| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Rarotongan
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AN.TALI.3A
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Tari
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Anything used for tying up or lashing together
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Takuu
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NP.TASI.1
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Tasi
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One, once; together, at the same time, alike; one time only, occasionally
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Sikaiana
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AN.TASI.2
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Tahi
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To cut hair all over the head
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Sikaiana
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MP.TAU.5
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Tau
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To beach, to bring ashore, to carry ashore, usually referring to canoes
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Takuu
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PN.TAU.8
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Tau
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Verse or division of a song; sing a verse
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAU.8
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Tau
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A type of song that was performed in the clan houses {hale henua} during the kunaaika and perhaps other ceremonies
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Takuu
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CP.TAU.6
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Tau
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Prow cover on an ancient canoe
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Takuu
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CP.TAU.6
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T/tau
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(obs.) Bow board of ancient canoe; decorated upper bow section
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Takuu
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PN.TOOUA
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Taua
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Egg yolk; turmeric in paste form
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.TAUMAFA
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Taumaha
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Ward off sickness; cluster of five dry coconuts used as part of preventative measures against injury or sickness
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Sikaiana
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EO.TAU-TAHI
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Tautai
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A man who is expert at fishing
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Takuu
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PN.TARA
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Tau/tara
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Eave (of a house); longitudinal struts on which the thatch panels rest; end of a house.
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Takuu
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NP.TUQU.2
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Tau/tuu
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Woven belt or something functioning as a belt
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Sikaiana
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NP.TUQU.2
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Tau/tuu
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Girdle or belt used to hold stomach in; strap used to tie a basket {kete} to one’s back when going fishing
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Sikaiana
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PN.TEKI.2
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Teki
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To be shocked, scared, jolted by news or fright; to have a painful muscle spasm
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Takuu
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PN.TEKI.2
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T/teki
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Throb, twitch, shiver; tug, jerk, dislocate; set teeth on edge
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Takuu
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PN.TERE.A
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Tere
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(of a canoe or ship or its occupants) Sail, travel over water; (of a car or other land vehicle or its occupants) go, drive; (of fish) run as a school
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Sikaiana
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PN.TERE.A
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Tele
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Sail or ride in a boat; ride in an automobile
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Sikaiana
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MP.TII.1
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Tii
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Plant sp., Cordyline
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Takuu
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CE.TII.4
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T/tii
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Force something through a small opening
Problematic
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Takuu
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PN.TITI.2
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Ttii aronaa
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(obs.) Strips of fibre formerly used to make net cordage
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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PN.TIQAKI
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Tiiake
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Leave something behind, abandon, quit; leave, drop; let, allow, permit
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.TIFA.2
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Tiha/tiha
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(of bird) Glide through the air, soar
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Sikaiana
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PN.TIFA.2
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Tiha
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Swerve out of control
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Takuu
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PN.TUFUGA
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Tihuna
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Craftsman, skilled person, canoe builder, house builder
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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PN.TUFUGA
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Tuhuna
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(arch.) An expert at a handicraft skill, especially weaving or making a canoe; to be adept at misleading through speech, or to deceive others through speech
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Takuu
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EC.TIKE.1B
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T/tike
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(of a smell, steam, etc.) Diffuse through the air, spread, rise
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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OC.TIKA.A
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Tika
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(obs.) Javelin used for sporting purposes
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Sikaiana
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OC.TIKA.A
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Tika/tika
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A dart game with darts {tika} made from coconut leaf. The object of the game is to compete to see who can throw his dart the furthest with an underhand throw
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAKI-.2
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Taki-
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Prefix for numbers: to amount to in distributions: each
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Takuu
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MP.TIRO
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Tilo/tilo
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(obs.) Divining stick made from a coconut leaf
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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MP.TIRO
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Tilo/tilo mee
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Admire someone’s (esp. one’s own) physical characteristics
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Takuu
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AN.TIMU.1
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Timu
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White cloud-like pattern in the night sky
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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PN.TUMU-QAKI
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Timu
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The part in a person's hair
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.TINA
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Tina
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Lever; use a lever to move a heavy object; log used as a roller to move a heavy object; any of the four sticks placed under a body to carry it to the cemetery
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East Futuna
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Tinaʔe
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Etre enceinte
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Nukuoro
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Dau dinae
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A period during which many women are pregnant at the same time
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Kapingamarangi
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Dinae
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Be pregnant
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Luangiua
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Kiiŋae
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Feast for first-born
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Nuguria
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Tinae
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Pregnant
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Rennellese
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Tinaʔe
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Confinement, pregnancy
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Takuu
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SO.TINAQE.B
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Tin(n)ae
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Pregnant (polite term); woman who is pregnant or has just given birth
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East Futuna
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AN.TINAQE.A
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Tinaʔe mitimiti
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Avoir le ventre gonflé (d'avoir trop bu ou trop mangé)
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Takuu
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AN.TINA-NA.A
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Tinana
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Classificatory mother (including all aunts); (male’s) brother’s wife; person one treats or considers as one’s mother
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Takuu
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PN.TINO.C
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Tino
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Essence, main part; belief; one's own
Problematic
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Sikaiana
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MP.TIPA
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Tipa
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Divert or turn from an original destination
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Sikaiana
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EC.TIPUNA
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Tipuna
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Grandparent, both true and classificatory; 2nd ascending generation lineal and collateral relatives
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Takuu
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FJ.TILI.3
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Tiri
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Pound, hit something hard against something else; pound taro in preparing certain dishes
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Takuu
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FJ.TILI.3
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T/tiri
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Bump into, collide, stub
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Sikaiana
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FJ.TILI.3
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Tili
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Hit with a hammer, bang
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