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Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Mangareva
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XW.PAAEA
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Paoa
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Etre pauvre, qui manque du nécessaire
Problematic
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Mangareva
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PN.POKO.2
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Poko/poko
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Etre profond; difficile à saisir, incompréhensible. Cheveux coupés irrégulièrement; badly cut hair (Atl).
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Mangareva
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MP.LAKA.1
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Raka/ʔi
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Profaner un lieu saint
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Mangareva
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PN.LAWE.2A
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Ra/rave
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Empêchement, obstacle; être difficile à saisir, qui empêche et présente des difficultés; empêcher
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Mangareva
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NP.LOMA.2B
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Roma
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Ne pas abonder. Not in abundance, rather scarce (said only of large things) (Tgr).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Marquesas
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EO.TAKI.1
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Taʔi, taki
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Retenir, faire rester, engager à rester; se saisir d'un objet, maintenir en place; porter, transporter, emporter, rapporter, ôter, enlever...
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Mangareva
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TA.PEKE.1C
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Ta/peke
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S'accrocher (se dit de quelqu'un qui saisit un objet pour empêcher ou parer sa chute); saisir en l'air, prendre à la volée
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Mangareva
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TA.TAA-RERE
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Tarere
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S'élancer à une branche d'arbre saisie avec la main; se balancer; s'ingérer dans une conversation, une dispute qui ne regarde pas
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Mangareva
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AN.RAMA
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Tu/rama
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Feu que les reines se faisaient allumer pour s'éclairer la nuit
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Easter Island
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PN.WOKE
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Uoke
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A supernatural being who traditionally traveled about the Pacific, destroying islands with a gigantic lever; he is said to have broken his lever at Easter Island and thus been unable to destroy it (Egt 1970:182)
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Mangareva
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MQ.FUKE.B
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Umu/ʔuke
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Représaille; rancune; détester (se dit des enfants détestant leurs père et mère, et des fermiers leurs propriétaires)
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Marquesas
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CE.UTU.1B
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Utu
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Parer un coup, l'éviter. Assaillir, attaquer (par surprise).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Marquesas
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PN.TOLO.2B
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Toʔo
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Prendre, recevoir, accepter un objet; saisir, se saisir de, enlever...
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Niuafo'ou
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PN.KAU-WAKA
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Kauvaka
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Sailor
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Luangiua
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OC.SAE.1
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Sai
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Spreizen [spread legs]
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Luangiua
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PN.SAQELE
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Saile
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Go
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Anuta
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PN.KAU.4
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Kau rararo
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Boom supporting bottom of pandanus leaf sail
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Anuta
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PN.FAKA-TERE-TERE
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Pakateetee/vaka, pakateretere, pakatere/vaka
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To sail a ship or canoe
Phonologically Irregular
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Anuta
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PN.TAKU.1
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Taku vai ai?
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Who said that? (idiomatic expression)
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Rennellese
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OC.TIFA.1A
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Tiha
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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.FAKA-TERE-TERE
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Fakateretere
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Practise sailing
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Tuamotu
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PN.LAU-MANU
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Raumanu/hia
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Accompanied by aflock of hovering birds; said when birds follow and feed upon a school of fish
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.TII-TOKO
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Tiitoko
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Pole used to stretch or extend anything: spreader, sprit (of a sail) etc.; stretch, extend with a pole or anything rigid; keep off or away; propel with a pole
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Rarotongan
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CE.MOKE
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Moo/moke
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Legendary inhabitants of the underworld, said to have very fair hair and skin, and quivering eyes
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Takuu
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CP.TUKU.A
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Tuku raa
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Lower a canoe sail
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Kapingamarangi
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CP.TUKU.A
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Dugu di laa
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To lower the sail
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Nukuoro
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CP.TUKU.A
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Dugu de laa
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Lower sail
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Tongan
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CP.TUKU.A
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Toogoo
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To lower (a sail)
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Samoan
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PN.FAI-QAHAWANA
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Faiaavaa
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Marry (said of a man only); (man) living with his wife's kin
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Marquesas
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PN.SOLO.3
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Hau
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To sail
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Hawaiian
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CE.TOLO.4
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ʔUpena kolo
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Immense bag net said to be from sixteen to twenty-four fathoms deep
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Tahitian
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CE.TUU-PERE
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Tupere
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A shell of the cockle kind....said to be used by the gods...to scrape the souls of men for food
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Marquesas
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PN.TAAQOFI
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Maóhi (MQS)
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Toucher, saisir, prendre avec la main, retenir; adopter
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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NO.PALALAMA
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Pama
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Storage platform above the outrigger on the ancient sailing canoe (Obs).
Problematic
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East Uvea
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PN.SOIFUA
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Hoifua
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A vos souhaits! (se disait quand le Roi éternuait)
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Tongan
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XW.SAI
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Sai
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Good, good enough....suitable...well (in good health)...a good thing.
Borrowed
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East Uvea
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XW.SAI
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Kua sai
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C'est bien
Borrowed
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East Futuna
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XW.SAI
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Sai/a
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En avoir assez
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Samoan
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XW.SAI
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Sai
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To be good looking (as a man, house, canoe &c)
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Tuvalu
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XW.SAI
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Sai
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To be shapely (of waist)
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Tahitian
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AN.KOKO.1
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ʔOoʔomi
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Froncer les sourcils (Dvs). Saisir, presser (Jsn).
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Takuu
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OC.MAGOO
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Manoo
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Constellation said to resemble a shark (Hwd).
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Rennellese
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OC.TUPA
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Tupa
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A constellation of four stars said to be s-shaped
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Rennellese
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AN.TOLU
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Togu/nga Maaui
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A constellation of three stars said to be named for Mautikitiki and his two younger brothers; Orion's Belt
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Tongan
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XW.TOGIAKI
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Tongiagi
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A double sailing canoe
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Tuamotu
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OC.KESA
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Heka/heka
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Light gray, blond, or straw-coloured (said of the hair); faded, washed-out, discolored, pale, light (of colour)
Phonologically Irregular
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Niue
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PN.WEKA-WEKA
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Faka/vekaveka
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To weave roughly and untidily (such weaving is said to resemble the "long feet" of a *veka*).
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Tuamotu
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EP.KEU.C
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Keu
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To commence to move (said of a child in the womb, just as labor commences).
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Tokelau
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NP.KALEU.B
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Kaleu
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(of a sailing canoe) Bring or turn up-wind; turn one's face
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Marquesas
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NP.TINA-QI
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Tina
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Saisir à la gorge, étrangler, étouffer, se boucher le nez, empècher la respiration.
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