See helu on Wiktionary
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},
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},
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"ipa": "[ˈhɛ.lu]"
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},
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"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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"list",
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]
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"word": "papa"
},
{
"word": "papa helu"
}
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{
"ipa": "/ˈhe.lu/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈhɛ.lu]"
}
],
"word": "helu"
}
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"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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"english": "to skip count",
"translation": "to skip count",
"word": "helu lele"
},
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"english": "reduplicated form",
"translation": "reduplicated form",
"word": "heluhelu"
},
{
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],
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}
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"translation": "to dig",
"word": "māhelu"
}
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"heru",
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"Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/selu"
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}
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