| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Nukumanu
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XO.SAMONO
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Samono
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Dolphin
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.HAALIQA
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Aaria
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Sea passage between islets
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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MP.QATUA
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Atua
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God; anything malign or disagreeable
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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NP.FAQI
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Fai. Whai.
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Perform religious ritual, call up (god). A sacred ceremony; to offer up prayers, or incantations; ceremony of removing tapu (Sve).
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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MP.SAKU-LAA
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Hakura
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Sawfish
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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EO.KETE.A
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Kete
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Basket, satchel
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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EP.KII.1
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Ki
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To say. Tell (Sve).
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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AN.QONE
|
One
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Sand
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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AN.PATU.1A
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Patu (pass. patua)
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Hit, strike, kill, assault
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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EP.RAAFUI.*
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Rahui
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A restriction, sacred
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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AN.ROGO.1B
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Rongo
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Message
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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MP.TAHI.1
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Tai
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Salt water, sea
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.LOMI
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Tau/romi
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Pressing movements in massage
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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CE.TAU-RUA
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Vaka taurua
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Double sailing canoe
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.TERE.A
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Tere
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To sail
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Nggela
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MP.TOKELAU
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Sau/toga
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North wind
Problematic
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.GAFI-GAFI
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Ngahingahi
|
Old or worn out sarong, rag
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Kapingamarangi
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NP.NAPE.A
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Nebe
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To tuck in (sarong, string etc)
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Nukuoro
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PN.OLA.1
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Ola
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Free, escaped; survive, safe
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.PATA.3
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Bada/bada
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Uniformly large; of the same size
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Luangiua
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MP.QAROFA.A
|
Aloha
|
Sad
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Luangiua
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CP.KELE.A
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ʔEle/ʔele
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Ground. Sand (Sar).
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Kapingamarangi
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NP.MALA.5
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M/mala
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Bitter, salty
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.MALA.5
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M/mara
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Sour, bitter, salty, hot (in taste), unsweetened (tea)
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Penrhyn
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NP.MALA.5
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Mara(mara)
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Unpleasant to the taste, bitter; not fresh, brackish
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.MALA.5
|
Mala
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Sour, salty, bitter
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Takuu
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NP.MALA.5
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M/mara
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Bitter (esp. of stored giant taro corms that have gone bad); (of spirits or tobacco) strong; (of alcohol) fermented; (of smoke, salt water etc. in one's eyes) irritating, stinging, painful
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Luangiua
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AN.TAQE.1
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Kae. Kai (Sar).
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Faeces
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Easter Island
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EC.FAKA-MATE
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Hakamate
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Causar la muerte, matar
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Marquesas
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PN.FOLO
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Hoʔo/niko
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Avaler sans mâcher
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Samoan
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PN.MAGEHO.B
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Magisu
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Samoan nettle (Fleurya interrupta)
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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AN.KILI.2
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Kili
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Rasp, something (e.g. sandpaper) used to make things smooth
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.KONA.5
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Khona, kona [NUP]
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Be caught (e.g. fish in net, sail by wind)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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East Futuna
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MP.SAKU-LAA
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Sakulaa
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Swordfish, garfish (I)
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Pukapuka
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MP.SAKU-LAA
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Akulaa
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Swordfish, sailfish, marlin spp.
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.PALE-TUQA
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Paletua
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Backbone for relying on; something put aside for the future, savings
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Ra'ivavae
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PN.NAQA.1
|
Naa
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To be satisfied, content
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Ra'ivavae
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EO.FAKA-.1
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Haka-, haʔa-
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Causative
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Ra'ivavae
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NP.WAANAGA
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(V)aanaŋa
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Sacred lore
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Ra'ivavae
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NP.FAGO
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Faʔo, haŋo
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Having a nasal impediment to the speech
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.PILO
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Pi/piro
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Unpleasant smell (slightly rotten)
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Tahitian
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PN.PILO
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Piro
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Filth, uncleanness; worn, or soiled, applied to a garment; ill savoured
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Rennellese
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EO.FAQU-LUA
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Haʔugua, haʔogua
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The double canoe in which Kaitu'u tsailed when he discovered Rennell and Bellona
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Waya
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CP.QULU-QULU
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Ululu
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Pool or sandbar at mouth of a stream
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Samoan
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PN.TAFOLA.2
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Tafola
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Shallow water (esp. over a sand bar)
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Penrhyn
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PN.TAFOLA.2
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Tahora
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Expanse of rocks and sand between the larger rocks in the lagoon, where people dive
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Rarotongan
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PN.TAFOLA.2
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Taaʔora
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A bare expanse of sand or rock, esp. along the coast, e.g. a large sandpit
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Niuafo'ou
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AN.LAA.1
|
Laa
|
Sail
|
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Niuafo'ou
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AN.TAHINA
|
Tehina
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Younger sibling same sex
Borrowed
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Niuafo'ou
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OC.TAPU
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Tapu
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Taboo. Sacred (Tmo).
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