| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tokelau
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MP.LAI
|
Lai
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Slender Leatherskin (Chorinemus tol)
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Tokelau
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PN.LAAKEI
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Laakei
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Wear, put on (clothes); clothes, costume
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Tokelau
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PN.LAKU.3
|
Laku
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Carry (a large number of things, e.g. cargo) from one place to another
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East Futuna
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PN.LAKU.3
|
Laku
|
Charger (un camion)
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Ifira-Mele
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PN.LAKU.3
|
Raa/raku
|
Unload; move one's place of residence
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Rennellese
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PN.LAKU.3
|
Gaku
|
Be abundant, plentiful; bring or collect in great quantities; gather together, as crowds of people
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Tokelau
|
EO.LALAFI
|
Lalafi
|
Early growth stage of Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus)
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Tokelau
|
CP.LALI.1
|
Lali
|
Middle-sized wooden gong
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Tokelau
|
PN.LALO.B
|
Lalo/o
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Part or area of an atoll down wind
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Tokelau
|
AN.RANU.A
|
Lanu
|
Be washed with fresh water to get rid of salt
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Tokelau
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OC.RANU.B
|
Lanu
|
Amniotic fluid
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Tokelau
|
PN.LAQOA
|
Laoa
|
Choke on a bone, have a bone stuck in the throat
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Tokelau
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PN.LAQOFIE
|
Laofie
|
(of day) Fine, free of rain
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Tokelau
|
PN.LASI
|
Lahi
|
Large; many, much; loud (voice)
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Tokelau
|
AN.LATA.1
|
Lata
|
Tame; used to, familiar with
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Tokelau
|
OC.TATA.1
|
Lata
|
Nearby, near, close (in space or time)
Phonologically Irregular
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Tokelau
|
AN.LAU.1A
|
Lau
|
Leaf; thatch made of pandanus leaf; blade (of knife, paddle etc.)
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Tokelau
|
PN.LAU.2A
|
Lau
|
Read; call out one by one, dictate
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Tokelau
|
PN.RAU.2
|
Lau
|
Classifying particle indicating 100 fathoms, skipjack, or birds (suffixed to numerals from two to nine)
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Tokelau
|
PN.LAU-PAPA
|
Laupapa
|
Plank, board; blackboard; sawn timber
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Tokelau
|
PN.LAWA.3
|
Laava/lava
|
Clothes; wear a kie (wrap-around garment)
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Tokelau
|
NP.LAAWAKI
|
Laavaki
|
(of people) Few in number, short (of the needed number)
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Tokelau
|
PN.LAWE.2A
|
Lave
|
Be caught, hooked; stumble; hit, strike
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Tokelau
|
PN.LAWE-A
|
Lavea
|
Be cut, injured, hurt; hit; damaged; affected by; included
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Tokelau
|
CE.REFU.3
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Lefu/lefu
|
Name of a heavenly body associated with the traditional Tokelau month Vainoa (late August-early September) -- possibly the Magellanic clouds
Problematic
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Tokelau
|
PN.LELE-A.2
|
Lelea
|
Be blown off (by the wind); pass off in vapour, evaporate
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Tokelau
|
PN.LELE-A.2
|
Leelea
|
Be blown off course (of travelling party); be damaged by wind (of green coconuts)
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Tokelau
|
PN.LE-LEI
|
Lelei
|
Good; healthy, well, all right
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Tokelau
|
OC.LEQO.1
|
Leo
|
Voice; noise, sound; talk
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Tokelau
|
OC.LEPA.2
|
Lepa
|
(of water, blood, etc.) Collect into a small puddle or pool
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Tokelau
|
FJ.LEU
|
Leu
|
Ripe (of pandanus fruit)
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Tokelau
|
FJ.LII.2
|
Lii
|
Bind, lash; sennit cord...
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Tokelau
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PN.LIGO-LIGO
|
Ligoligo
|
Insect which makes a soft, high pitched sound, especially in the evening (probably cricket)
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Tokelau
|
FJ.LIKA
|
(Li)lika
|
Have a nervous feeling of foreboding
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Tokelau
|
PN.LILI.1
|
Lili
|
Be angry, upset
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Tokelau
|
PN.LILO
|
Lilo
|
Be covered; lost (to one's view); unknown; secret
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|
Tokelau
|
AN.LIMA.A
|
Lima
|
Five
|
|
Tokelau
|
MP.LIMA.B
|
Lima
|
Arm, upper limb; hand; sleeve
|
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Tokelau
|
PN.LIU.1
|
Liu
|
The innermost part of the keel (of canoe); bilge-water
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Tokelau
|
OC.LIU.2
|
Liu
|
Change, alter; melt, dissolve; evaporate
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Tokelau
|
OC.LIU.2
|
Liliu
|
Turn; turn inside out; turn back, go back; change, alter; change (money)
|
|
Tokelau
|
NP.LOA.2
|
Loa
|
Immediately, at once (post-verbal particle)
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|
Tokelau
|
PN.LOFI
|
Loofi/a
|
Flooded, covered with water
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Tokelau
|
AN.LOQI-MATA
|
Loimata
|
Tear (n)
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Tokelau
|
OC.LOKA
|
Lo/loka
|
Flow swiftly (of reef channel or ocean current)
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Tokelau
|
CP.LOLI
|
Loli
|
A small species of black sea-cucumber (beche-de-mer, Holothuria sp.)
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Tokelau
|
PN.LOLOGA
|
Lologa
|
A length of fishing net...
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Tokelau
|
OC.LOTO.A
|
Loto
|
Inside, in; among
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Tokelau
|
PN.LOTU.1
|
Lotu
|
Service (of worship); religion, denomination; be religious; attend service of worship
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Tokelau
|
PN.LUU.1
|
Luu
|
Unopened buds of the pupu fern; dish of these cooked
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