Protoform: KUPU.1 [PN] Word, that which is spoken
| Description: | Word, that which is spoken |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kupu | Word, anything spoken | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kupu | Word; a short saying | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kupu | Words of song; letra de una cancion | (Cnt) |
| Hawaiian | ʔUpu | Recurring thought | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Gubu | Verse (e.g. of Bible) | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Kupu | Imprécation; prononcer des termes de haine (demander à quelqu'un ses entrailles, son foie, par haine) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kupu | To insult. Insulter, injurier (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kúbu | To curse or blaspheme | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Kupu | Saying, words . Bewitch | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Kupu/kupu | To curse | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kupu | Word, anything spoken | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kupu | Word, expression (a single unit of spoken or written language); verse (of Bible) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Gubu/ daahili | Verse of song | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Kupu | A section of a chant. Love chant (Sby). | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Kupu | Word, anything spoken | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kupu | Word, verse, utterance | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔUpu | Word, anything spoken | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kupu | A prayer form that was sung | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | ʔUpu | Prière, invocation | (Aca) |
| Tahitian | Upu | A prayer; a set of prayers addressed to the gods by the priest and others; also a prayer addressed by the sorcerers to their tiis or demons, for some evil purpose | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Kupu | Word, stanza of a song | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kupu | Word; statement, remark | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Kupu | Word, anything spoken | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kupu | Word | (Rby) |
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