| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Rarotongan
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PN.PONA
|
Pona
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Knot, joint, swelling
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Rotuman
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PN.PONA
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Pona
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Boil, tumour
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Samoan
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PN.PONA
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Pona
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Knot, joint, swelling
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Tahitian
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PN.PONA
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Pona
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Noeud, ligature; articulation, jointure des doigts et des membres; noeud et cloisons du bambou; noeud du bois
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Tongan
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PN.PONA
|
Faka/pona/
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Tie with knot
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Tuamotu
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PN.PONA
|
Pona
|
Knot, joint, swelling
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Rarotongan
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TR.POO-NAO
|
Poonao
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Thimble, guard (on knife), knob ; sheath, scabbard
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Tahitian
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TR.POO-NAO
|
Poonao
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Dé de couturière; cadenas; pelote (de ficelle...); boîte (d'allumettes) (poonao maati)
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Tuvalu
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PN.PONE
|
Pone
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Surgeonfish spp. (Acanthurus gahhm, A.bleekeri, A.glaucopareius), Wrasse (Bodianus loxozonus)
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East Uvea
|
PN.PONE
|
Pone
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Generic term for some species of Acanthurus, smallest growth stage
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Fijian
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PN.PONE
|
Pone
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Surgeonfish (Fjl)
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Pukapuka
|
PN.PONE
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Pone/pone
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Butterfly Fish sp. (Chaetodon reticulatus)
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Samoan
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PN.PONE
|
Pone
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Surgeonfish when about six inches long
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Tikopia
|
PN.PONE
|
Pone
|
A fish
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Tokelau
|
PN.PONE
|
Pone
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Red-spotted Surgeonfish (Acanthurus achilles)
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Tahitian
|
PN.POO-NIU.1
|
Pooniu
|
Noix de coco à peine formée
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Tongan
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PN.POO-NIU.1
|
Pooniu
|
Newly-formed coconut
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Tuamotu
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PN.POO-NIU.1
|
Pooniu
|
Dead, decayed coconut or ngatae tree
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Fijian
|
FJ.POONIU.2
|
Vooniu
|
(Cardiospermum halicacabum)
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Hawaiian
|
FJ.POONIU.2
|
Pooniu
|
(Cardiospermum halicacabum)
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New Zealand Maori
|
FJ.POONIU.2
|
Poniu
|
A plant (Rorippa islandica)
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Marquesas
|
FJ.POONIU.2
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Pooniu. (Po)poniu (Lch).
|
Plante grimpante dites pois d'amerique. Liane réglisse à graines rouges avec une tache noire; plante de la famille des légumineuses (Lch).
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Mangareva
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FJ.POONIU.2
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Pooniu/niu
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A herb. Herbe (Rch).
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Tuvalu
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Pono
|
Plug a leak, caulk; close a door, lid, mouth
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Kapingamarangi
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Pono
|
Cover, as a tight lid or top; shut off, as the passage between two reef islets; top, as on a bottle
|
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Kapingamarangi
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Bono/dia
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Obstructed, plugged up
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Emae
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Pono/ponotia
|
Mend
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Emae
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Po/pono/
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Lid, cap (on bottle)
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Ifira-Mele
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MP.PONO.1
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Pon/jia
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Block up, close (door)
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Nggela
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MP.PONO.1
|
Pono
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Shut in
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Nuguria
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MP.PONO.1
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Ponotau
|
Kiste, europäisch
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Vaeakau-Taumako
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Phono
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Cover, lid (of pot); cover (vi)
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Rennellese
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MP.PONO.1
|
Po/pono/
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Cover, as with hands
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Sikaiana
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MP.PONO.1
|
P/pono
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Put inside a container, cover a bottle top, patch a leak; put in jail; bottle cap
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Takuu
|
MP.PONO.1
|
P/pono
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Enter a reef passage, pass between (e.g. two people), insert (specifically place in a hole or into a sealed/sealable container); lid, stopper, cork
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Takuu
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Pon/tau
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Large log on which mahaurani spirits drifted to Takuu, allegedly from Kiribati, in the mythical era
Problematic
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West Futuna
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MP.PONO.1
|
Pono
|
A cover, lid; closed up, blocked off. Penis sheath (nambas) (Cpl)
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Waya
|
MP.PONO.1
|
Bono
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Be patched, stopped up, repaired
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.PONO.2
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Whakapono-hia
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Believe; christianity
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New Zealand Maori
|
CE.PONO.2
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Tuu/pono
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Light upon accidentally, chance to hit
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Marquesas
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CE.PONO.2
|
Pono
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Correct, proper, well done. Beau, qui convient, qui va bien [Southeast Marquesan Dialect] (Lch).
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Mangareva
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CE.PONO.2
|
ʔApono
|
Correct procedure, correctness (I) ?
Problematic
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Pukapuka
|
CE.PONO.2
|
Pono
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Sure, certain; confirm
Problematic
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Tuamotu
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CE.PONO.2
|
Pono
|
Direct truly or straight ahead
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Anuta
|
AN.POPO.1
|
Popo
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Decayed. To be decayed to the point of the object's losing its original identity (Fbg).
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Easter Island
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AN.POPO.1
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Popo/popo
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Deteriorate
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Tuvalu
|
AN.POPO.1
|
Popo
|
Rotten (of tree, house, canoe, fruit etc.)
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East Uvea
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AN.POPO.1
|
Popo
|
Gate, deteriore, pourri
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Marquesas
|
AN.POPO.1
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Popo
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Esp. de vers qui s'engendrent dans le bois; vermoulu, pourri, usé. Carié, gâté (1904).
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Mangareva
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AN.POPO.1
|
Poopoo
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Etre pourri (au point de se rompre au seul toucher); altéré; réduit en poussière
Phonologically Irregular
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