| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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SO.FAKANAVA
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Huanava
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A big tree. (Cordia subcordata) (Hnh).
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East Uvea
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PN.TALO-TALO
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Talotalo
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(Crinum asiaticum)
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Motu
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PN.TALO-TALO
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Talotalo
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Plante (Celosia argentea) (sa feuille contient une gomme cicatrisante)
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Niue
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PN.TALO-TALO
|
Talotalo
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Lily (Crinum spp.); an introduced ornamental (Caladium bicolor)
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Tokelau
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PN.TALO-TALO
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(Lau)talotalo
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Spider Lily (Crinum asiaticum)
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Samoan
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PN.TALO-TALO
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Lau/talotalo
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Crinum asiaticum, Monsoon Lily, Spider Lily
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Tuvalu
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PN.TALO-TALO
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Talotalo
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Spider Lily (Crinum asiaticum)
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Tongan
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PN.TALO-TALO
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Tolotalo
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Spider Lily (Crinum asiaticum)
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Tongan
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OC.FANUA-MAMALA
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Malamala ʔa fonua
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Alternative name for fonua mamala
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Tongan
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OC.FANUA-MAMALA
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Fonua malala
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Niua name for fonua mamala
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East Futuna
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XW.TIPI.4
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Vaa/tipi
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Liane servant à lier les chevrons aux poteaux de la maison (Entada phaseoloides)
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Tongan
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PN.MAMAGI
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Mamangi
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Shrub sp.; variety of yam (Rabone)
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Samoan
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PN.MAMAGI
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Mamagi
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Possibly another name for mamalupe (Faradaya amicorum)
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East Futuna
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SO.MAGI
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Magi/magi
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Difforme; être handicapé
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Tikopia
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SO.MAGI
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Mangi
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Wasted, from sickness
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Samoan
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SO.MAGI
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Ma/magi
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Ulceration of penis
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Samoan
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SO.MAGI
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Magi/magi/noa
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Applied to a convalescent from sickness
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Samoan
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SO.MAGE
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Mage/mage
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Kelara or mechanical feet, a condition in which the feet become pitted owing to walking barefoot on lava, etc.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Kapingamarangi
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SO.MAGE
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Manga
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To turn brown (from eating), to tan in the sun
Problematic
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Tongan
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PN.SEI-LALA
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Heilala
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(Garcinia sessilis) Small tree, flowers highly esteemed and strung into leis
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Samoan
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PN.SEI-LALA
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Seilala
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(Garcinia sessilis) (rare)
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Fijian
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PN.SEI-LALA
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See-lala
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A seedless mangrove; sterile, of a tree or sow
Problematic
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East Uvea
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PN.SEI-LALA
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Heilala
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Mili [ointment] contre les furoncles
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Samoan
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XW.VAVAE.*
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Vavae
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Kapok (Ceiba pentandra); also possibly the original name for the indigenous cotton sp. (Gossypium hirsutum), now rare.
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East Futuna
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FJ.PUA.1A
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Pua/tala, pua/fiti
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Frangipanier (Plumeria sp.)
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East Futuna
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FJ.PUA-PUA.2
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Puapua
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Nom d'une plante à fleurs blanches tres odoriférantes
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Hawaiian
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CP.WILI.1B
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Wiliwili
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Tree sp. (Erythrina sandwicensis)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tongan
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AN.SALATO
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Halato (Tafahi)
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Stinging-nettle tree sp. (Dendrocnide harveyi)
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Waya
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AN.SALATO
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Salato
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(Dendrocnide harveyi)
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Tongan
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PN.MAAFAQI
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Mafaʔi
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Creeper sp. (Luffa cylindrica)
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East Futuna
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PN.MAAFAQI
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Maafai
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Liane grimpante très dure (sorte de cornichon sauvage)
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Tuvalu
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CP.SAGALE
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Hangale
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Tree sp. (Lemnitzera littorea)
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Samoan
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PN.LAU-PATA
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Laupata
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The name of a tree (Mallotus roxburghianus)
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Niue
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PN.MUTIE
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Mootie
|
Grass (generic term)
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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??.TULUMA
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Tuluma
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A hand carved wooden cyclinder used for storing special items, especially the bonito hooks {paa}
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Takuu
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??.TULUMA
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Turuna, turuma
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Tubular wooden container for turmeric, sealed at one end and covered with fine plaiting
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Samoan
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??.TULUMA
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Tulula
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A basket to keep oil-bottles in; a foreign boat
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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??.TULUMA
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Tulula
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Boat (said to be a Samoan word). [?Samoan] A big, noisy, rusty vehicle; an old monstrosity of a vehicle ) (Sph).
Borrowed
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Austral Islands
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TA.MATIE
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Matie
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Grass spp. (Enchinochloa, Panicum, Thuarea, Eleusine)
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Mangaia
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TA.MATIE
|
Matie
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Green; hard-stalked grasses and sedges in general (those having softer stalks called mauku)
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Tuamotu
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TA.MATIE
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Matie
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A small-bladed, self-spreading variety of grass (Lepturus repens)
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Mangaia
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MP.MAHUKU
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Mauku
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Soft-stalked grasses and sedges in general (mostly introduced as fodder grasses); water-grass (purple flower, good for feeding pigs)
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Samoan
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OC.MAKO.3
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Maʔo
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Tree spp. including (Trichospermum richei) and (Melochia odorata)
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Tongan
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MP.KULU-KULU.3
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Kulukulu
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K. tree with inedible red fruit (Rubiaceae)
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Waya
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MP.KULU-KULU.3
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Kulukulu
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Tree sp. (Dillenia biflora)
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Waya
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OC.MAKO.3
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Mako
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Tree taxon, Unknown, poss. Trichospermum richii
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Tongan
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FJ.LATA.2
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Lata
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Shrub sp. (Sophora tomentosa) ["Nowadays few people know this name."]
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Austral Islands
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FJ.LATA.2
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Rata
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(Metrosideros collina) (Ra'ivavae)
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Samoan
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PN.MAASOAQA
|
Niu maasoaa
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Sago palm (Metroxylon warburgii)
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East Futuna
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SO.QOTA.3
|
Ota
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Sagoutier (Metroxylon vitiense)
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