| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tokelau
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PN.FEKAU.A
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Fekau
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Message; business, concern, affair; errand, mission; send for something or someone
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Tokelau
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NP.GA-TASI
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Gatahi
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(of actions performed by groups of people, e.g. dancing, marching, etc.) Be uniform, the same, correctly timed; of the same height, level; in line (to form a straight row)
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Tokelau
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PN.GATOLO.1
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Gatolo
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Cause a sensation of something crawling on one's skin
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Tokelau
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PN.KAI.3
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Kai
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Exclamatory particle frequently indicating disapproval
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Tokelau
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PN.KAA.1
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Ka/kaa
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Growl, express disapproval
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tokelau
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OC.KAWIKI
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Kaviki
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Sand crab (Ocypoda sp.)
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Tokelau
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NP.LAGA.1B
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Laga/ina
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Carry (said of the number of people etc. that a canoe can carry without sinking)
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Tokelau
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AN.RANU.A
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Lanu
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Be washed with fresh water to get rid of salt
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Tokelau
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PN.LAU-PAPA
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Laupapa
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Plank, board; blackboard; sawn timber
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Tokelau
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PN.MA-FUTA
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Mafuta
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(of schools of fish) Be startled and scatter for safety
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Tokelau
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PN.MAAGALO.2
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Maagalo
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Fresh (water) (i.e. not salty); sweet (tea, fruit, etc.)
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Tokelau
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PN.MAQAHI
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Maai
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Salty (water)
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Tokelau
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PN.MA-KALO
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Makalo
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(of light, fire etc.) Flash, appear suddenly, then disappear; flash by, pass by in a flash
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Tokelau
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PN.MAA-KONA.1
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Maakona
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Replete, satisfied, full; (of bag, container, etc.) packed tightly
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Tokelau
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OC.MANOGI
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Manogi
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Have a pleasant smell; (of food) have a good flavour, be tasty; have a bad odour, stink; scent, odour; flowers, roots etc. used to scent oil...
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Tokelau
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PN.MATA-QA-MUQA
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Matamua/mua
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Be cheeky, saucy
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tokelau
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RO.MATU
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Matu
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Silver Sand-eater (Gerres sp.)
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Tokelau
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PN.MILI
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(Mi(li))mili
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Rub; massage
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Tokelau
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PN.NIMO.1
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Nimo
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Disappear, vanish; slip (from one's memory)
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Tokelau
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MP.NONO.1
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Nono
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Small black flying insect about the size of the sand-fly...
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Tokelau
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PN.QOSO
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Oho
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Jump; hop; rush upon; interrupt (in conversation); (of water) overflow; (of sun, moon and stars) rise; (metaphorically, of feelings, illness, etc.) arise, flare up, occur
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Tokelau
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MP.SAO
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Hao
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Escape (from death, injury etc.), be safe, get through to safety
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Tokelau
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NP.SII.2B
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Tae/hii
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Pass oil from the back passage without noticing (caused by eating too much laxative flesh of the palu or oilfish (Ruvettus))
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Tokelau
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FJ.SULU.1B
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Hulu
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Wear around the waist, tucking in one of the top corner ends; insert, slide in, tuck in; wrap-around garment, sarong
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Waya
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FJ.KETU.1
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Aa/qetu
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Ransack, rummage through things
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Waya
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FJ.QASA
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(Y)asa
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Go, esp. go unnoticed, sneak away
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Waya
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FJ.QASA
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(Y)aasaa
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Roam, not stay at home, wander about, travel around
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Waya
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MP.SAGA.2
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Ba/saga
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Bifurcate, forked, crotched; crotch or fork (in a branch, road etc.)
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Tokelau
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PN.TATAU.2
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Tatau
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Be fitting, proper, necessary; must, etc.
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Tokelau
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PN.TOKO.1C
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Toko
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The pole of which the top end is tied to the tilatuu (main sprit) to support the sail when sailing; to support something with something
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Tokelau
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PN.TOLOA.B
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Toloa
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Grey Duck (Anas superciliosa)
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Tokelau
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PN.TOTOGI
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Totogi
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Pay for; wages, salary; cost, price
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Tokelau
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OC.TUSA
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Tuha
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Be the same, equal; be about, roughly about; according to, in accordance with
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Tokelau
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PN.WETE.2
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Vete
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Goatfish (Mulloidichthys samoensis)
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Pukapuka
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NP.LEMO.2
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Lemo/yia
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Oily, slippery, hence pleasant tasting
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Pukapuka
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FJ.LEPA.1
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Lepa
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(of sail) Flap in the wind
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Pukapuka
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PN.MAALIE.A
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Malie
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Good, pleasant
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East Futuna
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SO.PAPA.2
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Papa
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Poisson: "priacanthe sanglante" (Priacanthus cruentatus)
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Pukapuka
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PN.TALA-A-TUQA
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Tala tua
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Dorsal spine of fish
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Pukapuka
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FJ.TUI-TUI.2
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Tuitui
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Candlenut fruit brought from Yiva (Marquesas) (in chant)
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Pukapuka
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FJ.TUI-TUI.2
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Tuitui
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Candlenut fruit brought from Yiva (Marquesas) (in chant)
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Nukumanu
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MP.KAMI.1
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Kami
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Use fingers to press hard and massage in order to relieve pain or cramp
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuvalu
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AN.POO-POO.A
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P/poo
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Massage (v) [Nanumea, Nanumanga]
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Nukuoro
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AN.POO-POO.A
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Booboo
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Massage
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Waya
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CP.LIALIA
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Lialia
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Foolish, stupid; mad, insane
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Tongan
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CP.LIALIA
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Lia-lia
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Disagreeable to the sight, abominable, brutal, filthy
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Rarotongan
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CE.RUFI.2
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Roʔi
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Tired, weary, sated, bored...
Phonologically Irregular
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Rarotongan
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CK.KAAKAA.1B
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Kaakaa
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Said to be a large heron-like bird...
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Rarotongan
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CE.KOO-TUKU.A
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Ngootuku
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Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra) (Mitiaro)
Phonologically Irregular
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Tuvalu
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PN.SAQA.2
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Saa
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Prefix added to indicate the family or associates of a person
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