| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Manihiki-Rakahanga
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EC.MITI.3B
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Mi/miti
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(Waters) recede
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Moriori
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EC.MITI.3B
|
Tai miti
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Ebb
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New Zealand Maori
|
EC.MITI.3B
|
Miti
|
Undertow
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Nukuoro
|
EC.MITI.3B
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M/midi
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Suction (e.g. of sea current)
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Takuu
|
EC.MITI.3B
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Koo/miti
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Disturbance of the water created by the movement of a paddle, etc.
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Luangiua
|
OC.KAU-QAHE
|
Paaki ao vai, paki o vae
|
Chin
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Luangiua
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NP.KANOFI
|
Pa/aŋohi
|
White meat, green nut
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Luangiua
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MP.PAKU.B
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Paku
|
Burn yourself
Phonologically Irregular
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Takuu
|
CE.PAPA-ARIGA
|
Pakaiasa
|
Cheek
Phonologically Irregular
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Luangiua
|
OC.KEA.2
|
Papu e keea
|
Humpbacked Maori Wrasse
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Luangiua
|
PN.PEE-HENA
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Peeŋa
|
Like that near you; if
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Luangiua
|
NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peelaa
|
Like that (yonder)
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Takuu
|
NP.PEE-LAA
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Peellaa
|
Like that (over there), in that way
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Sikaiana
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Pee laa
|
Like that
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Tuvalu
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peelaa
|
Like that yonder
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Tuvalu
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Pelaa
|
Just like, just as
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Samoan
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peelaa
|
As if, as though
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Samoan
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NP.PEE-LAA
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Faʔa/peelaa
|
Like that
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Niue
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peea
|
Thus, like this (archaic)
Phonologically Irregular
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Rennellese
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peegaa
|
There (far), like that, that way
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Vaeakau-Taumako
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
P(h)elaa
|
Be like that; say. Possible, maybe, should, if (Hnh).
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Tikopia
|
NP.PEE-LAA
|
Pera
|
Like that; thus
|
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Ifira-Mele
|
NP.PEE-LAA
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Perraa
|
Like that
|
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Emae
|
NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peraa
|
Like that
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West Futuna
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
(Fei)pera (FUT), he/pra (ANI)
|
Thus, like that
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Easter Island
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peʔrá
|
So; therefore; thus
Phonologically Irregular
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Hawaiian
|
NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peelaa
|
In that way, like that, thus, so, that way
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Tuamotu
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peera
|
Thus, like that, in that way (HAO)
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Penrhyn
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peeraa
|
To do like that, do as he/she/they do
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Rarotongan
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peeraa
|
Like that
|
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Peeraa
|
Like that; treat or do in that way; act or behave in that way; in that way, so
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Mangareva
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NP.PEE-LAA
|
Pera
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Ainsi, comme celà (en parlant d'une chose éloignée)
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Luangiua
|
PN.PEE-HENI
|
Peeŋei
|
Like this
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Luangiua
|
OC.PELU.A
|
Pelu/pelu
|
Butterfly
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Takuu
|
OC.PELU.A
|
Peruperu aavaka
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Largest kind of indigenous butterfly
|
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Luangiua
|
PN.PEKE.2A
|
Peʔe
|
Round
|
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Luangiua
|
EP.PEKE.2B
|
Peʔe
|
Person with small buttocks
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Luangiua
|
OC.PEAU
|
Peʔu
|
Wave
Phonologically Irregular
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Hawaiian
|
PN.PISI.2
|
Pihi
|
Button, badge; to button
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New Zealand Maori
|
MP.PISI.1
|
Pihi
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Spring up, begin to grow; shoot, sprout
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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PN.PISI.3
|
Haka/p/pisi
|
Shoot (e.g. a gun, snap the fingers, tap a coconut to check its contents
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|
Takuu
|
MP.PIPI.1
|
Ppii
|
Round edible bivalve found individually on the reef
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Luangiua
|
CE.PII.1
|
Pii/pii
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Putting child to bed
Problematic
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Takuu
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CE.PII.1
|
Pii/pii
|
Duckling; imitate sound of duckling
Problematic
|
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Luangiua
|
MP.PIKO.A
|
Pii/piʔo
|
Dried out husk (for fire)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Luangiua
|
PN.MOLE.2
|
Pohoʔulu male
|
Bald
Phonologically Irregular
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Luangiua
|
SO.POLE.B
|
Pole/pole
|
Tin drums
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Luangiua
|
TA.PAA-FATA
|
Poohaka
|
Beam over door
Problematic
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Takuu
|
AN.POO-POO.A
|
P/poo
|
Cup one's hand, slap with a cupped hand, clap cupped hands
Phonologically Irregular
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Sikaiana
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EP.RORO.1
|
Upu/llo
|
The brain organ
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