| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Rennellese
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PN.SAWALA
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Saabaga
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To be used to, accustomed to; to do often
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East Uvea
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XW.MA-TUKU
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Maatuku
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Se dit de la foule qui se précipite et s'attroupe pour regarder un spectacle. Kua matuku te misa. Les gens sont sortis de la messe.
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Tongan
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PN.MAUKU
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Maauku
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(of a boil) Go down and disappear without bursting or being lanced
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Niue
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PN.MAUKU
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Mauku
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Disaster; funeral. Poor fellow, good-for-nothing (McE).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Hawaiian
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CE.FALAGI
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Alani
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An O'ahu tree (Pele sandwicensis or P.oahuensis)...
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Niue
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AN.FAFAGO
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Fagu/na
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To interrupt ceaselessly, to be a nuisance, to annoy, to irritate.
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East Uvea
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XW.FIFITI
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Fifisi
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Amer, piquant (comme le poivre), cuisant
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Tongan
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PN.FIITAQA.A
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Fitaʔa
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Savage, ruthless, fierce, stopping at nothing
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Niue
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EO.FUSU
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Futu
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Fight (with fists). (Said to be a modern word) (McE).
Phonologically Irregular
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East Uvea
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TO.GAQE-GAQE
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Gaʔegaʔe
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Nom de coquillage, bénitier (Tridacna squamosa et T.maxima)
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East Futuna
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OC.GUU.1
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Guu
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Say (anything) [exx. with negatives]
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East Futuna
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MP.SAQA.1
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Saʔa/saʔa/taki
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Fort coup de vent, rafale de vent; souffler par rafales
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Mangareva
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NP.SEKI
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ʔEki
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Aller à clochepied; marcher sur les doigts d'un pied en bottant; sauter sur un pied; danser un solo
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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EO.INO-QI
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Hi/hino
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To look sad, to look pale
Problematic
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Niue
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XW.SO-LOFA
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Holofa
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Weed sp. growing on rocky cliffs (Nasturtium sarmentosum)
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Niue
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PN.WALE.2
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Faa/vale
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Fierce, savage, wild; to act violently, to growl
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Niue
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PN.FOTA.1A
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Fota/fota
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To press repeatedly, massage
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Tongan
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PN.QINA-TI
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ʔIna/nga
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Due reward or punishment, fitting consequence (whether pleasant or unpleasant)
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Niue
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EC.KALEVE
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Kaleve
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Toddy (the sweet sap extracted from the bud of the coconut palm, not a traditional drink)
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Tongan
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PN.MAALUU.2
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Maluu
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(of wind, sea, or day) Mild, pleasantly calm; (of pain) abated, gone
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Marquesas
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PN.MAALUU.2
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Moʔu
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Paix, paisable, pacifique, doux, patient. Lentement, slowly. Gentil, aimable; kind, nice, pleasant (Atl).
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Takuu
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PN.MAALUU.2
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Maruu
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(of pain) Lessen, become reduced, abate, disappear
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East Futuna
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PN.MAALUU.2
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Maluu
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Humble; sage, docile
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Tuvalu
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PN.MAALUU.1A
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Maluu/luu
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Cold (from Samoan)
Borrowed
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MAALUU.2
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Maaluu
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Full (of food); satiated
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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PN.MATA-A-PULE
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Matapule/ga
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Ceremonial rite of passage (in modern times associated with circumcision)
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Tongan
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CE.MOKE
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Moke(moke)
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(with negative) Say a word
Problematic
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Tongan
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FJ.NEE
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Ne
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A particle frequently joined to the end of words for the sake of euphony -- women more frequently use it than men
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Sikaiana
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NP.NAA.1
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Naa
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Demonstrative pronoun: that, there, in sight, but on other side of listener. In conversation, a statement recently spoken as part of the present conversation.
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East Futuna
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PN.-RA
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La
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Là, donc. Cette particule se met souvent à la fin des mots ou des phrases, sans avoir de sens bien précis. Marque de fin de syntagme ou de fin d'énoncé, facultative, mais très souvent utilisée comme ponctuation dans le discours (Mfr).
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West Uvea
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PN.-RA
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La
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Déictique s'opposant à nei et à na...
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Tongan
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FJ.LOGO
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Ongo/noa
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To be insensate, to be without feeling or sensation (e.g. of a part treated with a local anaesthetic)
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Tikopia
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PN.NUNU
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Nunu
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Filter, as in extraction of sago by traditional method, and formerly of turmeric
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Sikaiana
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PN.NUNU
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Nunu
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To grate a substance to extract juice or sap
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East Uvea
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XW.NUTI
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Nusi, nunusi, nusinusi
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Frotter, broyer entre ses mains, écraser entre les doigts; saupoudrer, semer
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Tongan
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EO.HOKA.2
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Oko/oka
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Stake or pole driven into the sand and used for mooring a boat or canoe
Borrowed
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Niue
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PN.PALE.1B
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Pale/pale
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Reward, payment. Compensation (McE).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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PN.PIKO.C
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Piko
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To think erroneously; to be under a misapprehension
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Marquesas
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MP.PII.2A
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Pi/hiti
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Rejaillir (sang)
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East Uvea
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PN.POLO.2
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Polo
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Barbouillage, marque sur le visage; être promis en mariage
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East Futuna
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PN.POLO.2
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Polo
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Se faire des taches de curcuma ou de charbon sur le visage; marque que l'on fait sur un bois pour indiquer ou doit se faire la coupe
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Easter Island
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PN.POLO.2
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Poro/poro
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Sin filo, por causa de tener varias muescas [blunt due to too many notches]
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Niue
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PN.SANA.2
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Saga/saga
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Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)
Phonologically Irregular
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Samoan
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PN.TAU-QI
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Tau
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To buy, to barter; something for sale; price
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East Futuna
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PN.TAU-WALO
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Tauvalo
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Choisir sa nourriture (postverbe): E kau kai tauvalo. Je mange ce qui me plait.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niue
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CP.ALU
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Te/alu, ti/alu
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Creeper sp. (Verbena officinalis); spreading weed sp. (Salvia occidentalis). Creeping shrub found on cliffs (McE).
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Niue
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PN.MOLE.1
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Te/mole
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To disappear from view
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East Uvea
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TO.TEPU
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Tepu(tepu)
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Proéminence, protubérance, bosse, noeud factice d'une massue, saillie
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East Uvea
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XW.TE-TEKI
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Teteki
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Trembler de crainte, avoir peur; sursauter, s'agiter, remuer
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Anuta
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PN.TORO
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Too
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Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
Phonologically Irregular
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