| Language |
Reconstruction |
Reflex |
Description |
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Nuguria
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PN.MALA.4
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Mara
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Fish sp., Trooper
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Nuguria
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PN.TAI-TAI
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Manu/taitai
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Smell of something which has drifted for a long time in the sea
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Nuguria
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SO.MAA-LALI
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Marari/rari (older), ma/raar/rari (younger)
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Slippery, slipping
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Nuguria
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OC.MALAQE
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Marae
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Place for performing rituals...main clearing in the centre of the village...
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Nuguria
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SO.MUQA-GA-LAQE
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Marae/rae
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Forehead
Phonologically Irregular
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Nuguria
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PN.MALA.2
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Mara/mara
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Chips (of wood), sawdust; kneecap (maramara te turi); a white shell found on the shore
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Nuguria
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EO.MALALA
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Marara
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Charcoal, live coals, embers
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Nuguria
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SO.MAA-LALI
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Marari
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Slip, slipped (vi)
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Nuguria
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NP.MALALI
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Marari
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Kind of small fish used as bait for vaka-hii
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Nuguria
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RO.MALAU.1
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Marau
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Small red fish sp. with big eyes
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Nuguria
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PN.MA-LIGI.A
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Marini
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(Boat) capsize (vi)
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Nuguria
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MP.MALO
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Maro
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Traditional clothing made from bark of hau tree
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Nuguria
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MP.MALU.A
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Maru
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Shade; shady, shaded
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Nuguria
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MP.MALUU.A
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Maruu
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Tender
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Nuguria
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EO.MATA.1C
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Mata
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Point (of spear etc.), tip (of pencil)
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Nuguria
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AN.MATA.2A
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Mata
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Raw, uncooked (taro, fish etc.)
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Nuguria
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PN.MATA-QALI
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Mataa rii
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Coconut when meat inside is not well formed
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Nuguria
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PN.MATA-FENUA
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Mataahenua
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Point of land, headland
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Nuguria
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NP.KA-KAI
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Mata/kkai
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Pointed (of spear)
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Nuguria
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AN.MATAKU
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Mataku
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Fear, fright; be afraid, frightened
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Nuguria
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XO.MATA-A-WAKA
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Matavaka
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Front end of the canoe
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Nuguria
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PN.MATE.1D
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Mate
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Be extinguished (of fire)
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Nuguria
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AN.MATUQA.C
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Matua (pl. maatua)
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Parent
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Nuguria
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PN.MATUKU.A
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Matuku
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Heron sp. (black). Pacific reef egret, black morph (Hdn).
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Nuguria
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EO.MAUII
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Mauii
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Left (side, hand)
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Nuguria
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PN.MEQA.B
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Mee (pass. me/ina)
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Do; have; be
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Nuguria
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PN.MEQA.A
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Mee
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Thing, object; something, somebody
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Nuguria
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PN.MELE.1
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Mere
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Hurt, injure, wound (vt)
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Nuguria
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OC.MISI.B
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Mihi
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Make a clicking sound with one's tongue to attract attention and/or show disgust
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Nuguria
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PN.MIGI
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Mini/mini
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Wrinkles
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Nuguria
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AN.MASI.1
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M/mahi
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Sour, fermented, bad (of food)
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Nuguria
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MP.MAGO
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M/mano
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Fade, wither (of leaves)
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Nuguria
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NP.MALA.5
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M/mara
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Bitter (natu fruits, banana, sea water), salty (taste, not smell)
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Nuguria
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MP.MALU.A
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M(a)/maru
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Get dark
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Nuguria
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MP.MEA.1A
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M/mea
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Red
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Nuguria
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XO.MOTI.1
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M/moti (sg. obj.), moti/moti (pl.obj.)
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Crawl to catch something (e.g. a bird), sneak up on
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Nuguria
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PN.MULU.1
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M/muru (sg.obj.), muru/muru (pl.obj.)
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Wipe oneself with a towel, wipe a table
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Nuguria
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AN.MAQOHA
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Moa
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Cooked
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Nuguria
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PN.MOA.4A
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Moa
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Banana flower
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Nuguria
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SO.MOA.5
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Moa/moa, moo/moa
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Buttocks (rump); bottom (lower part) (e.g. of basket)
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Nuguria
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PN.MOHE-QAHO
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Moeao
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A kind of shark (brown) which sleeps all day
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Nuguria
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PN.MOHE-GA
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Moena
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A kind of mat (pandanus) used on floor and to cover dead people
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Nuguria
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CE.MOKO.4
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Moko
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New shoot of coconut
Problematic
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Nuguria
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OC.PILI.2
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Moko piri
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Lizard sp.: Brown gecko
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Nuguria
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PN.MOKOPUNA
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Mokopuna
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(Great-)grandchild
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Nuguria
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MP.MOO-MONA
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Moomona
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Fat, grease; fatty (taste and smell, of fish and turtle)
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Nuguria
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CP.MATA-QI-TALIGA
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Moomootarina
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Hammerhead shark
Phonologically Irregular
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Nuguria
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PN.MOLE.2
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More/more
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Smooth
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Nuguria
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AN.MOLI.1
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Mori
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Lemon, orange, any citrus fruit
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Nuguria
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PN.MOTO.2A
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Moto (pl. m/moto)
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Unripe
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