| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tokelau
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PN.MIO.1A
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Mi/mio
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Twist, wring, bend
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Tuvalu
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PN.MIO.1A
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M/mio
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Twist, turn, screw; twist fibres to make string
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Samoan
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EC.MIO.1B
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Mi/mio
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Be confused, as a current at sea
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Rennellese
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EC.MIO.1B
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Mio
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Leak, trickle, spurt, drip
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tikopia
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PN.MIO.1A
|
Mioi
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Twist; wring hands, as twisting hibiscus fibre pad with overhand movement to express coconut cream from grated coconut
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Tokelau
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PN.MIO.1A
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Ma/mio
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Warped, bent, askew; sprained, twisted
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Tokelau
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PN.TAMA.1B
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Tama/a
|
Small, little (precedes noun or verb)
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Tokelau
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PN.TAMA.1B
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Tama/aki
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Very small, tiny, wee; barely (precedes noun or verb)
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Takuu
|
PN.TAMA.1B
|
Tama/a-
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Diminutive prefix: small, little, tiny
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Luangiua
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PN.TAMA.1B
|
Kama/a-, maka/a-
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Diminutive prefix
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Samoan
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PN.TAMA.1B
|
Tama/ʔi
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The young of animals or plants
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Niue
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PN.TAMA.1B
|
Tama
|
Anything small (forms compound with following noun)
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Tongan
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PN.TAMA.1B
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Tama/ʔaki
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To be related to in a parent-and-child-like way...
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.TAMA.1B
|
Dama
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Small or miniature
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Rennellese
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PN.TAMA.1B
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Tama/ʔaki
|
Small, insignificant, or pitiful person
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Easter Island
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PN.MILO.2A
|
Miro
|
To encircle, surround, turn around
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Pukapuka
|
EC.LALI.3
|
Lalii tua
|
Grouper (Cephalopholis sexmaculata)
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Nukuoro
|
EC.LASO.B
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Laso
|
Posterior portion of hermit crab
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Penrhyn
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EC.LASO.B
|
Raso
|
Abdomen, soft part of crustaceans, used as bait
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Pukapuka
|
NP.LEMO.2
|
Lemo/yi
|
Delicious, good tasting
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Pukapuka
|
NP.LEMO.2
|
Lemo/yia
|
Oily, slippery, hence pleasant tasting
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Pukapuka
|
FJ.LEPA.1
|
Lepa
|
(of sail) Flap in the wind
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Pukapuka
|
PN.LOTO.C
|
Looto/a
|
Deeply in love
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Pukapuka
|
PN.LOTU.1
|
Lotu
|
Desire, beseech (archaic)
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Pukapuka
|
EO.MA-.1
|
Ma-
|
Stativiser
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Pukapuka
|
PN.MALA.4
|
Mala
|
Unidentified fish sp.
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Pukapuka
|
PN.MAALIE.A
|
Malie
|
Good, pleasant
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Pukapuka
|
PN.MAQU.1
|
Mou
|
Often, over and over again. Pre-verbal particle of frequency (with verbs of motion) (Sby).
Phonologically Irregular
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Pukapuka
|
OC.MISI.B
|
Mii/kia
|
Smack the lips in admiration
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Pukapuka
|
PN.NAQA.3
|
Na/naa
|
To hide
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Pukapuka
|
CE.NONE
|
Ngini ma/ngone
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Abundant, countless
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Pukapuka
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CK.NUKU-ROA.
|
Nukuloa
|
Traditional name for Motu Ko
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Pukapuka
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NP.OLI.2
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Waka/oli/oli
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To feint (with a weapon)
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Pukapuka
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CE.PAU.1E
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Te wii mea pau
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Absolutely everything
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Pukapuka
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MP.PISI.1
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Pi/pii
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Sprinkle, drip, come in (of tide). Spurt, gush out (Sby).
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Pukapuka
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PN.POLA-POLA
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Polapola
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Coconut leaf mat or platter. Flat coconut-leaf platter braided from one end and knotted (Sby).
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Pukapuka
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EP.PURAPURA
|
Ulaula
|
Descent line from an ancestor
Phonologically Irregular
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Mangaia
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Heap, pile, congregation
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East Uvea
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PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Boule d'une substance féculante ayant été pétrie
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Tongan
|
PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Roll or ball of fe'unu [strips of pandanus leaf ready for weaving]
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Tongan
|
PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Coconut the juice of which has been drunk and which has since dried up
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East Uvea
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Coquille de coco entière qui n'a plus de chair ni d'enveloppe
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Nukuoro
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Buu
|
Bladder, balloon...any other round, hollow, inflatable object
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Tikopia
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PN.PUUPUU.3
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Puupuu
|
A container (formerly of leaf, barkcloth or fibre, now usually a tin); money box
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Luangiua
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PN.PUUPUU.4
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Puupuu
|
Netting fibre/string; cotton thread
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Tuvalu
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Kaleve [coconut juice] container made from shell of green nut fitted with string handles
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puu
|
Wicker receptacle for extracting oil from titoki berries or juice from tutu berries
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Tokelau
|
PN.PUUPUU.3
|
Puupuu
|
Whole coconut shell (with or without husk);...for use as purse or ornament
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Tokelau
|
PN.PUUPUU.4
|
Puupuu
|
Bundle of pandanus leaves (used for thatching)
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Waya
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FJ.PAAPAA
|
Baabaa
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Fish spp.: Flutemouths (Aulostomidae, Fistulariidae)
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