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Nukumanu
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SO.KAIPEA.*
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Kaipea. Aipea (Sar).
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Name of a constellation. A small star or nebula between Capella and Castor (Sar).
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Nukumanu
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AN.QURA
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Te Ula. Ura (Sar).
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Name of a constellation. Star in the Milky Way, below Canis Major (Sar).
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Takuu
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NO.KOO.4
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Koo takaniva
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Constellation: so-called Coalsack of the Southern Cross (Hwd).
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Nukumanu
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NO.SALAPOLU
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Sahalapolu. Nahalapolu (Sar).
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Constellation: (part of) Centaurus
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Takuu
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NO.SALAPOLU
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Naa Ruai/saraporu
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Name of a constellation low in the southern sky: two stars within Crux and two within Centaurus
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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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Nukuoro
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NO.SALAPOLU
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Salaboli
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May
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Nukumanu
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PN.SUMU.3
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(Te) Himu. Nasimu (Sar).
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Constellation: Southern Cross
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Nukumanu
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PN.SUMU.3
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(Te) Himu. Nasimu (Sar).
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Constellation: Southern Cross
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East Futuna
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OC.SAU.3
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Aliki sau
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Porteur du titre le plus élevé. Nom accordé au titre le plus élevé à l'intérieur de la chefferie (1998).
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East Futuna
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FJ.KOFE.B
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Kofe/sau
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Couvre-joint en bambou (sur la pirogue)
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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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East Uvea
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PN.SIKO.B
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Hiko
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Mettre en écheveau (sur ses doigts ou sur sa jambe) du fil ou de la ficelle; pelote, écheveau; ramasser, recueillir des choses éparses par terre, balayer
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East Futuna
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PN.SIKO.B
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Siko
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Enrouler une ficelle sur la main en croisant alternativement entre les doigts
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Hawaiian
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CE.KOO-WAA
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Koowaa
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Intervening space or time; channel, canal...; separated, as by a passage or channel
Phonologically Irregular
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New Zealand Maori
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CE.KOO-WAA
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Mo/ko(w)aa
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Space, interval (used particularly of space between the main posts in palisading of a fort).
Phonologically Irregular
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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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Tahitian
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CE.AKIAKI.B
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Aʔiaʔi
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Beau; clair, propre et sans tâche, propre, avenant (femme)
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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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Marquesas
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EP.KEU.C
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Keu/keu
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Tres vif, turbulent; s'agiter, remuer sans cesse
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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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Hawaiian
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FJ.PUA.1A
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(Olo)pua
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Tree sp. (Osmanthus sandwicensis)...
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Ifira-Mele
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CP.WASA
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Aasa/ga
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Open sea
Phonologically Irregular
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Ifira-Mele
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PN.FAI-GA
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Feiga/atasi
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The same (vi)
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Nukuoro
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PN.MOLE.1
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Ngole
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Use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
Problematic
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Tongan
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PN.MA-QALI
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Maaʔali
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To flit by, to pass by and disappear (esp. if observed only as a shadow or a momentary interference in the light)
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Ifira-Mele
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CP.SASAA
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Sasa
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Fresh-water fish sp....
Phonologically Irregular
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Ifira-Mele
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PN.LAWE.2A
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Save
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Get stuck, caught; run aground, wash up on reef
Phonologically Irregular
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Ifira-Mele
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NP.TAE.2A
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Taai/a
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Gather up, scoop up (a granular substance such as sand, gravel, or rice).
Phonologically Irregular
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Samoan
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NP.MUU.3A
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Mu/muu
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Words spoken in private conversation
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Samoan
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PN.MUU.3C
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Mu/muu
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Words spoken in private conversation
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Samoan
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NP.MUU.3B
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Mu/muu
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Words spoken in private conversation
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Tokelau
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NP.TIIGAA
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Tiigaa
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Pain, soreness; sorrow, grief, sadness; anger, grief, rage; painful, sore.
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Tuvalu
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NP.TIIGAA
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Tigaa/ina
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To suffer pain (from Samoan)
Borrowed
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Hawaiian
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NP.TIIGAA
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Kiinaa
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Blemish, blotch, flaw...blight, loss of crops due to natural disaster...; sin, wickedness; disfigured, maimed....
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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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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East Futuna
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PN.LAU.2A
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Lau/fola
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Danse des femmes effectuée debout; gestes de danse; raconter, parler en faisant des gestes (comme le prêtre à la messe).
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East Uvea
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PN.LAU.2A
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Vaa/lau
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Crier à tue-tête sans s'entendre
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West Futuna
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MP.MASA.1
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Ei/misa
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Low tide
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West Futuna
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NP.LOMA.1
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Faka/ramo/sa (ANI)
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Deluge; to flood.
Phonologically Irregular
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West Futuna
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NP.SAPA
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Faka/sapa
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To cause to slope
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West Futuna
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NP.SAPA
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Faka/sap/sapa
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On its side, unstable
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West Futuna
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CP.TUAKI
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Fa/tuokina (WFU)
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To be in the act of bearing (of pigs and goats); to look at sacred things (of females).
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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West Futuna
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FJ.FOLI.1
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Fori
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Preposition: around (but a verbal usage is more common).
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West Futuna
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AN.FUTI.1
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Fushi (FUT), fuhi (ANI).
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To set a sail
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West Futuna
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PN.QANA-.2
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Ina/sara
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Day before yesterday
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Tuamotu
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NP.TA-PENA
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Taapena
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A sacrificial offering or victim (animal or human)...
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Samoan
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PN.TAAULA
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Taaula/ga
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A sacred offering
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