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"Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian"
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{
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{
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},
"expansion": "Māori hua",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "rar",
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},
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{
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"2": "fua"
},
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"name": "cog"
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"glosses": [
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}
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