| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tongan
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PN.MEQA.B
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Meʔa
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Honorific for various verbs meaning 'go, come, think, stand, sit' etc.
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East Uvea
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PN.MEQA.B
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Meʔa
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Faire; venir, aller (terme respectueux)
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Pukapuka
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mea
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To do, act (may refer to any action according to context: to tell, to say, to preoceed, to intend to, etc.)
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Sikaiana
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mee (ki)
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Plan to do something
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Sikaiana
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Mea
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Do, make, cause; have intercourse
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Takuu
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mee
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Do, make, create, gather; intend, get ready to do something, (of an event) appear likely to occur; act or behave in a certain manner
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Ifira-Mele
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PN.MEQA.B
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Nea/a
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Do, make, work (on garden), write (letter), put
Phonologically Irregular
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Tikopia
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PN.MEQA.B
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Meea/a
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Request strongly, urge, plead, insist
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Nukuoro
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Me
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(A word which can substitute for any nominal, adjectival or verbal notion)
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Hawaiian
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mea
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To say; to bother, disturb
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Marquesas
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Mea
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Faire
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Tahitian
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Mea
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To do, a word used as a convenient substitute instead of naming the action
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Tuamotu
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Mea
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To do, deal with, perform (a non-descript predicative substituting for any action mentioned, understood or implied)
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Rarotongan
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Mea
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Used with wide range of meanings, almost as a pro-verb: do, make. Do something, bring something, be about to do something, say, tell, think, wish
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Mea
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Do, deal with; cause, make; say; intend, wish
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Moriori
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PN.MEQA.B
|
Me
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Say, recite; desire (to)
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Takuu
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PN.GANA.2A
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N/nana
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Noise
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Takuu
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PN.GALI.1
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N/nani
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Bite a piece off something; nibble, bite with the front teeth, nip
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.GAO-HAQA
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Naoa
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Period when flotsam arrives (approximately December - May); cluster of floating logs on the ocean; guts of humans, turtles and pigs...
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Takuu
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PN.GAOFE
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Naohe
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(of a house) Sway from side to side (as in a high wind)
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Takuu
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MP.GALU.1
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Naru
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Series of ocean waves breaking in quick succession
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Takuu
|
PN.GATAQA
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-nataa
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With difficulty; take a long time to do something or have something done to it
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Takuu
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PN.GATALA
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Natara
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Fish taxon, several species
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Takuu
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NP.GA-TASI
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Naatasi
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Be fair, equal in size
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Takuu
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PN.GATATA
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Nattaa
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Make a rustling noise, as of leaves; sound of wind in the leaves of a tree
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Sikaiana
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PN.GAAWARI
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Navali
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Bent or curved, usually from warping
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Takuu
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PN.GAAWARI
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Naavari
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Bend, buckle, as a pole under pressure
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Takuu
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NP.NEFU.1
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Nehu
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Fry of certain fish used for bait
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Takuu
|
MP.NOFU
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N/nehu
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Stonefish, scorpion fish
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.NEFU.2A
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N/nehu
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Mist, fog, low cloud, haze, opacity; unidentified object on the horizon; hazy
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Takuu
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NP.GAE.A
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Neenee
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Illness characterized by rapid breathing and shortness of breath
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.GA-UE
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Neu/neuee, ne/neeuee
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Move, fidget, shake
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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PN.NEWA.A
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Neva/neva
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Sway from side to side
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Takuu
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SO.NI.2
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Ni
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Indefinite article: some, any
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Sikaiana
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PN.NIMO.2
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Nimo
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Move slowly, delay; slowly circle an area
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Takuu
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CP.NOQA
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N/noa
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Knot; tie a knot; noose for shark fishing
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Takuu
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OC.NOFO
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Noho
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Stay, be situated; be or remain in a particular state....live, dwell; stay behind; sit...
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Takuu
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PN.FAKA-NOFO
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Hakanoho
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Seat, cause to sit down or up; install (a chief, elder, spirit medium), put into office
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Takuu
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EP.RORO.1
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Non/nono
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Human brain; edible meat inside the head of a fish
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.GOTO
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Noto/hia
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(of canoe) Fully laden; riding low because of the weight of its contents
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Sikaiana
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PN.GOTO
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N/noto
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To be deep, of space; to have a complex meaning
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Takuu
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OC.GUU.1
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N/nuu
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Make a whirring or vibrating noise; whimper, whine, (of pig) squeal
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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OC.GUU.1
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Nu/nu
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To make a low grunting sound
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Takuu
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FJ.FOO.1
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Hoo
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Kind of small silver fish caught in hand nets, commonly used as bait. Possibly Siganus fry or Caesio sp.
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Takuu
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OC.QOHO
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Oo
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Provisions for a sea journey, comprising coconuts, but no cooked food
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Sikaiana
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PN.OO.2
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Oo
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Yes (declarative statement)
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Takuu
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PN.OO.2
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Oo
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Exclamation of surprise
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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EO.OFAGA
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Ohana
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Bird nest
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Takuu
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PN.OFO.A
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Oho
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Awaken, wake up (vi)
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Sikaiana
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PN.QOSO
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Oso/oso talatala
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To constantly interrupt speech
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