| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tokelau
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PN.MAMAE.2
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Mamae
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Hold as precious and of value in one's mind
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East Futuna
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PN.MAMAE.2
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Mamae/neʔa
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Etre avide; être envieux (des richesses des autres); être avare
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Tokelau
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PN.MAMAQO
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Mamao
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Far, distant
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Tokelau
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CP.MA-MATA
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Mamata
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Observe, watch, scan (fish along the reef)
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Tokelau
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OC.MANA.1
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Mana
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(of God) Supernatural power; have supernatural power, of a kind which brings bad consequences if it is disregarded
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Tokelau
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PN.MANAKO
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Manako
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Want; need; wish, desire (n)
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Tokelau
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AN.MA-NIFI
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Maanifi/nifi
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Thin [eg. cloud, cloth]
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Tokelau
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NP.MANINO.*
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Manino
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Clear, transparent [e.g. sea]; clear (in one's mind), plain; clearness; quietness, stillness
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Tokelau
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OC.MANOGI
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Manogi
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Have a pleasant smell; (of food) have a good flavour, be tasty; have a bad odour, stink; scent, odour; flowers, roots etc. used to scent oil...
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Tokelau
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FJ.MANOKO
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Manoko
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Small fish spp....including mud-skippers and gobies
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Tokelau
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MP.MANUU
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Manuu
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While (used only to refer to favourable circumstances)
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Tokelau
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AN.MA-QANU
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Maanu
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To surface (from water); to surface, appear (metaphorical)
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Tokelau
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PN.MANU-LELE
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Manu(lele)
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Bird
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Tokelau
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SO.MA-QOFA
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Maaofa/ofa
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(of a bunch of pandanus fruit) Be ripe and ready to break up
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Tokelau
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PN.MAA-SAGA
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Maahaga
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(Be) twins
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Tokelau
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CP.MASALO.A
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Mahalo
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Be suspicious, suspect, think; suspicion; view, opinion, thought
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Tokelau
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PN.MASI-MASI
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Mahimahi
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Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)
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Tokelau
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PN.MA-SUQA
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Mahua
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(of liquids) Brim over, overflow; (of inner feelings, e.g. anger, love) let out, show
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Tokelau
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PN.MA-SUNU
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Mahunu
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Be singed, scorched
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Tokelau
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EO.MATA.1C
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Mata
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Point; cutting edge
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Tokelau
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PN.MATA-FENUA
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Mataafenua
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Headland, point, cape
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Tokelau
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OC.HAKAU
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Akau
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General term for coral; reef; fishing ground (in the ocean sea)
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Tokelau
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PN.MATA.1D
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Mataa/akau
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Point on the windward side of a reef within the lagoon
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Tokelau
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PN.MATA.1E
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Mata
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Look, see; (of building a canoe etc.) check and correct
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Tokelau
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PN.MATA-A-FALE
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Mataafale
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Gable end of a traditional house; householder, house and its occupiers
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Tokelau
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PN.MAATA-KI
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Maataki
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(of communal work) Commence, begin
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tokelau
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AN.MATAKU
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Mataku
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Fear (n); be afraid, frightened, terrified
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Tokelau
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PN.MATA-LIKI.A
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Mataliliki
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Fine, not coarse; (of net) have small mesh; (of grater) fine-toothed
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Tokelau
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EO.MATA-LIKI.B
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Mataliki
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The constellation of Pleiades
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Samoan
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PN.MATA-QA-MUQA
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Mataamua
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Title page, first page of a book
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Tokelau
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CE.MATA-POOURI
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Matapoouli
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Have poor eyesight
Problematic
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Tokelau
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PN.MATAQU.1
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Matau
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Fish-hook (traditional)
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Tokelau
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CP.MAA-TAU
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Maatau
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Note, observe; visualise; count; observation, judgement
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Tokelau
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AN.MATE.1A
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Mate
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Die, be dead (of animals and plants; of humans in joking or disrespectful way); (of engine) stop; (of people in game) be out
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Tokelau
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PN.MATE.1D
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Mate
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(of fire, lights) Go out
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Tokelau
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PN.MATIWA
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Mativa
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Be poor; poverty
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Tokelau
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RO.MATU
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Matu
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Silver Sand-eater (Gerres sp.)
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Tokelau
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AN.MATUQA.A
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Matua
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Be grown-up, be an adult; (of people) be old; (of fruit, crops, etc.) be matured, be ready (for picking)
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Tokelau
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PN.MAQUGA
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Mauga
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Mountain
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Tokelau
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EO.MAUII
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Maui
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Left-handed
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Tokelau
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PN.MELE.1
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Mele
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Throw away, discard, reject
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Tokelau
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NP.MELE.2
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Melemele
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The star Antares in the constellation Scorpio
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Tokelau
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PN.MIGI
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Migi/migi
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Curly, frizzy (hair)
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Tokelau
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NP.MIGOI.
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(Migo)migoi
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Wriggle; writhe, twist the body about (in pain); budge, move slightly (in discomfort)
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Tokelau
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PN.MILI
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(Mi(li))mili
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Rub; massage
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Tokelau
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MP.MIMI
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Mimi
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Urine; urinate, pass urine
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Tokelau
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OC.MITI.3A
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Miti
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Suck; sip; puff (pipe); absorb
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Tokelau
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PN.MOQO
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Moo
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Preposition: for
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Tokelau
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PN.MOLE.1
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Mole
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(of people and things) Be none remaining, nothing remaining; (of stomach) empty; faint, swoon
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Tokelau
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PN.MOLE.2
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Mo/mole
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Slippery
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