Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms

Level Reconstruction Description
FAATUQA Belt, girdle
FAEKO Bad; intensifier: *fa(q)e(k)o
FAFA.1 Carry on back
FAFA.2 Mouth
FAFA.3 Sheet (of rigging)
FAFAGO Awaken someone: *fafag(o,u)
FAFAI Scrape or shave smooth
FAFALI Scoop up waste, wipe after defecation: *fa(fa)li
FAFI Packet (of fish) wrapped in leaves
FAFIE Firewood
FAFINE Woman, female
FAFO Outside
FAGA-FAQO A pet
FAGA-LOA A placename
FAGA-MEA A fish (Lutjanus sp.): *faga-(mea)
FAGA-PARAOA Place-name
FAGA-SELE A favourite (and spoiled?) child
FAGA.1A Open up, remove
FAGA.1B Spread legs: *(fa)faga
FAGA.2 Bay; valley (leading to the sea)
FAGA.3 To feed v.t
FAGA.4 Fish-trap
TO FAGA.6 Plurality (of animals); type, breed
FAGA.7 Temples; hair on the side of the head
FAGATUA To wrestle
FAGO Blow or speak through nose
FAGU-FAGU Nose-flute *(fagu)fagu
FAGU.1 Wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); gourd container
FAGU.2 Breathe, blow through nose
FAI-.3 Prefix deriving noun performer from certain verbs (Rby)
FAI-.6 Prefix to kin terms deriving (i) verbs meaning 'treat as, adopt as', (ii) collective nouns referring to pairs or groups of persons so related
FAI-FEKAU Carry a message, do work; messenger, worker
FAI-GA Deed, action; way of doing; try, persist
FAI-GAOFIE Easy, not difficult
FAI-GATAQA Difficult
FAI-KAI Food cooked with coconut cream
FAI-MANU Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari)
FAI-QAHAWANA To marry
FAI-QUMU Cook in earth oven
FAI-REPO A kind of ray (Clk)
FAI-TAHINA Group of siblings of same sex
FAI-TALIHA Act freely, do as one pleases: *fa(')i-tali(h,s)a
FAI-TAMA Be pregnant
FAI-TAMANA Father and children
FAI-TAU Gather leaves to cover oven
TO FAI-TOQO Medical practices
FAI-VELI Copulate
FAI.1 Stingray
FAI.2A Make, do
FAI.2B Copulate

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