| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Nuguria
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AN.KIKILA
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Maa/kila/kila
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Shiny (of saucepan)
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Nuguria
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PN.MAA-TINO
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Maatino
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Visible, recognisable
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Nuguria
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PN.MALA.2
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Mara/mara
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Chips (of wood), sawdust; kneecap (maramara te turi); a white shell found on the shore
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Nuguria
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NP.MALA.5
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M/mara
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Bitter (natu fruits, banana, sea water), salty (taste, not smell)
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Nuguria
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AN.QONE
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One
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Sand islets in the sea
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West Uvea
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PN.MATAQU.1
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Maatau
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Pêche au large, à la ligne, sans canne
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West Uvea
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SO.MA-FULE
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Mafule
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Ampoule crevée (laissant la peau à vif)
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West Uvea
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OC.MAKO.3
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Mako
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Plante: (Elattostachys apetala) (Sapindacées)
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West Uvea
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EO.SAQU.2
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Ma/sau
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Se relever
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Nuguria
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MP.PIA.1
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Pia
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Sago palm, sago
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Emae
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CP.MUNA
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Mune/ia
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Say, tell
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West Uvea
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PN.NAO
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Na/nao
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Pêche ancienne, à la sagaie, le pêcheur nageant sur un bout de bois
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Nuguria
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PN.POKO.2
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P/poko
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Deep (a hole, a saucepan, inside of a canoe)
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Nuguria
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MP.PUNA
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Puna
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Bubble (v); spring (in the sea); places of fine white sand where upo worms live and sea grass grows
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Nuguria
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PN.LILO
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Riro
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Disappear
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Nuguria
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SO.LAPITI
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Ropiti
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Sea bird sp. (lays eggs in sand)
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East Futuna
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PN.PAQAO
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Paʔao
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Maigre, sans chair; vide (crabe)
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Nuguria
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PN.TAKA.2B
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Taka
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Modern shoes; sandals for going to fish on reefs
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Nuguria
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OC.TAPU
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Tapu
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Holy (mysterious), sacred; forbidden
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Ifira-Mele
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MP.SAQA.1
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Saa/ga
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Illness, disease
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West Uvea
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MP.SAQA.1
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Saa/nga
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Victimes (de guerre/épidémie)
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Nuguria
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MP.TALIE.1
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Tarie
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Fruit tree sp., locally called "okari nut" (Tok Pisin talisa) -- seeds are eaten
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Nuguria
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MP.TII.1
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Tii
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Plant: (Cordyline fruticosa)
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Nuguria
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PN.TALA-TALA.A
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Ttara
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Coarse (of sandpaper); furious
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East Futuna
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MP.MAHUKU
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Mouku
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Overgrown fallow area, swidden. Champ; nom d'une espèce d'herbe sauvage (Mfr).
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Pukapuka
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MP.MAHUKU
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Mouku
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Sedge grass sp. (Fimbristylis cymosa)
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Mangareva
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EP.MAIKA
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Meika
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Banana. Banane (Musa paradisiaca) (Musacées)
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Rarotongan
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EP.MAIKA
|
Meika
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The aboriginally introduced banana (Musa xparadisica L.)
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Tahitian
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EP.MAIKA
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Meiʔa
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Banane (Musa sapientum)
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Tupuaki
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EP.MAIKA
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Meia
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Musa var.
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East Futuna
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SO.TAKALE
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Taakale (Alo), taʔakale (Sigave)
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Jeune coco à peine formé, sans chair et peu de jus
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East Uvea
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SO.TAKALE
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Taakale
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Coquille de coco avec son enveloppe, coco ouvert avec sa bourre
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Tuvalu
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SO.TAKALE
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Takale
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Millionaire's salad, inner part of coconut at top of palm, used as a salad when the tree is chopped down
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West Uvea
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PN.TAPA.3
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Tapa/tapa
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Scintillant, étincelant, éblouissant
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East Futuna
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PN.TOFI-QA
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Toofiʔa, tofiga
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Etre obligé de participer à une réunion ou à une fête; avoir une responsabilité; hériter; responsabilité; devoir (envers les terres confiées ou le mariate); charge héréditaire; terres les plus anciennes et les plus prestigieuses
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Rapa
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FJ.NASE
|
Ngaʔe
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A fern (same as na'e ?)
Phonologically Irregular
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Tikopia
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SO.QULU.4
|
Uru
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Leading stanza and "entry" movement of mori dance....traditional sacred chant in Marae in archaic language
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East Futuna
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PN.PAKIA.1
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Pakia
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Travailler trop; harassant
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Samoan
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PN.PAKIA.1
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Paʔia
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Not touched by work, sacred (A term applied to titled chiefs)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Easter Island
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EP.RUTU
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Rutu
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To throw many stones at the same time
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Sikaiana
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PN.GASUE
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Nasue
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Shake, vibrate, pulsate, spasm
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East Futuna
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PN.GASUE
|
Gasue
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Panier de vivres du au roi lors de son intronisation...
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Rennellese
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PN.GAA-GAA
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Ngaangaa/saʔa
|
Demon-infested
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Luangiua
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NO.SATATA
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Sakka
|
Gold striped goat fish
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Takuu
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NO.SATATA
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Sattaa
|
Goatfish sp.
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Sikaiana
|
NO.SATATA
|
Satta
|
Goatfish sp.
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Takuu
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OC.SALALA
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Sara/tea
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Small white fish sp.
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Luangiua
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OC.SALALA
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Sale/kea
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Spangled emperor fish
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Takuu
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NO.SIMATA
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Simata
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Large number, one thousand
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Sikaiana
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NO.SIMATA
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Simata
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[cardinal number] One thousand (for roof mats, pudding and fish)
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