitian
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
Par ici! Viens!
|
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Tikopia
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
Come (occasional)
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Tuamotu
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
Come hither!
|
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West Uvea
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai
|
(Venir)
|
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West Futuna
|
NP.MAI.C
|
Mai. X/mai (FUT) (pl. ro/mai) (Cpl).
|
To come
|
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East Futuna
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maʔai
|
Brackish un peu sale, pas trop douce ;
|
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East Uvea
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maʔai
|
Saumâtre
|
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Kapingamarangi
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai
|
Ripen, become yellow and soft, of breadfruit only
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai/i
|
Sour, fermented; kinds of fermented food
|
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Marquesas
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Mai
|
Acide, aigre. Se dit du lait de coco qui a tourné [Northwest Marquesan Dialect] (Atl).
|
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Mangareva
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Mai
|
Imbibé d'eau de mer. Drink salt water (Tgr).
|
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Niue
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai
|
Sour and bitter; slightly salty, brackish
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Nukuoro
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai
|
Ripen, of breadfruit only
|
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Penrhyn
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai
|
Not fresh, not solid, stale (of taro etc)
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Mai
|
Bitter (like vi-apple or beer)
|
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Rarotongan
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai
|
Stale and uneatable (as sweet-potatoes, taro)
|
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Samoan
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai
|
Brackish, bitter
|
|
Tahitian
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maai
|
Insipide, spongieux, appliqué ai taro et au manioc
|
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Tongan
|
PN.MAQAHI
|
Maʔahi
|
To go or come in a whiff, of a smell
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
Easter Island
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Maika
|
Banana
|
|
Tuvalu
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Maika
|
Banana (Musa sp.)
Problematic
|
|
Hawaiian
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Maiʔa
|
Banana (Musa sp.)
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Maaika(ika), maamaaika
|
(Orthoceras strictum), (? Thelymitra pulchella)
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Ika/ika
|
(Orthoceras strictum) a terrestrial orchid
Problematic
|
|
Penrhyn
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Maika
|
Banana
|
|
Tuamotu
|
EP.MAIKA
|
Maaika
|
Banana
|
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Anuta
|
NP.MAQI-KAO
|
Maikao, manikao
|
Finger or toe
|
|
Tuvalu
|
NP.MAQI-KAO
|
Maikao
|
Finger, toe
|
|
East Futuna
|
NP.MAQI-KAO
|
Maʔikao
|
Finger, toe
|
|
Hawaiian
|
NP.MAQI-KAO
|
Maiʔao
|
Nail of finger or toe; hoof of an animal; claw of a bird
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
NP.MAQI-KAO
|
Maihao
|
Finger, toe
Phonologically Irregular
|
|
Rarotongan
|
NP.MAQI-KAO
|
Maikao
|
Digit, finger or toe (Bib.)
|
|
Tikopia
|
NP.MAQI-KAO
|
Maikao
|
Finger, toe
|
|
East Futuna
|
PN.MA-IKI
|
Maiki
|
Torn
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.MA-IKI
|
Maiki
|
Misfortune, disaster
|
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Marquesas
|
PN.MA-IKI
|
Maiʔi paʔa
|
Ecorche
Problematic
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