| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Rennellese
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MP.SAU.1
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Sau
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Dew, mist
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Samoan
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MP.SAU.1
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Sau
|
Dew
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Tahitian
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MP.SAU.1
|
Hau
|
The dew that falls at night
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Tikopia
|
MP.SAU.1
|
Sau
|
Dew
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Tokelau
|
MP.SAU.1
|
Hau
|
Dew
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Tongan
|
MP.SAU.1
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Ha(u)hau
|
Damp, moist
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Tuamotu
|
MP.SAU.1
|
Hau
|
Dew
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West Uvea
|
MP.SAU.1
|
Sa/sau
|
Rosée; brouillard [Muli Dialect]
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Tuvalu
|
FJ.SAU.2
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Haa/hau
|
Strike frequently
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Fijian
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Sau
|
To break in a certain way, as a coconut for drinking; to knock off the bark; cut reeds, bamboos and some other things
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Hawaiian
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
(Ha)hau
|
To hit, smite, beat, tap
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New Zealand Maori
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Hau, ha/hau, hau/hau
|
Strike, smite, deal blows to; hew, chop; act energetically
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Moriori
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Heau
|
Fell
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Penrhyn
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Sau-a, -hia, sau/sau
|
To sharpen, shave, scrape, scratch, gouge, fillet. Cut with knife, carve meat (Rmn).
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Rennellese
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Sa/sau/
|
Strike, beat, slash, as weeds with a stick; to kill
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Tokelau
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Ha/hau
|
Swing, hit, lash; fling, cast
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Tongan
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Hau
|
Strike, beat, chop
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Tuamotu
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
Hau(hau)
|
To chop, adze, dub out; smite, deal blows to, fight...
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West Futuna
|
FJ.SAU.2
|
(H)sau (trans. sau/a)
|
To cut, chop (particularly plants or trees)
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East Futuna
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Sau
|
King
|
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East Uvea
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Hau
|
Rule; ruler
|
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Fijian
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Sau
|
High chief
|
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New Zealand Maori
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Whaka/hau/
|
Command
|
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Marquesas
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Hau
|
Gouvernement
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Penrhyn
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Hau
|
Peaceful, in peace, settled
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Pukapuka
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Au
|
Under the protection or sovereignty of another country
Phonologically Irregular
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Rarotongan
|
OC.SAU.3
|
ʔAu
|
Reign, government. Authority, power
|
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Rennellese
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Sau
|
Abundance of gifts from the gods
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Tahitian
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Hau
|
Paix; administration, gouvernement; nation, patrie; l'emporter, surpasser
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Tongan
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Hau
|
Rule, ruler
|
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Tuamotu
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Hau
|
Government
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Waya
|
OC.SAU.3
|
Sau
|
Ruler, one who has authority over the people
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East Futuna
|
CP.SAU.4
|
Sau
|
Ear pendant
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East Uvea
|
CP.SAU.4
|
Hau
|
Ear pendant
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Fijian
|
CP.SAU.4
|
Sau ni daliga
|
Ear-ring, etc
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Rotuman
|
CP.SAU.4
|
Sau
|
Ear-ring or ear ornament
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Tongan
|
CP.SAU.4
|
Hau
|
Ear pendant
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Fijian
|
FJ.SAU.5
|
Sau-ma
|
Repay, retaliate, answer a question
|
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Fijian
|
FJ.SAU.5
|
I-sau
|
The price of a thing, reward for doing a thing, retaliation, answer
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New Zealand Maori
|
FJ.SAU.5
|
Hau
|
Return gift; ritual offering to the gods
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Ifira-Mele
|
FJ.SAU.5
|
Sau/toga
|
Gift (freely given)
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Pukapuka
|
FJ.SAU.5
|
Yau/yau nunui
|
A return gift of greater value than the first one
|
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Tongan
|
FJ.SAU.5
|
Hau
|
Service, present, entertainments etc. customarily rendered to a person due to received such treatment
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West Uvea
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FJ.SAU.5
|
Sau/atonga
|
Tribute of first fruits payable to a chief
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Easter Island
|
EO.SAU.6
|
Hau
|
Breeze, wind; blow freshly; cool
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Fijian
|
EO.SAU.6
|
Cau/cau
|
Land breeze
|
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Hawaiian
|
EO.SAU.6
|
Hau
|
Cool breeze
|
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Emae
|
EO.SAU.6
|
Sau/ririki
|
Breeze
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New Zealand Maori
|
EO.SAU.6
|
Hau
|
Wind, breeze
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Ifira-Mele
|
EO.SAU.6
|
Sau
|
Blow (of wind)
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