| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Pukapuka
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CE.KA-KANO.2
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Kakano
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Wide, broad
Problematic
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Pukapuka
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PN.KALISI.1B
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Kaa/kaliwi
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Cricket; ghost moth
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Pukapuka
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PN.KAU-FANA
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Kauwana
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Bow (archaic)
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Pukapuka
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SO.KAU-LAMA
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Kaulama
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Dried coconut leaves used as torch
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Pukapuka
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SO.KO.2
|
Ko
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Present progressive
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Pukapuka
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PN.KOO.2C
|
Koo
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Hollow guttural sound, e.g. when a wrestler is thrown down
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Pukapuka
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NP.MAQI-KUKU
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Mai(ti)kuku
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Fingernail, toenail
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Pukapuka
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AN.KUTU.1
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Kutu
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Louse (archaic)
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Pukapuka
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OC.HIFO.A
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Le/io
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To spring down, jump down; (of fish) to rush into shore (after a thunderstorm). Climb down, descend, come from the east (Sby).
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Pukapuka
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PN.RAQA-RAQA
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Laalaa
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Having many branches
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Pukapuka
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EC.PA-LAFA
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Paalawa/lawa
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Splayed, rent in two. Of the broad splayed tail of the right whale (Sby).
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Pukapuka
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PN.LAKA-LAKA
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Lakalaka
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Step out with long strides
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Pukapuka
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MP.LAKA.1
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Lakalaka/i
|
Step carefully
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Tokelau
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PN.LAKU.3
|
Laku/oofaga
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(of birds) Build a nest
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Tokelau
|
OC.FOA.A
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Foa
|
Make, carve or shape something out of rock, coral, etc.
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tokelau
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EP.KAA-FUI.*
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Kaafui/fui
|
Gather around someone or something
Problematic
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Tongan
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PN.MILI
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Mili/hi
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Handle (unduly), turn over and over in the hands
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Samoan
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PN.MILI
|
Mili/ga
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Sowing by rubbing between the fingers, as tobacco seed
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Tuvalu
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PN.MILI
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M/mili
|
To rub (of oil); continually play with
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Nukuoro
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PN.MILI
|
M/mili
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Crush, pulverise; rub back and forth in the hands, like a fire drill
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.MILI
|
Mili/mili
|
Caressing; to rub back and forth between hands
|
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Nuguria
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PN.MILI
|
M/miri
|
Tighten (lid of bottle)
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Takuu
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PN.MILI
|
Miri
|
Drill; use a drill; twist a coconut to detach it from the stalk
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Sikaiana
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PN.MILI
|
Mili
|
To hold; drill, to drill; spinning top
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Sikaiana
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PN.MILI
|
Mili/a
|
To be spoiled through constant touching, as when a child plays too roughly with a kitten
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Sikaiana
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PN.MILI
|
M/mili
|
To turn, twist (vt)
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Anuta
|
PN.MILI
|
Miri
|
To drill or bore a hole in something
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Hawaiian
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PN.MILI
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Mili/mili
|
To examine with interest or curiosity and admiration
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Niue
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PN.MILO.2A
|
Milo
|
To move about
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Samoan
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PN.MILO.2A
|
Milo/si
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Be twisted; cross-grained, perverse
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Samoan
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PN.MILO.2A
|
Mi/milo
|
Be perverse, act contrarily
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Tokelau
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PN.MILO.2A
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Milo/hia
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Twisted, sprained
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Tokelau
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PN.MILO.2A
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Mi/milo
|
Twist, turn, change direction
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Nukuoro
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NP.MILO.2B
|
M/milo
|
Flow of current
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Kapingamarangi
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NP.MILO.2B
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Mira
|
Make a whirlpool
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Hawaiian
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NP.MILO.2B
|
Milo
|
Whirl, as water
Problematic
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.MILO.2B
|
Miro
|
Whirling current of water
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Anuta
|
PN.MIO.1A
|
Mioi
|
Twist something in the hand, wring out; express cream from grated coconut using hibiscus fibre
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East Futuna
|
PN.MIO.1A
|
Mioʔi
|
Tordre d'un coup, étrangler
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Niue
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PN.MIO.1A
|
(Mi(o))mio
|
To twist slightly, wring
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Niue
|
PN.MIO.1A
|
Mioi
|
Writhe, move about in a disorderly manner
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Tongan
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PN.MIO.1A
|
Mio(ʔi)
|
Twist; distort; to turn (as a tap)
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Tongan
|
PN.MIO.1A
|
Ma/mio
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Twisted; twist or wriggle about; try to wriggle out of one's duty
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West Uvea
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PN.MIO.1A
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Mioi/a
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Tordre; hacher (viande)
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East Uvea
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PN.MIO.1A
|
(Mi(o))mio
|
Faire tourner, tordre, prendre des détours
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East Uvea
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PN.MIO.1A
|
(Mio)mioʔi
|
Tourner, entortiller
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East Futuna
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PN.MIO.1A
|
Mio
|
Presser, essorer, tordre
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East Futuna
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PN.MIO.1A
|
Ma/mio
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Tourner en rond (une fois); faire un tour sur soi-même; se tortiller
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Samoan
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PN.MIO.1A
|
Mio
|
Wander about, go round about
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Samoan
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PN.MIO.1A
|
Mioi
|
Act perversely
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