| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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OC.TAQO.2A
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T/tao
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Weigh down with rocks; crush under a weight; press down, apply pressure to certain points (as in performing a massage)
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Sikaiana
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OC.TAQO.2A
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T/tao
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Smother, hold down a person or object
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Takuu
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PN.TAAQOFI
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Taaohi
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Hold firmly, grab, clutch; adopt; hold, possess (e.g. certain traditional knowledge)
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Takuu
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CE.PETU
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Taa/petu
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Thrash about, move one’s body vigorously
Problematic
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAPU-WAQE
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Tapuae
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Foot print, tracks of animal
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Takuu
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PN.TAPU-WAQE
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Tapuae
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High tide mark, usually visible by the line of small items of flotsam
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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SO.TAPU-VAQE
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Tapuvae
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Heel of the foot
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Takuu
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PN.TALA.4
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Tara
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Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)
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Takuu
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PN.TALA.4
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Tara hora
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Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
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Takuu
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PN.TALA.4
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Tara moana
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Sooty or Bridled Tern (Sterna sp.) (not usually seen close to Takuu)
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Takuu
|
AN.LATA.1
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Tara
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Tame, domesticated
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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AN.LATA.1
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Tala
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To be tame, unafraid of humans; in courtship, not timid or shy
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.TALA.1
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Tara
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Barb on a fishhook, spear, etc; thorn; spine(s) on the fin of a fish
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Sikaiana
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PN.TALA.1
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T/tala
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Slightly rough on a sharp surface, as small serrations or knicks in a knife blade
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Sikaiana
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FJ.TALA.2
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Tala
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Type of story told to children to make them sleep, a fairy tale
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Takuu
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EP.TAARARO
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Taararo
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Glance quickly at someone or something
Problematic
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Takuu
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PN.TALA-A-TUQA
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Taraatua
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Spiny dorsal fin of a fish, small fin(s) between the dorsal and caudal fins of some fish
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Sikaiana
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PN.TALA-A-TUQA
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Talaatua
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The top fin of a fish
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Takuu
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SO.TALAFA
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Taraha
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Whisker, beard (of a person); whiskers of a cat, dugong, etc; barbels of certain fish such as goatfish
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Takuu
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PN.TALE
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Tare
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Cough (n,v)
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Sikaiana
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PN.TALE
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Tale
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Cough (n,v)
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Takuu
|
AN.TALI.3A
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Tari
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Soft interior surface of the stem of a coconut frond or other cordage used for stringing fish
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Sikaiana
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AN.TALI.3A
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Tali
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String from coconut palm used for tying
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Takuu
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CP.TALO.2
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Taro
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Speak forcefully, order
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Sikaiana
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CP.TALO.2
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T/talo
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To wish that someone will die, as a man who loves another woman may wish for the death of his wife
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Takuu
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EC.TURUMA
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Taaruma
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Burial mound, top surface of a grave
Phonologically Irregular
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East Futuna
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Talii
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Coil a rope
Problematic
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Fijian
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Tali
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To plait, interweave
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Ifira-Mele
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Taali/a
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Wind, coil (fishing line, etc.); curl (hair)
Phonologically Irregular
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Kapingamarangi
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Dali
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To braid finish on the side edge of a dabagau mat
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Mangaia
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Tari
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To strangle, execute by hanging
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Mangaia
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Taarii
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Suspend, hang
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New Zealand Maori
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FJ.TALI.3B
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Tari
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Ensnare
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Anuta
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AN.TALI.3A
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Tari
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Sennit cord used for lashing canoes
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Rarotongan
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AN.TALI.3A
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Tari
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Anything used for tying up or lashing together
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Takuu
|
NP.TASI.1
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Tasi
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One, once; together, at the same time, alike; one time only, occasionally
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Sikaiana
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AN.TASI.2
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Tahi
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To cut hair all over the head
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Sikaiana
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MP.TAU.5
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Tau
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To beach, to bring ashore, to carry ashore, usually referring to canoes
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Takuu
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PN.TAU.8
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Tau
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Verse or division of a song; sing a verse
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Sikaiana
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PN.TAU.8
|
Tau
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A type of song that was performed in the clan houses {hale henua} during the kunaaika and perhaps other ceremonies
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Takuu
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CP.TAU.6
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Tau
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Prow cover on an ancient canoe
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Takuu
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CP.TAU.6
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T/tau
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(obs.) Bow board of ancient canoe; decorated upper bow section
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Takuu
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PN.TOOUA
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Taua
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Egg yolk; turmeric in paste form
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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PN.TAUMAFA
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Taumaha
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Ward off sickness; cluster of five dry coconuts used as part of preventative measures against injury or sickness
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Sikaiana
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CP.TAUME
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Taume
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Shoot of a coconut branch
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Sikaiana
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EO.TAU-TAHI
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Tautai
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A man who is expert at fishing
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Takuu
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PN.TARA
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Tau/tara
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Eave (of a house); longitudinal struts on which the thatch panels rest; end of a house.
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Takuu
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NP.TUQU.2
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Tau/tuu
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Woven belt or something functioning as a belt
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Sikaiana
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NP.TUQU.2
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Tau/tuu
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Girdle or belt used to hold stomach in; strap used to tie a basket {kete} to one’s back when going fishing
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Takuu
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NP.TEE-FEA
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Teehea, teehee
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Where?
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