| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Takuu
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MP.HIKO-FI
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Ukohi
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Wooden tongs for removing hot stones from fire; remove (e.g. hot stones) from fire with tongs
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Takuu
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PN.UKU
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Uuku/i
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Rub one’s back with a towel, rub against a vertical surface to relieve an itch
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Sikaiana
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PN.UKU
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Uku/i
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Rub with force, as in washing clothes
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Takuu
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OC.UMA.A
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Uma
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Breast of a bird; breast meat
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Sikaiana
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OC.UMA.A
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Uma
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Breast of a bird or chicken where there is a lot of meat, preferred for eating
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Takuu
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AN.QUMAGA
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Uumana
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Special abilities or work associated with a particular family, group or gender
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Sikaiana
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AN.QUNA
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Una
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Shell of turtle
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Takuu
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AN.QUNA
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Una/mea
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General term for turtle
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Takuu
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AN.UNU.1
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Unu/hia
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Remove [exs bird's feathers; cigarette from packet]
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Takuu
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OC.SUNU.2
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Unu
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Singe, as of the hair of a pig or feathers of a bird
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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FJ.QULAFI
|
Urahi
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White reef fish caught with spear or line using hermit crab as bait. Poss? the Longnose Parrotfish [Hipposcarus longiceps]
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Takuu
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AN.QULU.1
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Uru
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In compound terms: head, skull, front of topmost portion or position of something
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Sikaiana
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PN.QULUA
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Ulua
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Large species of trevally
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Takuu
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NP.LUU-KAU.*
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U/rukau
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Food prepared for a sick person on the first day he/she stays in the elder’s house
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Sikaiana
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NP.LUU-KAU.*
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U/lukau
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Taro {haahaa} pudding mixed with taro leaves
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Takuu
|
EC.ULU-GI
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Uru/uru
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Large steering paddle used when a canoe is racing.
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Takuu
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MP.USO.1B
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Uso
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Umbilical cord, navel
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Sikaiana
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SO.USO.3
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Uso
|
An extended blood relationship
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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MP.USO.1A
|
Uso
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Soft innermost core of a tree, pith
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Sikaiana
|
AN.QUTA.1
|
Uta
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Direction: when at sea, the direction towards dry land; towards the reef or towards an island; when ashore, the direction inland, away from the sea; when in a town, the direction away from the town
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Takuu
|
OC.UTO
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Uto
|
Net float
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Sikaiana
|
OC.UTO
|
Uto
|
Float used for holding up a fishing net {tauto}
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Takuu
|
FJ.UTUA
|
Utua
|
A tidal flat between the islands and in the lagoon offshore from Nukutoa, partially uncovered by low tide; Te Utua is also a location on Takuu Island
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Sikaiana
|
FJ.UTUA
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Utua
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The point, promontory or tip of a land mass as it goes out to the ocean
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Sikaiana
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OC.AI.1
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Ei
|
Anaphoric particle, in some cases follows a verb replacing a previous noun phrase
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Takuu
|
PN.WAA.2
|
Vaa
|
Distance along a known (and usually stated) route (noun of place, not preceded by an article); in compounds, gap or distance between two or more objects...
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Sikaiana
|
PN.WAA.2
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Vaa-
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Prefix: space, land
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Sikaiana
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EO.WAA.1
|
V(a)/vaa
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Noise; be noisy
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Takuu
|
AN.WAQE
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Vae
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Foot, leg (of person, animal, stool, etc.) thigh, lap; shank of a fishhook
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Takuu
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PN.SOGI
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Vai/soni
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Kiss, rub or press noses in formal greeting or farewell
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Takuu
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NP.WAANAGA
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Vana
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Tell, relate, say, promise; think, believe
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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NP.WAANAGA
|
Vaalana
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A saying that is true, a proverb, a vow
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
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AN.FANA.1
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V/vana
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Spear someone or something, throw a spear
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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AN.FANA.1
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V/vana
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To spear fish with a rubber sling, to shoot a bow and arrow
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
|
PN.WALE.1
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Vare
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Slime from a fish or plant
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Sikaiana
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PN.WALO.2
|
Valo
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A sea animal that hides in sand
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Takuu
|
PN.WALO.1
|
Varo
|
Call out, but not using real words
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Sikaiana
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PN.WALO.1
|
Valo
|
A shout, a scream
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Takuu
|
AN.WALU.1
|
Varu
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Eight
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Takuu
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NP.WASI
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Vasi/a
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Take a woman's virginity, deflower
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Sikaiana
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NP.WASI
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Vasi
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Cut off the root {uli} of taro {haahaa} in preparation for cooking and replanting
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Takuu
|
NP.WAASI
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Vasi
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Half, part, side, region, area
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Takuu
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PN.WEWE.A
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Vvee
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General term for grass, lawn
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Takuu
|
NP.WEKU.1
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Veku
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(of cooked food) Shred; wring (one’s hands) with sand to remove an unpleasant smell; rinse (of clothes, but not the body)
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Takuu
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OC.WELA.A
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Vela
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Burnt, burning, on fire
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Sikaiana
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FJ.WELE
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V/vele
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To garden, to weed, to sweep an area, to cut grass
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Takuu
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CP.SAWINI
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(Haka)vini
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To whistle; insect species that makes a noise at night but cannot be seen
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Sikaiana
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CP.SAWINI
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Vini
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To whistle
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Takuu
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PN.WELO.1
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V/voro
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Stab through, hurl (a stick or spear)
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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PN.WELO.1
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V/volo
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To spear (a person or an animal); to push out, as pushing a canoe out to sea
Phonologically Irregular
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