| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Luangiua
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mee
|
Say; do
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Luangiua
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PN.SAQELE
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Saile
|
Go
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Luangiua
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PN.SAA.2
|
Saa mai
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Kommen [come, appear]
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Luangiua
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CP.SAU.4
|
Va/sau
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[put ornament in ear]
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Luangiua
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PN.MAA-SAGA
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Sau masaŋa
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Sie sind Zwillinge [they are twins]
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Luangiua
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SO.SA-SALA
|
Sasala/ʔai
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Fischen [go fishing]
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Luangiua
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MP.SAGA.2
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Saŋa
|
Sparre [rafter]
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Luangiua
|
XO.TAU-TAU
|
Haa/kaukau. Haʔa/kaukau (Sar).
|
Quarrel
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Luangiua
|
PN.GESE
|
ŋase
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Langsam. Slow (Smd).
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
|
NP.GA-TASI
|
Ngatai
|
Together, at the same time
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Anuta
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NP.AE
|
Aa
|
Yes (colloquial speech) (this word is usually nasalized somewhat, so that it may come out sounding like "ngaa")
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Anuta
|
MP.QATU.2
|
(Nga) Atu/piti
|
Vanikoro, Utupua, Reef and Duff Islands (i.e. Santa Cruz islands excluding Anuta and Tikopia)
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Anuta
|
MP.QATU.2
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(Te) Atu/runga
|
All "islands" east of Anuta (e.g. Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Hawaii and America)
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Anuta
|
EO.HAA.1
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E/a
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Interrogative: What? Why? What's going on? Huh? (May be used as response to a call, as if to say "What do you want?")
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Anuta
|
PN.EE
|
Ee
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Response to a call, acknowledgement of a call, as if to say "Yes?" or "Here I am."
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Anuta
|
PN.KALAGA
|
Karanga
|
Speak, say, tell
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Anuta
|
PN.KAU.4
|
Kau rararo
|
Boom supporting bottom of pandanus leaf sail
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Anuta
|
MP.KUMI.3A
|
Kumi/kumi
|
To massage
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Anuta
|
PN.MAA-KONA.1
|
Ma(a)kona
|
Full (with food), satiated
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Luangiua
|
NP.MASALO.B
|
Maasaro, ma/masaro
|
Erstaunt [astonished]
|
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West Futuna
|
SO.MALIGA
|
Mari/maringa
|
Joue, côté du visage
|
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Anuta
|
XW.NAWU
|
Namu
|
To bleach one's hair by the application of a suspension of lime (calcium hydroxide) in salt water
Problematic
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Anuta
|
AN.NAMU.1A
|
Na/namu
|
To have an unpleasant odour, to stink; sour, pungent or other disagreeable odour, such as the smell of *ma*, or rotten fish
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Anuta
|
AN.QONE
|
One(one)
|
Beach; beach sand
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Anuta
|
OC.PAA.3A
|
Pa(a)
|
Traditional fishing lure with pearl shell "spoon" and turtle shell or green snail hook; necklace made from same
|
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Anuta
|
PN.FAKA-TAU-
|
Pakatau/tara
|
To disagree, have a falling out; to object, disobey
Problematic
|
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Anuta
|
PN.FAKA-TERE-TERE
|
Pakateetee/vaka, pakateretere, pakatere/vaka
|
To sail a ship or canoe
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
|
PN.WAATIA
|
Paka/vatia
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A pudding made from sago flour and coconut cream
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Anuta
|
OC.HURU.A
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Pa/uru
|
To reach the passage
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Anuta
|
CP.FIA-
|
Pii-
|
Prefix indicating disposal towards a particular state
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Anuta
|
MP.PIKI.1A
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Piki
|
Stick sap (as that of breadfruit, Calophyllum and *mami* tree); glue; plastic, object made of plastic
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Anuta
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MP.FIRI.1
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Piri/piri
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Sacred necklet, worn by chiefs or persons who are the object of some special honor
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Anuta
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PN.POU-MULI
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Poumuri
|
A kind of tree (Securinega flexuosa)
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Anuta
|
OC.LIU.2
|
Riu/ara
|
Path (esp. in moral contexts); passage, carfare [may be a TIK word]
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Anuta
|
AN.TAHINA
|
Taina
|
Sibling of same sex; sibling-in-law of opposite sex
|
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Anuta
|
PN.TAKU.1
|
Taku vai ai?
|
Who said that? (idiomatic expression)
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Anuta
|
SO.MAQAA
|
Tau ma
|
Term of address for sibling-in-law of same sex
|
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Anuta
|
PN.FAANAU.A
|
Tau panau
|
Siblings of same sex
|
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Tikopia
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MP.MAKA-LILI
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Sau/mariki
|
Be damp
Phonologically Irregular
|
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Anuta
|
PN.TOQA
|
Toa
|
Warrior; strong man; adversary in a fight or test of strength; to choose an opponent in a battle
|
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Anuta
|
PN.SUQA.C
|
Tua
|
A pudding in which sago flour is one of the ingredients
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Rennellese
|
OC.TIFA.1A
|
Tiha
|
To be or appear white, as some flowers, or sun-bleached *kie* leaves; said esp. of vertical objects
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.HAALIQA
|
Aaria
|
Sea passage between islets. Inlet, small bay (Sve).
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.FAKA-TERE-TERE
|
Fakateretere
|
Practise sailing
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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PN.OLA.1
|
Haka/ora, aka/ora
|
To save, revive
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Penrhyn
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CE.KAE
|
Sae/kae
|
Saliva, slaver
|
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Penrhyn
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SO.SAUSAU-LELE
|
Taareeree sau
|
Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)
Problematic
|
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Penrhyn
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EO.SAU.6
|
Haka/sau/sau
|
To expose oneself to the wind and get cold
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Penrhyn
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MP.MASA.1
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Mai/masa
|
Growth stage of coconut fruit (between *sakari* and *uto*); flesh still white and still contains some liquid
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New Zealand Maori
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CK.GUTU-PAA
|
Ngutu
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Mouth, entrance. "In the entrance of a *paa*, the *ngutu* were the two side passages leading from the main outer entrance into the *paa* itself."
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