| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Ra'ivavae
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EP.IKA.B
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Iʔa
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A defeated antagonist; (?) a sacrificial victim; (?) a prized possession
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East Futuna
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Polapola
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Grand panier sans anses tressé en palmes de cocotier (pour les tubercules)
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Niue
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Polapola
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Disposable coconut leaf plate
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Hawaiian
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MP.POLA.1
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Pola
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Flap, as of a loincloth or sarong; tail of a kite; platform or high seat between the canoes of a double canoe
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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East Uvea
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PN.SUO
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Huo
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Pioche, bêche, pelle; sarcler, bêcher
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Fijian
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MP.FAGA.1A
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Vaga
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The leech of a canoe-sail
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Marquesas
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PN.PUI.A
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Haʔa/pui
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Rendre sacrée (l'eau des prêtres kanaks)
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Takuu
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FJ.TULI.2
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Tiri/kakoni
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Common sandpiper
Phonologically Irregular
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Nukumanu
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EC.KAPO.2
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Te/kapo
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A very small migratory wader sp., perhaps a sandpiper or stint. Grey-tailed tattler.
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Nukumanu
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FJ.TULI.2
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Tiri/tavoi
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Common sandpiper
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.FAKA-TIU.*
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Akasia
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Wind from between Reef Is. and Santa Cruz
Problematic
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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AN.TALIGA
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Saliga
|
Misshapen or large ears (cauliflower ears) used for naming parts of the land,
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.OLA.1
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Hua/la/sia, hua/ola/hia, hua/ola/sakina
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Save (vt)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.LEQO.2
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Hua/leo, ha/leo, fka/leo
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Be guarded, feel safe
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-QAROFA
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Hu/aloha
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Live sadly, be sad, be sorry; repentance
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.KUA.1
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Ko
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Particle signifying phasal aspect, a change in the world, a command or strong wish or simply a progression of events in a narrative
Phonologically Irregular
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TAKU.1
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Taku/a (commonly tukua)
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Say, tell; plan, think, decide; like (vt)
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.GA-TASI
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Tau/ngatai
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(Of men) become an adult, be old enough; be sufficient; be the same; necessary; worthy
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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MP.LOKU
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Ulu/loku
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Give a compensation (to avoid conflict) [Taumako Dialect]
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.FAKA-QOTI.A
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Huaohi/kia
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Sack someone from a job; finish off uncompleted work
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Sikaiana
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PN.FAKA-QOTI.A
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Hakaoti
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Complete something, finish a project; dismiss someone from a job, fire, sack
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Takuu
|
PN.FAKA-QOTI.A
|
Hakaoti
|
Finish, complete; fire (a person), sack
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Niue
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PN.FAKA-QOTI.A
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Fakaoti
|
To make to finish, to terminate; to sack somebody; to finish something off
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.TATA.2
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Tata
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Halyard (to raise sail) [Taumako Dialect]
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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PN.TATAA
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Saa
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Oceanic bailer [Taumako Dialect]
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West Futuna
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AN.AMO.1A
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Amo/sia
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Wipe, rub; massage. Passer la main une fois, caresser (Rve).
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Nukuoro
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PN.FAKA-FULA
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Hagahula
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The sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
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East Futuna
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PN.FAKA-FULA
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Fakafula/saa
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Suppurer (plaie); s'infecter à nouveau (furoncle qui repart)
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Tongan
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PN.FAKA-FULA
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Fakafula
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Causative of fula (to swell)
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West Futuna
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MP.SAFE.2
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Faka/safe/a
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To pull down breadfruit
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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PN.FAKA-TOO.A
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Hakatoo/ina
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Lower (canoe sail)
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West Futuna
|
MP.PAA.1
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Fei/pa
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Gateway, fence, gate. Passage (culture) (Rve).
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Nukuoro
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PN.TAGALOA.B
|
Dangaloa
|
Silver bush (Sophora tomentosa); earthworm; shooting star
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West Futuna
|
OC.KAWIKI
|
Kaviki
|
White sand crab
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West Futuna
|
FU.MAPU-SAKI
|
Mapu sakei
|
Haleter
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West Futuna
|
FU.MAPU-SAKI
|
Mapu sakei
|
Haleter
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West Futuna
|
FJ.GASAU
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Gasau/jiri
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Sharpened cane used as spear or arrow
|
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West Futuna
|
MP.PUSA.2
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Pusa
|
Vapeur
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West Futuna
|
PN.PUSAKI
|
Pusaki/na
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To smash something to bits. Bouteille qui se brise en morceaux (Rve).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
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MP.LAI
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Pworu/rai
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(Scomberoides lysan) (Rve).
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West Futuna
|
OC.SALU.1
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Sa/sara
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Débrousser
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West Futuna
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PN.TALAKISI
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Tarakisi
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(Holocentrum [Sargocentron] diadema, Crown Squirrelfish)
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West Futuna
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XO.TAALO.
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Taro-a
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To stab, to insert. Piquer, sagayer (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.TOKO.1C
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Toko/ia
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To carry, to support. L'apporter (sans brancard); porter bois sur l'épaule (Rve).
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West Futuna
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FU.TAUNAPU
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Tou-napu
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Brassard de feuilles odorantes
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West Futuna
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PN.WELO.1
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Woro-sia
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Lancer la sagaie; piquer le poisson
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West Futuna
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OC.WALU.2
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Woru
|
Tuna spp. (Euthynnus, Cybiosarda, Neothunnus)
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Mangareva
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NP.LALA.2
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Rara
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Jeter quelquechose de travers, jeter une lance sans atteindre la cible
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West Futuna
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OC.FUGA.1
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Fonga/xma (WFU), fonga/ma (ANI).
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Reef, shoal, sandbar (esp. lower or deeper sections of reef, below kasifa, which is the reef visible at low tide)
Problematic
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West Futuna
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MP.MASA.1
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Masa kere
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Parched earth, exposed reef
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