| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Sikaiana
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MP.SAO
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Sao
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Escape, be free from obligation: safe, alive after some disaster; (of canoe) safely cross the reef
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Takuu
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EO.SAQALO
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Saa(o)roo
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Scrape something (with a knife, etc.) in order to soften it
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Takuu
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MP.SAPAI
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Saapai
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Carry in one's arms, lift [ex. child]
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Takuu
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SO.SA-SALA
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Sara kai
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(of a seabird or fig. of a person) Search for fish
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Sikaiana
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SO.SA-SALA
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Sala kai
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To harvest, to gather food from the bush
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Takuu
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OC.SALALA
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Saraa
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Fish sp. [Atherinidae silversides], edible small blue and white fish netted and used for bait
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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OC.SALALA
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Salaa
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Fish sp., very small
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
|
SF.SALI.2
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S/sari
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Wipe, remove someting with a flick/scrape (e.g. water) off the surface of something (e.g. of a human body after bathing, a common practice)
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Takuu
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PN.SALII
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Sarii
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Fish sp. caught in hand nets for bait
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Takuu
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EO.SAU.6
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Sau
|
Breeze, gentle wind
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Takuu
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PN.SAU.7
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S/sau
|
State or condition (esp. of the human body) as specified by the following verb
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Takuu
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OC.SAAWAKI
|
Saauaki
|
Edible sea urchin sp.
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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OC.SAAWAKI
|
Saavaki
|
Sea urchin sp.
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Takuu
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XO.SAWA.2
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Sava
|
Dance gesture, esp. in sau dances
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Takuu
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NP.SAWA.1
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S/sava
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Covered or smeared with an undesirable substance (e.g. paint, blood, faeces)
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Takuu
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NP.SE.1
|
Se
|
A, an (indefinite article)
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Sikaiana
|
NP.SE.1
|
He
|
Indefinite article, any
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Sikaiana
|
SO.SEQE.2
|
He(e)
|
Negative marker following tense‑aspect marker, not
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Takuu
|
CP.SEA.2
|
Sea
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Lift the leg, as in a stamping movement; any (foreign) dance using this gesture
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Takuu
|
EC.FUI
|
Se/hui-
|
Prefix when counting coconuts in units of ten, or money in units of ten toea
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Takuu
|
FJ.SEKA
|
Seka/a
|
Fine white mould, mildew, or fungus (such as that appearing on leather); salt residue on one’s skin
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Sikaiana
|
PN.SEKE.1A
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S/seke
|
Slippery
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Takuu
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PN.PA-SEKE
|
Paaseke
|
Ricochet, bounce off, graze
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Takuu
|
CP.TAQE-KI
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Seki
|
Not yet (indicates incompletion of action)
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Sikaiana
|
CP.TAQE-KI
|
Heki
|
Not yet (tense-aspect marker, negative progressive)
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Takuu
|
PN.KUMI.1
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Se/kumi
|
Unit of lineal measure: ten fathoms
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Sikaiana
|
PN.KUMI.1
|
-kumi
|
(with numeral) Suffix for counting [tens of] fathoms of material
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Takuu
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NP.WEKU.1
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Seku/seku
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Dishevelled, disarranged in appearance, messy or untidy looking, unkempt
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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NP.MUU.3A
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Mu/muu
|
Make a constant buzzing noise (like a fly)
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Samoan
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SO.TEQE-MUU
|
Fii/leemuu
|
Quiet, calm; mild, gentle, harmless; peace; silence
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Sikaiana
|
SO.TEQE-MUU
|
Seemu
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Perform an action quietly, without telling anyone
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Takuu
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SO.TEQE-MUU
|
Seemuu
|
Quiet, private, secret
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Kapingamarangi
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SO.TEQE-MUU
|
Deemuu
|
Quiet, silent (of a person)
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Takuu
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PN.SEGA.2
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S/sena
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Stain, spot, discoloration
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Takuu
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EO.SELE.2
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S/sere
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Circumcise, operate on someone
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Takuu
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EO.SELE.3
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Sere
|
Dear, beloved, favourite
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Takuu
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MP.SELU
|
Seru
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Comb; long tail feathers of rooster and some other birds
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Sikaiana
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CP.SEU
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S/seu
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To fish with a bamboo rod using a casting motion that pulls the hook over the top of the surface of water
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Takuu
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CP.SEU
|
Seu
|
Oval hand net formerly used while perched in a tree for catching edible birds
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Takuu
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CP.SISI.3
|
Ssii
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Scoop out the flesh of coconuts, clams, etc.
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Takuu
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MP.SISI.2
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Ssii
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Edible shellfish sp.
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Niue
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PN.FIHA.B
|
Fiha
|
To be few, to have few
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Rarotongan
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PN.FIHA.B
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E ʔia ʔua
|
Only a few
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Ifira-Mele
|
PN.FIHA.B
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Fia
|
Few. not enough
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West Futuna
|
PN.FIHA.B
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Fia-na
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A few, some
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Penrhyn
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PN.FIHA.B
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Ee hia hua
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Several, a few
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.FIHA.B
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Hia
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An indefinite number, several
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Takuu
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PN.FIHA.B
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Siaa-
|
A few
Problematic
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Sikaiana
|
PN.FIHA.B
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Siaa
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(preceding noun) A few, a bit of
Problematic
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Takuu
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CP.SILA.1A
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S/sila
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Slanted, crooked; bent; (of one’s eyes) cross-eyed
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