| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Marquesas
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MQ.KOERE
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Kuéi
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A watersnake or eel
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Marquesas
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FJ.LOLO-QI.A
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Pá-e óeóe
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A cap of cloth besmeared with or soaked in cocoa-nut oil
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Fijian
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NP.TAE.2A
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Taa
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To dip in and take with a basket or shovel
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Marquesas
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MP.SIKO.A
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Pa/héko
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A small hand net to take up fish
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Marquesas
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EP.PEKA.2A
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Pakeka
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Croix, en forme de croix
Phonologically Irregular
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Rarotongan
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NP.FAKA-PILI
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ʔAkapiri
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Make man and wife join, marry; unite
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Kapingamarangi
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NP.FAKA-PILI
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Haga/a/bili
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Loincloth; makeshift, to do or tie temporarily, to jerry-rig
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Marquesas
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PN.PUOU
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Puó
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Species of plantain and breadfruit. A plump fish streaked with yellow and red (THT).
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Marquesas
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EO.TAQO.1
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Táou
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To bake; baked
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Mangareva
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CE.TAPI.1C
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Tapi/tapi
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Vider de l'eau, de la nourriture d'un lieu dans un autre; jeter de l'eau avec les deux mains; enlever ses effets d'une maison pour les porter dans une autre; faire venir tous les habitants d'une baie dans une autre. Empty; to exhaust, drain, spend; to take away a thing from a house; to cause all the people in a settlement to come or go (Tgr).
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Tuvalu
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PN.TAQOKETE.A
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Taakete
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(Niutao) Close companion, friend
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Ifira-Mele
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SO.KI-NEI
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Kiinei
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Here (near speaker)
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Tokelau
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SO.KI-NEI
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Kinei
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Locative noun: here (near speaker)
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Sikaiana
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SO.KI-NAA
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I/kinaa
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There, in sight, but away from speaker
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Takuu
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SO.KI-LAA
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Kilaa
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There, far away from speaker and listener
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Kapingamarangi
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NP.KO-LAA
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Golo
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There (away from speaker and hearer)
Phonologically Irregular
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Marquesas
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AN.UNU.1
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Unnúhwe
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To strip or take off clothes
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Marquesas
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FJ.QARA
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A. Va.
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To be awake.
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Marquesas
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NP.SEMO
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Hémmo
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To loose; to catch or overtake
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Sikaiana
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PN.PANE.A
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Pane muli
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Rear part of the washstrake {hono} of an outrigger canoe...used for sitting.
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Tuamotu
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PN.MA-KEKE
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Makeke
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To be incensed with a person for an act of aggression against one's own children
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MA-KAKA
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Maakaka
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A rite to make a human body *tapu*, to prevent it being eaten
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Hawaiian
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PN.MATE-GA
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Makena
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Mourning, lamentation; to wail, lament
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.TEKA.3
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Teka
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Cross-pieces lashed onto a pole to make a rough ladder; projecting foot piece on a *ko* [digging stick] by which it was forced into the ground
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Tongan
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PN.QUHI.3
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Koe/ʔuhi
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Because; because of, on account of, for the sake of
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Tongan
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MP.AWA
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Ava/ngi, ava/ki
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To perforate, make a hole or opening in; to scuttle (a ship); to lift so as to leave a little space underneath
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Rennellese
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PN.SOIFUA
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Soihua
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To make profane, release taboo; to free or be free from contamination or disease, as of man or plants; to be calm; to escape or recover from sickness
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Tahitian
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PN.FAKA-MORI
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Haʔamori
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Worship, make offerings to . To worship a Deity, to perform religious services (Dvs).
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Nukuoro
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PN.MAFA-TIA
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Dae/mahadia, -lia
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Heavy, oppressive, hard to take
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Samoan
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FJ.HIFO.C
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Ifo
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To bow down, as do those conquered in war. Give in, surrender; make a formal apology (Mnr).
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Tongan
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XW.TUQA-NIA
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Tuʔenia, tuʔeina
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To take to heart, feel deeply concerned about
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Tongan
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PN.SAA-KILI.1
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Hakili
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To make a thorough examination of (looking in every nook and corner) in searching for something
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Hawaiian
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PN.MA-RAMA.C
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Maalama
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Take care of, care for, beware...
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Marquesas
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EC.NINO.*
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Ea, neʔnu, Towʔra
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Ropemaker
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Nuguria
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NO.KATA.4
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Kata
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Snake (generic); also sea eels and intestinal worms
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Takuu
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NO.KATA.4
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Kata
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Moray Eel (Gymnothorax sp.?); snake; tapeworm and other parasitic species. Lobster (?) (Hwd).
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Luangiua
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NO.KATA.4
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Aka. ʔAka (Hbn).
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Snake
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Sikaiana
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FJ.PAKEWA.2
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Pakeo
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Shark (generic); a star constellation
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Tongan
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PN.SIKO.B
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Hiko
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Pick up, gather up (esp. rubbish); clear up, clear (area) of rubbish; take (food) of the fire; draw in and coil (rope etc.)...
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Tongan
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PN.SIKO.B
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Hico
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To take up any thing that has been collected together; to tuck up, as one's dress
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Marquesas
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PN.SIKO.B
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Pa/héko
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A small hand net to take up fish
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Nukuoro
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PN.KEU.B
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Geu
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Shake head once to one side
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Marquesas
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EP.KEU.C
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Káiu
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To touch, to shake
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Rarotongan
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EP.KEU.C
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Keu
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Intrans. v., move, shift, stir, budge, shake (vi); comply, agree; be willing
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Nukuoro
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PN.KEU.B
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Geu/geu
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Shake one's head back and forth (meaning "That's not right!")
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Tikopia
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NP.KALEU.B
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Kareu
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Turn head; look round; glance aside; make oblique movement
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Samoan
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NP.KALEU.B
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ʔAleu
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Mistake, error; make a mistake
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tahitian
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PN.MUSU.1C
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Muhu
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Noise, the din of talking; to make a noise or din
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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PN.MUU.3C
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Mu/mu
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Make a constant buzzing noise, like a fly
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Tahitian
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PN.MUU.3C
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Mû/mû
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To make a confused noise, as of a number of persons talking together
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