| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Rarotongan
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FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
|
Lizard
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Rennellese
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FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
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Geckos, (Gekkonidae)
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Rotuman
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FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
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Mantis, stick-insect, grasshopper
Borrowed
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Samoan
|
FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moʔo
|
A lizard. Gecko (Mnr).
|
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Sikaiana
|
FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
|
Lizard
|
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Takuu
|
FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
|
Large, black kind of lizard found in the bush
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Tikopia
|
FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
|
Lizard, general term; moko uri large black skink
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Tongan
|
FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
|
Lizard
|
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Tuamotu
|
FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
|
Lizard
|
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West Futuna
|
FJ.MOKO.1A
|
Moko
|
Lizard. Lézard (en général) (Rve).
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East Futuna
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko/i
|
Aimer, affectioner, vouloir, desirer, souhaiter
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East Futuna
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko/moko
|
Souhaiter, porter envie, desirer
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East Uvea
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko/i
|
Impression agreable, desirable (c'est manako pour le tuitoga
Problematic
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Fijian
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko/-ta
|
Embrace, clasp in the arms
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Marquesas
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko, moo
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Quêter du poisson; quêter, mendier
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Marquesas
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
E kai moko (Ua Pou)
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Mendier, mendiant
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Niue
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Faka/moko/i
|
Generosity, liberal, generous
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Nukuoro
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
M/mogo/
|
Insist upon
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Nukuoro
|
CP.MOKO.2
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Haga/mogo/mogo
|
Take special care of, cherish
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Rarotongan
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Mo/moko
|
Espouse, betroth, give in marriage; to marry
|
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Rennellese
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko/moko
|
To desire; thought; throat
|
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Rotuman
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moʔo
|
Make preliminary enquiries for the hand of a woman
|
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Samoan
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moʔo
|
Admire, envy
|
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Tokelau
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Mo/moko/
|
Wish, hope
|
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Tongan
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko/i
|
Regal for %manako| "be fond of, like, desire"
|
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West Uvea
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko/i-na
|
Désir, désirer
|
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West Futuna
|
CP.MOKO.2
|
Moko
|
To be in love with
|
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Tuvalu
|
PN.MOKO.3
|
Moko/tia
|
Chilly, freezing
|
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East Uvea
|
PN.MOKO.3
|
Mo/moko/
|
Froid, frais
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Mangareva
|
PN.MOKO.3
|
Moko
|
Nourriture mise en petits pains allonges mais cuite
Problematic
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Niue
|
PN.MOKO.3
|
Mo/moko
|
Cold; miserable, sad
|
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Niue
|
PN.MOKO.3
|
Moko/mia
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Affected by cold
|
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Tikopia
|
PN.MOKO.3
|
Moko
|
Blow gently, of wind
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New Zealand Maori
|
CE.MOKO.4
|
Moko
|
Facial or body tattoo (perhaps from resemblance of curvilinear patterns to unfolding fronds)
Problematic
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Rarotongan
|
CE.MOKO.4
|
Moko
|
Taro top or young tuber, sugar or pine-apple cuttings
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Tahitian
|
CE.MOKO.4
|
Moo
|
Taro shoots, or strips for planting
|
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Tikopia
|
CE.MOKO.4
|
Moko
|
Outer covering, especially of bark, skin
Problematic
|
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Tokelau
|
CE.MOKO.4
|
Moko/moko
|
Be young (e.g of drinking nut, bunch of nuts)
Problematic
|
|
Fijian
|
FJ.MOKO.5
|
Moko-t
|
Bind, tie (NW Viti Levu)
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Tongan
|
FJ.MOKO.5
|
Moko
|
Fasten thatch by tying with sennit to an apai
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
??.MOKO-FULUFULU
|
Moko-huruhuru
|
"Hairy grub", the form assumed by Maaui when he attempted to enter the body of Hine-nui-i-te-poo
|
|
Niue
|
??.MOKO-FULUFULU
|
Moko-fulufulu
|
The guardian of fire who lived in the first heaven (Loeb 1926:219)
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New Zealand Maori
|
TA.MOKORAA
|
Mokoraa
|
Female Robin (Petroica australis)
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
TA.MOKORAA
|
Makoraa
|
Red-billed gull (Larus scopulinus)
|
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Pukapuka
|
TA.MOKORAA
|
Mokolaa
|
Duck introduced species and name
Problematic
|
|
Tuamotu
|
TA.MOKORAA
|
Mokoraa
|
A wild duck
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
CK.MOKO-ROA-I-ATA
|
Te Mokoroa-i-ata
|
The Milky Way (Best 1955:39)
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Mangaia
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CK.MOKO-ROA-I-ATA
|
Mokoroa-i-ata
|
The Milky Way (Makemson 1941:185)
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Tahitian
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TT.MOKO-PIRO
|
Moopiro
|
A disease that affects the posteriors
|
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Tuamotu
|
TT.MOKO-PIRO
|
Mokopiro
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Dimples in small of back just above rectum
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