Wamesa and Tongan/Lexical Selection

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wad → ton

The Wamesa word re can mean eye or landward/inland.

  • (wad) re → (eye) mata (ton)
  • (wad) re → (landward) (ton)

In Wamesa, bo means fruit or to row.

  • (wad) bo → (fruit) foʻi ʻakau (ton)
  • (wad) bo → (to row) (ton)

raria = day 'aho today 'anai

Ask about multi word foai akau and about lrx-proc -m in all cases of lrx-proc in modes.xml

ton → wad

  • (ton) (to cry/weep) tangi → (wad)
  • (ton) (to ask/appeal) tangi → (wad)
  • (ton) (large cricket or cicada) kakalu → (wad)
  • (ton) (whistle) kakalu → (wad)

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