Protoform: KETU.1 [FJ] Turn over, lift up, root up, rummage
| Description: | Turn over, lift up, root up, rummage |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kenu “disturb earth (esp. with foot); dig” |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Ketu | Lift up, erect, exalt; rise | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Keti | Excavate earth with all five fingers | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Ku/kuʔe | Turn canoe over Problematic | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Ketu | Root up (as a pig) | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Ketu | Look for | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Ketu | Prise up, root, as a pig (I) | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ketu | Remove earth with blunt instrument | (Wms) |
| Niue | Ketu | To push something aside; comb (hair) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Ketu/ketu | Wooden comb | (Sph) |
| Niue | Ketu/ketu | To paddle swiftly Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| Penrhyn | Ketu | Root up the ground (of pigs) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Ketuketu | Scratch ground (as a hen) | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Ketu | Turn over ground (of pigs) | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Kesu | Scratch in earth (of fowls) Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | ʔEtu | Fouir la terre (se dit des cochons) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Ketu | Root (as a hog) etc. | (Stn) |
| Waya | Aa/qetu | Ransack, rummage through things | (Ply) |
17 entries found
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