| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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NP.SUMU.1
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Simu
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Lash or tie a three-legged stool (tuai) or oilfish hook (maatau hakasoro) in a prescribed manner
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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NP.SUMU.1
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Simu taetae
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A method for lashing or tying a string in the shape of a diamond
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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CP.SINA.2
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Sina
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The central character of many of the traditional fairy tales {tala}. By legend, a woman who lives on the moon; she can be seen weaving her mat when the moon is full
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Takuu
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PN.GAFULU.*
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Si/nahuru
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Ten
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Takuu
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PN.SIGANO
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Sinano
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Flower of the male pandanus tree
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Sikaiana
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PN.SIGANO
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Sinano
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To blossom, of pandanus only (Archaic)
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Takuu
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MP.PULU.1A
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Si/puru
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Soft fibres from the inner husk of a coconut, object used to prevent liquid from escaping; menstrual pad, tampon
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Takuu
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PN.SILI.1
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Siri
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(of sleepiness, hunger, etc.) Decrease, wane, disappear, be gone; (of an entire coconut tree) too old to bear more fruit; (of a coconut, coconut embryo, giant taro, etc.) matured past the point where it is good to eat or drink, overripe
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Takuu
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PN.SILI.1
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S/siri
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Vegetables left in the ground beyond their maturity
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Sikaiana
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PN.SILI.1
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Sili
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Over-ripe, as fruits; a woman who is past child‑bearing age
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Takuu
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FJ.QAA-SIO-SIO
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Sisioi, siosio/lloa
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Waterspout, typhoon; dragonfly
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Nuguria
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XO.SIVA
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Sivo, siva
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Nine
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Takuu
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NP.SOKO-.3A
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Soko-
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(with numerals) Only
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Takuu
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EC.SOLO.5
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Soro/ki
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Move oneself; move over; move a canoe to water or to the beach
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Takuu
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AN.SUU.1
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S/suu
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Damp, moist
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Takuu
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EO.SUA.3
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Sua/a, suo
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Large steering paddle (such as used on ancient canoes) (obs.)
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUI
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Sui
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Trade, exchange, barter, buy; make a return, either for a favor or an insult; price, cost
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUI
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Sui/kkau
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Avenge the infidelity of a spouse by seeking a lover of one’s own
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Takuu
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PN.SUKE
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S/suke
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Reveal things that should remain private or secret
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUKE
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Suke
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Rummage about as when looking for something
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUKE
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S/suke
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Mention a person’s name; recall, remember
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Sikaiana
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PN.SIKU-MATA
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Sukimata
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To watch [archaic]
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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PN.SIKU-SIKU
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Sukisuki
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End of a coconut branch {paakele}, sometimes used to mark land reserved for a person to collect coconuts {uiki}
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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EO.TAA.1A
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Taa
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Strike, beat, hit, kill; kill fish trapped in shallow water with an implement or by hand
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Sikaiana
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EO.TAA.1A
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Taa ki mate
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Beat to death
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Takuu
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EC.TAA.4A
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Taa
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Add an extra mesh to a hand net which in turn is attached to the net handle. Mend a hole in a net (Hwd).
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Takuu
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PN.TAA.2
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Taa
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Hand or row of eight to ten bananas on a bunch
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Takuu
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PN.TAE.1
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Tae
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Arrive at, reach a destination
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAE.1
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T/tae
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Arrive, reach a place; achieve, equal, accomplish
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Takuu
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FJ.TAE.2B
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Tae
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Hand net used for catching flying fish
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Sikaiana
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FJ.TAE.2B
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Tae/tae
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The net used for catching flying fish
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Takuu
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SO.TAFA-QATA
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Tahata
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Early morning, first light
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Sikaiana
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SO.TAFA-QATA
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Tahaata
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The early morning before sunrise, from the first cock cry until the earliest rays of sunlight are seen
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Takuu
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PN.TAFA-QULI
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Tahauri
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Fish [Caranx sp.], second growth stage between lluhe and sukimana
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Takuu
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OC.TAFE
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Tahe
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(of current) Flow strongly; current, rise and fall of waves
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Sikaiana
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OC.TAFE
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T/tahe
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(of current in the sea) To carry an object
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Takuu
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EO.TAFI
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T/tahi
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Sweep
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Takuu
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PN.TAFITO.A
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Tahito
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Foot or base of a tree or pole; beginning of a story, history; cause of a problem
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Takuu
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PN.FOLE
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Ta/hore
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Shellfish sp., a bivalve with a very sharp edge, formerly used for shaving
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Takuu
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FJ.TAFU.A
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Tahu
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Kindle a fire, light a fire, add wood to a fire
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Takuu
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EP.TAFUQA
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Tahua
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The top of the beach, right under the trees, reached by the sea only at a very high tide
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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MP.TAHI.1
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Tai
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Sea shore; to the direction of salt water
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Takuu
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EO.TAHI.2
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Tai
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The hard black core of some trees
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Sikaiana
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NP.TAKA.2A
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T/taka (pass. takamia)
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Step upon, tread
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Takuu
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PN.TAKAI
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Takai
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Wind, coil; rotate; turn with a circular motion; rotate, turn around by itself; roll of dried pandanus leaves
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAKAI
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Taakai
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A belt (woven on the loom, or store-bought)
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Takuu
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FJ.TAKAPE
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Takape
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Blue-lined Sea Perch Snapper [Lutjanus kasmira]
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Luangiua
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NP.KIWI.1*
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Ivi
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Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
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Luangiua
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EC.KAPO.2
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Apo
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Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) or Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
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Luangiua
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OC.SIWILI
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Sivi
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Cardinal Lory (Chalcopsitta cardinalis)
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