Proto-Oceanic Every Day

*ake tree sp. Rarotongan: akeake 'a tree which is common at high altitudes --- it attains from 12 to 15 feet in height, Xylosma gracile' Eddystone/Mandegusu: ake 'sp. tree'

*mamin₂ to chew, taste Tolai: mamin 'to chew' Motu: mami 'flavor of food; feeling, sensation'

*lupas₂ loosen, untie Fijian: luva 'to loosen, untie a thing; to undress, strip' Arosi: ruha 'to lose, let go, untie'

*bakewak shark Leipon: pew 'k.o. shark' Arosi: baʔewa 'a shark; the shark was sacred; men had familiar sharks which killed their enemies, and a man and shark sometimes exchanged souls'

*kamisu spittle; to spit Banoni: kamisu 'to spit' Lihir: kamic 'spittle'

*susul₁ a fish: Lethrinus spp. Lukep (Pono): susul 'a fish: emperor' Wayan: cucu 'fish of the snapper family, possibly Lethrinus variegatus or Lethrinella sp.'

*amatu double-headed parrotfish Seimat: amatu 'a large reef fish, probably double-headed' Patpatar: amatu 'large green fish'

*(bp)ala(bp)ala fish sp. Tolai: palapala 'fish sp.' Pohnpeian: palapal 'fish sp., rabbitfish, Siganus punctatus'

*Ruqa neck Niue: tuki-ua 'nape of the neck' Rennellese: uʔa 'neck, throat'

*roko-roko to walk past in a stooping posture Wayan: roko 'be bent, bowed, have a stoop or bend; bow to someone, go past in a stooping posture; be respectful (in words or action)' Nggela: rogo-rogo 'to go with bent head; slanting'

*pusa₃ heart Loniu: pusa-sa 'heart' Ere: brusa- 'heart'

*pwalaq to split wood Kove: i-pala 'to split wood' Bilur: parak 'to split wood'

*lio-lio brown triggerfish: Pseudobalistes fuscus Mokilese: lio-li 'yellow-spotted triggerfish' Marovo: lio-li 'kind of large triggerfish'

*sua₁ a spear; to spear Toqabaqita: sua 'spear (general term); of a sore, be accidentally jabbed by something' Nggela: sua 'a spear without barbs'

*kada stalk or cluster of fruit Motu: ada 'stalk (pedicel) of one banana; stalk of various fruits; body of penis; the stalk (pedicel) of a bunch of bananas is _kwasi_' Roviana: kata-na 'bunch or cluster of fruit'

*laŋi₁ beach Ere: leŋ 'beach, shore' Gedaged: laŋ 'beach, shore, strand, coast'

*pwajaR clap hands Kwaio: fodal-ia 'to slap' Sursurunga: posar 'slap, clap, hit with the open palm'

*qawa₂ mouth Yabem: àwà 'mouth' Biliau: awa- 'mouth'

*kalika rock cod, grouper Bipi: kali 'rock cod, grouper' Wuvulu: alia 'rock cod, grouper'

*pika sand, sandbank Pohnpeian: pika-pik 'sandy' Gilbertese: bike 'beach sand, sandbank, sandy soil; beach, shore'