| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Luangiua
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CP.KAALEWA
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Aleva
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Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamis taitensis)
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Sikaiana
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FJ.TAKELE.A
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Takele
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Bottom,*base (of island, house on posts, cup); keel (of boat)
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Takuu
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EO.TAKI.1
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Taki
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Procession...move in procession
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAKOTO
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Takoto
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To exist, to remain, to be at a place. (Usually refers to an emotional atmosphere or sweet smell.)
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Takuu
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PN.TAKU.1
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Taku
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(of a clan elder) Stand on the ritual arena and invoke ancestral protection for clan members from sickness and unfavourable weather conditions
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Sikaiana
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OC.TAKUA.1
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Takua
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Large yellow fin tuna...
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAKU.1
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Taku
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A type of prayer form that involves calling out the names of spirits {aitu, tupua} in exact order
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Sikaiana
|
PN.TE-QA-KU
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Taku
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My (possessive pronoun, 1st person singular for alienable objects)
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Takuu
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MP.TAKUU
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Takuu unamea
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(obs.) Hatchet whose blade is made of turtle bone set into a wooden handle, used for scraping swamp taro
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Takuu
|
PN.TAGULU
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Talluu
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Rumble like thunder; sound of thunder, peal
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
|
PN.TAGULU
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Tallu
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Make a dull booming noise as waves do when they break, or pounding of a hammer
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
|
OC.TAMA.1A
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Tama
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True child (as opposed to classificatory child); adopted child; classificatory relative
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Sikaiana
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XO.TAMAKI.2
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Taamaki
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Many, a lot
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Sikaiana
|
AN.TAMA-NA
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Tamana
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Father; true and classificatory; first ascending generation lineal and collateral males on the paternal side
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Takuu
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FJ.TAMOLE
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Tamore
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Swamp-growing vine [Polygonum dichotomum], whose fragrant leaves are used as headpieces and as a perfume agent when added to heated oil
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Sikaiana
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FJ.TAMOLE
|
Tamole
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Plant sp., a creeper; sweet smelling
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Takuu
|
OC.TAGAFA
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Tanaha
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Fish sp., caught in the ocean
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Sikaiana
|
OC.TAGAFA
|
Tanaha
|
Parrot fish sp.
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Sikaiana
|
AN.TAGI.A
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Tani
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Weep, cry; funeral dirge or lament
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Takuu
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CP.TAGI.B
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Tani
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(of a bird or animal) Sing, cry, make characteristic vocal noises; (of a radio, etc.) play, be playing; (of an engine) whine or make some other characteristic noise
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Sikaiana
|
CP.TAGI.B
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Tani
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Play music, as with a radio or a tape cassette
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Takuu
|
OC.TANIFA
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Taniha
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Shark sp.
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Takuu
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OC.TAQO.2A
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T/tao
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Weigh down with rocks; crush under a weight; press down, apply pressure to certain points (as in performing a massage)
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Takuu
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PN.TAAQOFI
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Taaohi
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Hold firmly, grab, clutch; adopt; hold, possess (e.g. certain traditional knowledge)
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Takuu
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CE.PETU
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Taa/petu
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Thrash about, move one’s body vigorously
Problematic
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAPU-WAQE
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Tapuae
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Foot print, tracks of animal
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Takuu
|
PN.TAPU-WAQE
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Tapuae
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High tide mark, usually visible by the line of small items of flotsam
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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PN.TALA.4
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Tara
|
Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)
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Takuu
|
PN.TALA.4
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Tara moana
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Sooty or Bridled Tern (Sterna sp.) (not usually seen close to Takuu)
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Takuu
|
AN.LATA.1
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Tara
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Tame, domesticated
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
|
AN.LATA.1
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Tala
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To be tame, unafraid of humans; in courtship, not timid or shy
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
|
PN.TALA.1
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Tara
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Barb on a fishhook, spear, etc; thorn; spine(s) on the fin of a fish
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Sikaiana
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PN.TALA.1
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T/tala
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Slightly rough on a sharp surface, as small serrations or knicks in a knife blade
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Sikaiana
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FJ.TALA.2
|
Tala
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Type of story told to children to make them sleep, a fairy tale
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Takuu
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EP.TAARARO
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Taararo
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Glance quickly at someone or something
Problematic
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Takuu
|
PN.TALA-A-TUQA
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Taraatua
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Spiny dorsal fin of a fish, small fin(s) between the dorsal and caudal fins of some fish
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Sikaiana
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PN.TALA-A-TUQA
|
Talaatua
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The top fin of a fish
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Takuu
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SO.TALAFA
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Taraha
|
Whisker, beard (of a person); whiskers of a cat, dugong, etc; barbels of certain fish such as goatfish
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Takuu
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AN.TALI.3A
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Tari
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Soft interior surface of the stem of a coconut frond or other cordage used for stringing fish
|
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Sikaiana
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AN.TALI.3A
|
Tali
|
String from coconut palm used for tying
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Sikaiana
|
CP.TALO.2
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T/talo
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To wish that someone will die, as a man who loves another woman may wish for the death of his wife
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Takuu
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EC.TURUMA
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Taaruma
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Burial mound, top surface of a grave
Phonologically Irregular
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East Futuna
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Talii
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Coil a rope
Problematic
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Fijian
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FJ.TALI.3B
|
Tali
|
To plait, interweave
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Ifira-Mele
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Taali/a
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Wind, coil (fishing line, etc.); curl (hair)
Phonologically Irregular
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Kapingamarangi
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FJ.TALI.3B
|
Dali
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To braid finish on the side edge of a dabagau mat
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Mangaia
|
FJ.TALI.3B
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Tari
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To strangle, execute by hanging
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Mangaia
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Taarii
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Suspend, hang
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New Zealand Maori
|
FJ.TALI.3B
|
Tari
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Ensnare
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Anuta
|
AN.TALI.3A
|
Tari
|
Sennit cord used for lashing canoes
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