| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Tahitian
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EP.TUUPAAPAKU
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Tuupaapaʔu
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(Un) revenant, fantome, esprit
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Tuamotu
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EP.TUUPAAPAKU
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Tuupaapaku
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Ghost, spirit of the dead; corpse
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Mangareva
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EC.TUU-TAQE.*
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Tutae. Tutaae (Rch).
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Excrement. Excrément, fiente (Rch).
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Mangareva
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PN.TUQU-TAKI
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Tutaki. Tutaaki (Rch). Tuutaki (Atl).
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To meet with; to join; to associate with. Rencontrer, fréquenter quelqu'un; réunir différents intérêts; mettre ensemble différentes choses; s'associer, s'adjoindre à quelqu'un.
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Hawaiian
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PN.-U
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Aa/u, o/u
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Second person singular ∅-possessive (≠ definite singular possessed item)
Problematic
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New Zealand Maori
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PN.-U
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Aa/u, oo/u
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Second person singular possessive postposed comment used when the determiner of the phrase is not te or ngā
Problematic
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Niue
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PN.-U
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Haa/u
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Thy, your
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Samoan
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PN.-U
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Aa/u, o/u
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Second person singular possessive predicate, thine
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Takuu
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PN.-U
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Aa/u
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Second person singular possessive postposed pronoun, sg and pl, of yours
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Tokelau
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PN.-U
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A aa/u, o oo/u
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Yours
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Kapingamarangi
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PN.UA.3
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Uaa
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Yes
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Nukuoro
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PN.UA.3
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Uaa. Ua (Crn).
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Yes! assent, agree to
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Tongan
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PN.UA.3
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ʔAa/ua
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Indeed, to be sure
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Tokelau
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PN.UKA.C
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Uka/ukaa
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Sinewy, muscular; look powerful (of body)
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Luangiua
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EO.ULA.1A
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Haa/ula
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To light
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Tikopia
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FJ.QULAFI
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Uraafi
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Reef and sea fish (Scaridae)
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East Futuna
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AN.QULU.1
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Faa/ʔulu (sg.), ʔulu (pl.)
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Head
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Rarotongan
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PN.QULU.2
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Uru/raakau
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Clump of trees
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Tuamotu
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PN.QULU.2
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Uru/raakau
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Grove, clump
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Niuafo'ou
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NP.-U-LUA
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-(ku)laa, -luaa
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Second person dual possessive suffix
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Tuvalu
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EC.ULUGA
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Ulugaa-
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Prefix used to denote married couple
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Nukuoro
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EC.ULUGA
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Ulungaa iga (mamu)
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A pair of copulating fish (or turtles, or whales, or stingrays)
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Tokelau
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EC.ULUGA
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Ulugaa-
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Prefix meaning (i) a mating pair (e.g. turtles); (ii) a pair of (e.g. women)
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Kapingamarangi
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CP.QULU-QULU
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Mataa/uruuru/
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Stretch of reef where waves come in and immediately beyond
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New Zealand Maori
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TA.URU-PAA.
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Urupaa
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Burial ground
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New Zealand Maori
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NP.QUMU.1B
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Umu/tuupaapaku
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Halo around the moon
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Pukapuka
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AN.QUNA
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Unaa
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Turtle shell
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Pukapuka
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AN.QUNAFI
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Unaawi
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Fish scales
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Tuvalu
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PN.USU.4
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Usu
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Lead singer (in a faatele) (NTO) [Funafuti Dialect]
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Sa'a
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MP.UTA
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Lude
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Carry cargo, load a canoe, be heavy laden (SAA)
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Tahitian
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CE.UTA-GA
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Utaa
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The burden or load of a vessel; what is committed to the charge of a person, whether property or persons
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Tuamotu
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CE.UTA-GA
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Utaaŋa
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Cargo, freight (of canoe)
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Easter Island
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EO.WAA.1
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Haka/vaa
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To speak
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Tuvalu
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EO.WAA.1
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Vaa/vaa
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Make growling noise at someone
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East Uvea
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EO.WAA.1
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Vaa ke
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Dispute bruyante; Vaa tau. :Cris de guerre
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Hawaiian
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EO.WAA.1
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Waa
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Make a noise, roar, din, talk much
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Kapingamarangi
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EO.WAA.1
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Waa
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Roar
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New Zealand Maori
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EO.WAA.1
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Wa/waa
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Make loud indistinct noise
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New Zealand Maori
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EO.WAA.1
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Whaka/waa
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Accuse, condemn, investigate
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New Zealand Maori
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EO.WAA.1
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Whakawaa/waa
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Recriminate, wrangle
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Mangareva
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EO.WAA.1
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Vaa
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Exagérer les sons de la voix, en faire entend plus qu'il ne faut; parler d'un dommage; s'informer avec plainte d'une chose volée
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Niue
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EO.WAA.1
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Vaa
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To mock
Uncertain Semantic Connection
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Nukuoro
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EO.WAA.1
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Vaa
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To make noise (in a group)
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Luangiua
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EO.WAA.1
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Ha(a)/v/vaa
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Yell out
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Luangiua
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EO.WAA.1
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Ve/v/vaa
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Make loud noise/sound
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Penrhyn
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EO.WAA.1
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Vaa/vaa
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Obscure, not clear; dumb, deaf-mute; obscure noise
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Rarotongan
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EO.WAA.1
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Vaa/vaa
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Converse in a familiar manner, yarn, engage in friendly gossip
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Rennellese
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EO.WAA.1
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Baa
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Deliberate, discuss
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Sikaiana
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EO.WAA.1
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V/vaa
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Speech heard but speakers unseen
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Tahitian
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EO.WAA.1
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Va/vaa
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Les bruits du vent, de la pluie, de l'eau, de la mer; faire ces bruits
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