| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Samoan
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NP.POTA
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Pota
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Plain cooked taro leaves
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Tahitian
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NP.POTA
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Pota
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Chou; jeunes feuilles de taro et de taruaa qui, cuites à la manière des épinards, donnent le faafaa
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Tikopia
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NP.POTA
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Pota
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Cooked taro leaves
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Tongan
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NP.POTA
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Pota
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Clump of trees or plants
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuamotu
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NP.POTA
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Pota
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Edible greens
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Hawaiian
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CE.POO-TAGOTAGO
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Pookano
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Very dark
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.POO-TAGOTAGO
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Pootango(tango)
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Very dark; intense darkness
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Niue
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CE.POO-TAGOTAGO
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Poo tangotango
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Utter darkness. To be completely dark (Sph).
Problematic
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Rarotongan
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CE.POO-TAGOTAGO
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Poo tangotango
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The epoch of utter black darkness
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Tahitian
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CE.POO-TAGOTAGO
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Potaotao
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A very black or dark night
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Tuamotu
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CE.POO-TAGOTAGO
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Poo tangotango
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Intensely dark (of night); Kiho dwelt in the Poo-tangotango-i-Hawaiki (Stimson 1933:12)
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Aitutaki
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Pootaka
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Spinning top, teetotum
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Easter Island
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Potaka
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Vehicle; vehiculo, carreta
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Hawaiian
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Pookaʔa
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Ball, coil, roll, reel; to wind, roll, coil; to revolve...
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Moriori
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Potaka/taka
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Circle
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Mangareva
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Potaka
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Roue; être rond; faire le tour, aller autour...
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Penrhyn
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Pootaka
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Round, spherical
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Rarotongan
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Pootaka
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Hoop made from coconut leaflet; roll, spin, twirl
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Tahitian
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Potaa
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Oval, or circular, as a house
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Tuamotu
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EP.POO-TAKA
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Pootaka
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A kind of top; a ring, circle; an instrument similar to the fire-drill; oval, round; encircled; to fly in circles, to spin around...
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New Zealand Maori
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EP.POTI.2
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Poti/poti
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Sandhopper (Talorchestia quoyana), a small crustacean; a large moth
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Mangaia
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EP.POTI.2
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Poti/poti
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Springtails (Collembola spp.)
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Marquesas
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EP.POTI.2
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Poti
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A kind of crab. Espèce de crabe (Lch).
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Mangareva
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EP.POTI.2
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Poti/poti
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Petit insecte
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Pukapuka
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EP.POTI.2
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Poti/poti
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Caterpillar
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Rarotongan
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EP.POTI.2
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Po/poti/
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General name for beetles
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Tahitian
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EP.POTI.2
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Po/poti
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Cancrelat ou ravet (Periplaneta americana); crustacé de petite taille (Hippa sp.). The general name for the beetle kind...esp. Indian cockroach (Dvs).
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Tuamotu
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EP.POTI.2
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Po/poti
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Small black variety of Cockroach
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Hawaiian
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CE.POOTIKI.A
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Pookiʔi
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Younger sibling
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Marquesas
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CE.POOTIKI.A
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Pokiti, poiti.
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Petit enfant, jeune enfant, marmot, se dit des deux sexes; enfant, garçon. Child.
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Marquesas
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CE.POOTIKI.A
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Poʔiti (MQN), potiʔi (MQS)
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Child. Petit garçon, petit enfant
Phonologically Irregular
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Mangareva
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CE.POOTIKI.A
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Potiki
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Enfant soutien de ses parents
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Rarotongan
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CE.POOTIKI.A
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Pootiki
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Favourite child
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Tahitian
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CE.POOTIKI.A
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Pootiʔi
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Jeune fille
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Tuamotu
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CE.POOTIKI.A
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Pootiki
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Niece, nephew, beloved child, boy or girl child
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New Zealand Maori
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CK.POOTIKI.B
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Pootiki
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Youngest child
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Moriori
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CK.POOTIKI.B
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Potiki
|
Youngest child, infant
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Penrhyn
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CK.POOTIKI.B
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Pootiki
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Last born child (us. son); one's dear poor little child; weakest one in litter of piglets
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Rarotongan
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CK.POOTIKI.B
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Pootiki
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Youngest child in a family (Etn)
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Easter Island
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OC.POTO.1
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Poto
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Short; concise
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Tuvalu
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OC.POTO.1
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Poto/poto
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Come close to speaker
Problematic
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Kapingamarangi
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OC.POTO.1
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Bodo
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Small, diminutive
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Rotuman
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OC.POTO.1
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Pofo
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Tiny; lump, small projection
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Tahitian
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OC.POTO.1
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Poto
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Court; de petite taille, petit
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Anuta
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CP.POTO.2
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Poto
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Wise, expert
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Tuvalu
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CP.POTO.2
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Poto
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Right (not left), skill, wisdom
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East Futuna
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CP.POTO.2
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Poto
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Clever, knowledgeable
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East Uvea
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CP.POTO.2
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Po/poto/
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Sage, adroit, savant
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New Zealand Maori
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CP.POTO.2
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Poto
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Indicates that everything spoken of has been tried
Problematic
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Rotuman
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CP.POTO.2
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Poto
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Clever, skilful, dextrous
Problematic
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