| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Pukapuka
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Mo(mo)tu(motu)
|
Break off, sever
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Rarotongan
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu-kia
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v.i., sever, cut open, gashed; stop (of rain)
|
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Rarotongan
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Momotu-ʔia
|
Sever, break (e.g. a cord, wire, ribbon)
|
|
Rarotongan
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Mootua
|
Alternative form of momotuhia
|
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Rennellese
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
Break, sever, as a string
|
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Sa'a
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Mou
|
Broken off
|
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Samoan
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
Severed
|
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Sikaiana
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
Be severed
|
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Takuu
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
(of cord) Severed, cut short, cut off, broken; (of rain, wind, storm) die down, abate
|
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Tikopia
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
Severed
|
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Tongan
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
To be severed, become separated
|
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Tuamotu
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
Severed
|
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West Uvea
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu-sia
|
Couper, fendre en deux, séparer; déchirer
|
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West Futuna
|
OC.MOTU.A
|
Motu
|
Be broken, cut, severed
|
|
Easter Island
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Islet
|
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East Uvea
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Islet
|
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Fijian
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Ya/motu/
|
Island on reef
|
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Kapingamarangi
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Island; any reef island on which one is not at the time
|
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Emae
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Shoal, isolated reef
|
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Marquesas
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Île, terre. Îlot, islet (Atl).
|
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Mangareva
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Mootu
|
Rock protruding from the sea. Petite île; rocher au-dessus de la mer.
|
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Nukuoro
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Modu
|
Islet (on atoll)
|
|
Penrhyn
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu (henua)
|
Islet
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Island, village
|
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Pukapuka
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Islet on atoll; food reserve separated from the village
|
|
Rotuman
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Mofu
|
Rock (in the sea)
|
|
Sikaiana
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Islet
|
|
Tahitian
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Île basse, îlot
|
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Takuu
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Island within an atoll; naturally occurring circular mound for planting taro, bananas etc.; small clearing of dry land in garden area
|
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Tikopia
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Island, especially islet
|
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West Uvea
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Île
|
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West Uvea
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Fai/motu/
|
Islet
|
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West Futuna
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
Motu
|
Island; bunch, cluster, group; crowd, multitude. Petit ile habitée (Rve).
|
|
Waya
|
OC.MOTU.B
|
A/motu/
|
Islet
|
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East Futuna
|
PN.MUU.1
|
Muu/muu
|
Libellule (Dragonfly (i))
|
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Hawaiian
|
PN.MUU.1
|
Muu
|
Insect
|
|
New Zealand Maori
|
PN.MUU.1
|
Muu
|
Insects
|
|
Rarotongan
|
PN.MUU.1
|
Muu
|
Big, reddish moth that flies round lamps at night
|
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Tuvalu
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Fish (Monotaxis grandoculis), (Gnathodentex aerolineatus)
|
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East Futuna
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Fish sp., medium-sized, large eyes
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Sea fish
|
|
Mangaia
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Large-eyed sea bream (Monotaxis grandoculis)
|
|
Marquesas
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Mu. Hou/mu (Lch).
|
Silvery grey fish caught on rod (i). Daurade tropicale, poisson de la famille des lithrinidées (Lch). Empereur bossu; Bigeye Emperor (Monotaxis grandoculis) (Atl).
|
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Mangareva
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Snapper
|
|
Nukuoro
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Fish spp., snapper
|
|
Penrhyn
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Snapper sp
|
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Big-eye sea bream
|
|
Rarotongan
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Large-eyed Sea Bream or Porgy (Monotaxis grandoculis)
|
|
Rennellese
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Medium sized fish
|
|
Tahitian
|
MP.MUU.2
|
Muu
|
Poisson de la famille des Lethrinidae (Monotaxis grandoculis)
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