| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Nuguria
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PN.FIA-FIA
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Hiahia
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Happy
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Nuguria
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PN.SIAPO
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Hiapo
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Material, textile, laplap
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West Uvea
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PN.LI-AKI
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Lia/leakina
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Agiter (p.ex. mouchoir)
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Nuguria
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OC.FUIA
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Huia
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Starling
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Nuguria
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FJ.IRI-FIA.1
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Iri-hia
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Blow (with mouth); fan (n)
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Nuguria
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PN.KAWEI
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Kaavei
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A kind of rope (= te uka iapani); umbilical cord (te kaavei te tama)
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Nuguria
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OC.KIATO
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Kiato
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Outrigger boom
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Nuguria
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OC.MAATOLU
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Maatoru
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Thick [grossus] (e.g. leaf, material)
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Nuguria
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MP.GIGIE
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Nnia
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Tree sp. (very hard wood, grows on stones), and its wood
Phonologically Irregular
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Nuguria
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OC.PAE.1A
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Pae
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Fish trap made of stones; sea garden (of giant clams); sea wall (to prevent the sea from coming)
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West Uvea
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PN.MANIA.1
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Ma/ni/nia
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Ongle, griffe
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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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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Nuguria
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MP.PIA.1
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Pia kerekere
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Arrowroot
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Nuguria
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SO.PIA.2B
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Pia/pia
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Foam (n,v)
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West Uvea
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PN.TIQAKI
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Moe/tiakina
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S'endormir avant les autres
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West Uvea
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MP.MOMO.A
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Mumu
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Friable, qui se frite en miettes
Phonologically Irregular
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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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Nuguria
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NO.PULA-PULA.2
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Purapura
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Striated, spotted, with different designs
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Nuguria
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NP.LAKIA
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Rakia/lakia
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Sea bird sp. (eggs and nestlings are eaten)
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Nuguria
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NO.LEKIA.*
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Reia
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Inland bird sp.
Phonologically Irregular
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Rennellese
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AN.LAWA-LAWA
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Gaba
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Web, as of spider; spider sp. (prob. Gasteracantha taeniata)
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Nuguria
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PN.LI-AKI
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Riaki (pass. riki/ina)
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Throw away
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Nuguria
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OC.NONU
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Ronu
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Noni tree and fruit (Morinda citrifolia)
Phonologically Irregular
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Nuguria
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NP.LAFI.1
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R/rahi
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Thin (as leaf, material)
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Nuguria
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EO.TAA.1A
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Taa (pass. ta/ia)
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Beat
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Nuguria
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OC.TAAIWA
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Taiava
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Snapper sp., coral trout
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.PAQAO
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Pao/natia
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(of all the island's trees) Suffer a blight in which many plants bear only undeveloped fruits or have fruits fall off before ripening
Problematic
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Nuguria
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AN.TANU
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Tanu (sg.obj.), tanu/tanu (pl.obj.) (pass. tanu/mia)
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Bury; cover (a hole), close (a water-well)
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West Uvea
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PN.PAA.5
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Pu/paa-tia
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Sonner, gronder [ex. tonnerre]; claquer (porte)
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Nuguria
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AN.TALO.1
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Taro
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
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Nuguria
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PN.TAUMAFA
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Taumaha-tia
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Curse, scold, swear
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Nuguria
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CP.TIA.1B
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Tia/tia
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Net-like container for coconut shell containers, made of coconut fibre
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Nuguria
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CP.TIA.1B
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Tia
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Weave (a fishing net)
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Nuguria
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PN.TOQA
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Toa
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Giants, people of long ago (mythological)
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Nuguria
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PN.TUQU.3A
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T/tuu (sg.obj.), tuu/tuu (pl.obj.) (pass. tuu/tia)
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Cut (off), sever, amputate; chop, cut down (a tree, a coconut); harvest, reap (banana, sugarcane)
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West Uvea
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OC.SOLO.2A
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Solo-ia
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Gratter (pour nettoyer), oter, aiguiser [Heo Dialect]
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Nuguria
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AN.UNU.1
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Unu-hia
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Uproot, pull out/up
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Nuguria
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PN.HAALIQA
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Vai-h/aaria
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Swampy area
Problematic
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Nuguria
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PN.WELO.1
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V/voro (pass. voro/hia)
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Shoot (spear), pierce, stab (throwing actions)
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West Uvea
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OC.TAQO.2A
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Taa/mia
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Appuyer sur
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Marquesas
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MP.MAHUKU
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Mouku (MQN), mouʔu (MQS)
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Jonc, plante de la famille des cypéracées. A species of rush (Bgs). Roseau, reed (Erianthus floridulus) [Nukuhiva Dialect] (Atl).
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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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Rapa
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EP.MAIKA
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Meia hamoa, meia papaa
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Introduced varieties of banana
Borrowed
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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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West Uvea
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CP.TAGI.B
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Tagi-sia
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(Autres animés): (chat) miaouler; (abeille) bourdonner
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West Uvea
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SO.TATA.2
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Tata, taa/ngia
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Hisser; mettre à la voile
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West Uvea
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PN.TOFI-QA
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Tofia
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Patrimoine
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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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Takuu
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PN.QULU.3
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Uru/uru
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(Of one's stomach) Gurgle, especially after drinking a large quantity of water
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Takuu
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SO.QULU.4
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Uru
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A sexually explicit song designed to distract potentially malevolent spirits while the image of the spirit Pukena was carried from its carving place to the ritual arena on Takuu Island
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