| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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CP.TAQE-KI
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Seki
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Not yet (indicates incompletion of action)
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Sikaiana
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CP.TAQE-KI
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Heki
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Not yet (tense-aspect marker, negative progressive)
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Takuu
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PN.KUMI.1
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Se/kumi
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Unit of lineal measure: ten fathoms
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Sikaiana
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PN.KUMI.1
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-kumi
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(with numeral) Suffix for counting [tens of] fathoms of material
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Takuu
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NP.WEKU.1
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Seku/seku
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Dishevelled, disarranged in appearance, messy or untidy looking, unkempt
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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NP.MUU.3A
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Mu/muu
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Make a constant buzzing noise (like a fly)
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Luangiua
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SO.TEQE-MUU
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Se muu
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Shut up!
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Samoan
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SO.TEQE-MUU
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Fii/leemuu
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Quiet, calm; mild, gentle, harmless; peace; silence
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Sikaiana
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SO.TEQE-MUU
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Seemu
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Perform an action quietly, without telling anyone
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Takuu
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SO.TEQE-MUU
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Seemuu
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Quiet, private, secret
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Kapingamarangi
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SO.TEQE-MUU
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Deemuu
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Quiet, silent (of a person)
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Tikopia
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SO.TEQE-MUU
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Semu
|
Speak
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
|
PN.SEGA.2
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S/sena
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Stain, spot, discoloration
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Takuu
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EO.SELE.2
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S/sere
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Circumcise, operate on someone
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Takuu
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EO.SELE.3
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Sere
|
Dear, beloved, favourite
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Takuu
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MP.SELU
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Seru
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Comb; long tail feathers of rooster and some other birds
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Takuu
|
OC.TAQU.1
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Se/tau
|
Year
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Sikaiana
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CP.SEU
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Seu
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To destroy
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Sikaiana
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CP.SEU
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S/seu
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To fish with a bamboo rod using a casting motion that pulls the hook over the top of the surface of water
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Takuu
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CP.SEU
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Seu
|
Oval hand net formerly used while perched in a tree for catching edible birds
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Takuu
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CP.SISI.3
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Ssii
|
Scoop out the flesh of coconuts, clams, etc.
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Takuu
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MP.SISI.2
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Ssii
|
Edible shellfish sp.
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Niue
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PN.FIHA.B
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Fiha
|
To be few, to have few
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Rarotongan
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PN.FIHA.B
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E ʔia ʔua
|
Only a few
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Ifira-Mele
|
PN.FIHA.B
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Fia
|
Few. not enough
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West Futuna
|
PN.FIHA.B
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Fia-na
|
A few, some
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Penrhyn
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PN.FIHA.B
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Ee hia hua
|
Several, a few
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.FIHA.B
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Hia
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An indefinite number, several
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Takuu
|
PN.FIHA.B
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Siaa-
|
A few
Problematic
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Sikaiana
|
PN.FIHA.B
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Siaa
|
(preceding noun) A few, a bit of
Problematic
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Takuu
|
CP.SILA.1A
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S/sila
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Slanted, crooked; bent; (of one’s eyes) cross-eyed
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Takuu
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NP.SUMU.1
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Simu
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Lash or tie a three-legged stool (tuai) or oilfish hook (maatau hakasoro) in a prescribed manner
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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NP.SUMU.1
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Simu taetae
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A method for lashing or tying a string in the shape of a diamond
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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CP.SINA.2
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Sina
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The central character of many of the traditional fairy tales {tala}. By legend, a woman who lives on the moon; she can be seen weaving her mat when the moon is full
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Takuu
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PN.GAFULU.*
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Si/nahuru
|
Ten
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Takuu
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PN.SIGANO
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Sinano
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Flower of the male pandanus tree
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Takuu
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MP.PULU.1A
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Si/puru
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Soft fibres from the inner husk of a coconut, object used to prevent liquid from escaping; menstrual pad, tampon
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Takuu
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PN.SILI.1
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Siri
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(of sleepiness, hunger, etc.) Decrease, wane, disappear, be gone; (of an entire coconut tree) too old to bear more fruit; (of a coconut, coconut embryo, giant taro, etc.) matured past the point where it is good to eat or drink, overripe
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Takuu
|
PN.SILI.1
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S/siri
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Vegetables left in the ground beyond their maturity
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Sikaiana
|
PN.SILI.1
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Sili
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Over-ripe, as fruits; a woman who is past child‑bearing age
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Takuu
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FJ.QAA-SIO-SIO
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Sisioi, siosio/lloa
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Waterspout, typhoon; dragonfly
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Nuguria
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XO.SIVA
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Sivo, siva
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Nine
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Takuu
|
NP.SOKO-.3A
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Soko-
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(with numerals) Only
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Takuu
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EC.SOLO.5
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S/soro
|
Drag a heavy object
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Takuu
|
EC.SOLO.5
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Soro/ki
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Move oneself; move over; move a canoe to water or to the beach
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Takuu
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EO.SUA.3
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Sua/a, suo
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Large steering paddle (such as used on ancient canoes) (obs.)
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUI
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Sui
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Trade, exchange, barter, buy; make a return, either for a favor or an insult; price, cost
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUI
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Sui/kkau
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Avenge the infidelity of a spouse by seeking a lover of one’s own
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Takuu
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PN.SUKE
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S/suke
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Reveal things that should remain private or secret
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Sikaiana
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PN.SUKE
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Suke
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Rummage about as when looking for something
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