| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Marquesas
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NP.POKE
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Poke
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Taro or fruit mixed with coconut milk. Genre de pudding à base de bananes, taro...préparé au lait de coco (Lch).
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.POO-KIA
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Boogia
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Held up, caught by a storm
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Tokelau
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PN.POO-KIA
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Pookia
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Caught by being covered by hand
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Tokelau
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PN.POO-KIA
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Pokia
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Be caught (or found) unawares
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Marquesas
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PN.POKO.3
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Poko
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Slapping noise. Bruit produit en frappant avec le plat de la main sur le bras replié sur le corps (Lch). Battre l'eau pour imiter le son du tambour (Dln 1904).
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.POKO-SIWI.*
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Pokowhiwhi
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Shoulder (Aupoouri dialect WMA)
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Nuguria
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XO.POKO-QULU
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Togu poauru
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Mein Kopf
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Hawaiian
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CK.POO-RAGI
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Poolani
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Handsome, beautiful, clean, pure
Problematic
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Niue
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PN.POLATA
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Lau/polata/
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Inner, dry skin of the banana plant (used for wrapping valuables). Banana bark (continuous with dried leaves) (Sph).
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Marquesas
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FJ.POLE.A
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Poʔe/a
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Beau, bien fait, joli de figure. Pour les hommes: beau, bien fait, élégant (Lch).
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Mangareva
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EO.POLI.A
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Pori
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Ventre, du nombril au bas du ventre. Centre d'une seine; circonférence, bord d'un objet rond; être cintré (Rch).
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Rarotongan
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NP.POLI.B
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ʔAre /pori/
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A beauty-school where all well-born girls were given special diet, blanching, etc
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Hawaiian
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CE.POO-RUTU
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Pooluku
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Pound to pieces; destroy, slaughter
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Tuvalu
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PN.PONE
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Pone
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Surgeonfish spp. (Acanthurus gahhm, A.bleekeri, A.glaucopareius), Wrasse (Bodianus loxozonus)
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Tuvalu
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MP.PONO.1
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Pono
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Plug a leak, caulk; close a door, lid, mouth
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Nuguria
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MP.PONO.1
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Ponotau
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Kiste, europäisch
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Takuu
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MP.PONO.1
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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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Marquesas
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CE.PONO.2
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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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AN.POPO.1
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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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Tahitian
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AN.POO-POO.A
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Poopoo
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Applaudir, frapper des mains
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Marquesas
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NP.POO-POO.B
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Poopoo (i). Popo (Lch).
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Faire des boules; morceau de pâte ou autre chose semblable lorsqu'on la ramasse pour en faire un tout. Boule (Lch).
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Rotuman
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CP.POSO
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Poso
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Fish that inflates itself when caught
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Tuvalu
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NP.POTA
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Pota
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Greens cooked with coconut sauce
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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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Marquesas
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OC.POTO.1
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Poto
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Short. Court, courtaud (Lch).
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New Zealand Maori
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FJ.POTO.3
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Poto
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Be all dealt with, exhaustively dealt with, all performed, as of ritual chants
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Emae
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PN.POTU.1
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Potu/potu
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Copeau de bois
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Easter Island
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XE.POTU.2
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Potu/potu
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Beetles (Métraux 1937:54); escarabajo
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Marquesas
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OC.POU.1
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Pou
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Pilier, colonne, grand poteau qui soutient le faîte d'une case. Soutien, support (Lch).
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Mangareva
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OC.POU.1
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Pou
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Post, Poteau, colonne, pilier; au fig. expert; planter des plantes, des herbes
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Tahitian
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OC.POU.1
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Pou
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Poteau
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West Uvea
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OC.POU.1
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Pou
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Poteau central de la case
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Emae
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PN.POO-QULI
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Pauri
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Dark
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West Futuna
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PN.POO-QULI
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Pouri, pauri
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Dark, darkness; haze; blind; unclear, confused
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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OC.PUU.1
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Pu talau
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Horned helmet shell
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.PUU.4
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Puu
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Originate, origin, source, cause
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Moriori
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NP.PUQU
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Pu/rakau-timu
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Root
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Penrhyn
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NP.PUQU
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Puu raakau
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Tree
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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FJ.PUA.1A
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Puo
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Alexandrian laurel tree [Calophyllum?]
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Tahitian
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FJ.PUA.1A
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Pua
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Arbre aux fleurs très odorantes (Fagraea berteriana)
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Mangareva
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EP.PUA.1B
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Pua
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Flowers. Fleur d'un arbre (Fagraea), aussi le terme générique pour fleur (Rch).
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Hawaiian
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CE.PUAGA
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Puana-kau
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Rigel
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West Uvea
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FJ.PUA-PUA.2
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Puapua
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Arbrisseau: (Guettarda speciosa)
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Tahitian
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NP.PUU-EFU
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Puehu
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Etre dispersé, être éparpillé, tomber en morceaux . En poudre
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East Uvea
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MP.PUGA.1
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Puga
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Corail, coraux
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Marquesas
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MP.PUGA.1
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Puka (MQN), puna (MQS)
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Coral, lime. Chaux, corail; lime en acier (Lch). Lime, file (Atl).
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Tahitian
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MP.PUGA.1
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Puʔa
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Bloc de corail, "patate" de corail; chaux
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Tahitian
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FJ.PUQI
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Pui/hauhau
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To blow gently, as a small breeze
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.PUKA-TEA
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Pukatea
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A large, buttressed tree, with white bark (Laurelia novaezelandiae)
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Marquesas
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FJ.PUKE.1A
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Puke (MQN), puʔe (MQS)
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Mound, heap. Tas, monceau, amas.
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