| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tuvalu
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XW.MAASIMA
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Maasima
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Salt
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Tuvalu
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XW.MAASIMA
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Maasima
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Salt (SAM?)
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Rennellese
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PN.TAQAGA
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Taʔanga tasi
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To have the same tune
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Takuu
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PN.TAA.1D
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Taa sau
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Beat the rhythm for sau dances
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Tongan
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PN.TAUALA
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Tauala
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To luff, to sail close or closer to the wind
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Tokelau
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PN.TAUALA
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(Tau)ala
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(of canoes or sailboats) Be close to the wind
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Takuu
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PN.TAUALA
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Tauara
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Sail a canoe close to the wind
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Tongan
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FJ.WESA
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Vesa
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Bracelet, bangle, wristlet
Phonologically Irregular
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Tongan
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FJ.WESA
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Vesa
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A bracelet of any kind
Phonologically Irregular
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East Uvea
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FJ.WESA
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Vesa
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Bracelet (de fleurs ou de gatu); sorte de jarretière que les fringants se mettent aux jambes (mot fidijien)
Phonologically Irregular
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Fijian
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FJ.WESA
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Vesa
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An ornament of leaves around the legs or arms
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East Futuna
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FJ.WESA
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Vesa
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Bracelet, collier en liane (pour les danseurs ou les guerriers)
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Mangareva
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NP.PEI
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Pei
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Faire sauter sur les mains des petites boules ou des fruits pour s'amuser
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Sikaiana
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PN.SASAWE
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Ssave
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Flying fish
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Luangiua
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PN.MOKOPUNA
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Mopuŋa. Moʔopuŋa (Sar).
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Grandchild...
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Samoan
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PN.FAI.2C
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Fai
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Say, tell, ask
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Samoan
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PN.FAI.2C
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Fai
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To say, to speak
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Tokelau
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PN.FAI.2C
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Fai
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Say, rehearse; perform, act; give (a command)
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Tuvalu
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PN.FAI.2C
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Fai
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Say.
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Sikaiana
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PN.FAI.2C
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Hai
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(with directional particle) To say, to tell; to have the notion, to have the belief, to think
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Rennellese
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PN.FAI.2C
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Hai
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To say (us. with directional particle)
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Nukumanu
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PN.FAI.2C
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Hai
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Say
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East Futuna
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CE.TEFA.1
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Tefa
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Etre très attaché à sa mère; faire des caprices pour rester auprès de sa mère (pour les bébés) (terme ancien); caprice
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West Futuna
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PN.TAGO.B
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Tonga/fia, tongo/fia
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Gouter, essayer une nouvelle nourriture
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Niue
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CP.PALOLO.A
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Palolo
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Balolo sea-worm (not known to occur in Niue, but known from Samoa). A variety of flying-fish (McE).
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Niue
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FJ.KAUTE
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Kaute
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, H. schizopetalus (ornamental cultivated varieties)
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East Futuna
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XW.PUSA.3
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Pu/pusa
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Etouffer de chaleur; chaleur étouffante
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East Futuna
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XW.PUSA.3
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Pusa
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Chaud, chaleur, brulant; fièvre brulante
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East Futuna
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XW.PUSA.3
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Pusa/gia
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Avoir trop chaud
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West Futuna
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TO.PUSO.1
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(H)pusa
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(Fire) light up, flame up suddenly
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Tongan
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Valea
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Insane
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Samoan
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Valea
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Mad, insane; stupid, dull-witted. Ignorant (Prt).
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East Futuna
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PN.WALE-A.A
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Vakea
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Ne pas savoir, être ignorant, être fou (singulier); folie; mongolien, simple d'esprit
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Fijian
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PN.HOKA.1
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Soka (better coka)
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Smaller transversal beams of a house
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Niue
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PN.MAA-KONA.1
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Makona
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To be satisfied, satiated, full (refers to eating and drinking, and figuratively to the mind)
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Niue
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PN.MALIE
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Melie
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Satisfied, happy (with loto)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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PN.MA-WAHE
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Mavehe
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To part, to say goodbye
Phonologically Irregular
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Rennellese
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PN.MENE
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Mene
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Go into, enter, penetrate; set, as sun; sink into; disappear from sight
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Tahitian
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PN.MEQA.A
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Mena
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A thing, the same as mea
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.TUULOU
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Tulou
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To say thank you (formal use); to say excuse me
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Tahitian
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NP.KAU-QALIKI
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Auarii/roa
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One of the trees said by tradition to be destined to hold up the sky; the leaves resemble those of the oak. Arbrisseau indigène (Jsn).
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Samoan
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XW.HAKE-GA
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Aaʔega
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Group of people returning at the same time
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Tongan
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PN.SEQA
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Heʔa/ki
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To utter, to say so as to be audible
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Samoan
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NP.LOLE.2
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Lole
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To rub smooth, as breadfruit in making taufolo; to rub, as a fallen adversary in the dirt; to be beaten, as a canoe in racing
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Tongan
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PN.SAWALA
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Havala
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Grasping, never satisfied, always wanting more; to crave after
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Niue
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PN.SAWALA
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Havala
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To be cheeky, to be a nuisance
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East Uvea
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PN.SAWALA
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Havala
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Envie de manger (une chose déterminée); avoir sans cesse envie de manger, manger en glouton sans pouvoir se rassasier
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Samoan
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PN.SAWALA
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Savala
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To long for, to desire to eat particular articles, such as fish, masi, &c.
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Tuvalu
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PN.SAWALA
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Savala
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Promiscuous
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Nukuoro
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PN.SAWALA
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Savala
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Interested in, enjoys
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