| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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West Futuna
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PN.MA-KEKE
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Ma(h)ke/i
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Hard, difficult, strong
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West Futuna
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PN.MA-LELE
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Maxle/ŋa
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Things left by persons now dead
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West Futuna
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AN.MATUQA.A
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Ma(h)tua. Maxtua (FUT), matua (ANI) (Cpl).
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Mature, complete; precocious; ripe; full. Old, ripe, adult (Cpl). Monter (soleil) (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.MANATU
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Mentu/a
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To think, intend
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West Futuna
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PN.MA-LAGA.1
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Meranga (ANI)
|
To spring
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West Futuna
|
SO.ALIGA
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M/eringe (ANI)
|
To decay, rot
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West Futuna
|
MP.MOHE
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Moe/roa. Moi/roa (FUT), me/ro (ANI) (Cpl).
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To sleep, rest; to lie down; to shut one's eyes. Dormir (Rve).
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West Futuna
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PN.MAROO
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Mero/saŋa (ANI)
|
Be low (of tide)
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West Futuna
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NP.MUI
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Mi (ANI)
|
Bunch of coconuts
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West Futuna
|
CE.MINA
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Mina/pu (ANI)
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To agree
Problematic
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West Futuna
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OC.MISI.B
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Misi/ekina
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To suck in (water, coconut, etc.)
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West Futuna
|
EC.MITI.3B
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Mishi/mishi
|
The wake of canoes
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West Futuna
|
EC.ME.1A
|
Mo
|
Conjunction, or
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
|
OC.MUQA.A
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Moa, mua
|
Before, in front of, front
Phonologically Irregular
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Tokelau
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PN.MOHE-QAHO
|
Moemoeao
|
A species of toothless and harmless shark which sleeps during the day time
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Rennellese
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PN.MOHE-QAHO
|
Moeʔao
|
A kind of shark
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|
Takuu
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PN.MOHE-QAHO
|
Moemoeao, moomoeao
|
Shark sp. that sleeps among the rocks during the day and eats clams and other shellfish
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Tongan
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PN.MOHE-QAHO
|
Moheʔaho
|
K. fish (long, narrow) that sleeps in the daytime
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Samoan
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PN.MOHE-QAHO
|
Moemoeao
|
K. shark, perhaps a basking shark
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Niue
|
PN.MOHE-QAHO
|
Moheaho
|
A bluish parrotfish (Scarus sp.)
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West Futuna
|
PN.MOA.4A
|
Mó/moa
|
Central part of banana covering which hangs down
|
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West Futuna
|
PN.MORI.A
|
Xmori (WFU), more (ANI)
|
To pray
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
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West Futuna
|
PN.MA-LIKO
|
Moriko/riko
|
Period just before sunrise
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West Futuna
|
PN.MOLE.2
|
Mor/more (ANI)
|
Slippery
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East Futuna
|
SO.MOLOKAU.B
|
Molokau
|
Nom d'une plante grimpante. Fougère "langue de boeuf" qui grimpe sur les cocotiers (les feuilles servent à soigner les piqures du mille-pattes) (Mfr).
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West Futuna
|
AN.AMO.1A
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Mo/xmo/si-a (WFU)
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To rub quickly (frequentative of *amo-sia*)
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West Futuna
|
PN.MAATA-KI
|
Mo/xmoSiki-na
|
To spy, peer
|
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West Futuna
|
MP.PUKU.1A
|
M/puku (ANI)
|
Ball
|
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West Futuna
|
AN.MAKUPUNA
|
Mpupuna (ANI), tupuna (FUT)
|
Grandchild
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
|
CE.MATA-KAINAGA
|
Mtakainanga
|
Tribe
Problematic
|
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West Futuna
|
MP.QUMU.1A
|
Mu
|
Cooking place
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West Futuna
|
PN.AMU
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Mu/sia (ANI)
|
To complain
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West Futuna
|
NP.FANAKE.*
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Fenake (WFU), nage (ANI)
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To rise. Go up.
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Tokelau
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PN.TAMA-TAQANE
|
Tamataane
|
Boy, son; division of a kaainga made up of sons of the founding couple and all their descendants...
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Niue
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PN.TAMA-TAQANE
|
Tama taane
|
Male child, boy
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Rennellese
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PN.TAMA-TAQANE
|
Tama taʔane
|
Mischievous or disobedient boy; male, but not a lineage head; male of low prestige, as one born out of wedlock
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West Futuna
|
PN.TAMA-TAQANE
|
Tama tane
|
Boy child
|
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Luangiua
|
FJ.KO.1
|
O
|
Personal interrogative
Uncertain Semantic Connection
|
|
West Futuna
|
MP.POA.1
|
Nám/boa
|
Bad-smelling (of fish)
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West Futuna
|
AN.NAMU.1A
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Namu/ia. Namu-ya (Cpl).
|
To smell something
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West Futuna
|
PN.NAQA.1
|
Na/na/gina (ANI)
|
Comfort, hope (n)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
|
PN.NAQA.3
|
Na/papa
|
Lay claim to
|
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West Futuna
|
NP.NAPE.A
|
Nape-a
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To hold a rope, etc., firmly; to constrain a person to stay
|
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West Futuna
|
CP.NOQA
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Nau/tjia (ANI)
|
To strangle
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
|
FU.NEQA.*
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(H)ne. Nea, ne- (FUT), ne (ANI) (Cpl). Nox/nea (FUT).
|
Place. Thing (Cpl).
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West Futuna
|
PN.PITO.2
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(No)pito/pito (ANI), pix/pito/nea (FUT)
|
Fragments. Broken pieces, as of a wrecked canoe
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West Futuna
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NP.WAELO
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Nosi/vero (ANI)
|
Comet
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West Futuna
|
PN.MUKA.1A
|
Nu/mku/mko (ANI)
|
A stick of sugarcane
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
|
EO.NOO-GIA
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Nungi-a
|
To beg, beseech
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
|
AN.UNU.1
|
Nu/si-a
|
To draw, extract
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