Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms

Level Reconstruction Description
RAMA Torch; to fish at night with torches
RANO Lake, swamp
RANU.A Bathe or wash in fresh water, add water
RANU.B Amnion, amniotic fluid; other fluids associated with childbirth
RAPU Gather
RAQA Branch (of tree)
RAQA-KAU.A Tree, plant
RAQA-KAU.B Wood, wooden; piece of wood, stick, object made of wood; tool, device
RAQA-RAQA Branchy, having branches; small branches
RAQAA Day (period of time)
RAQU Share (of feast) (Rby)
RARA.1 Heat over fire to smoke, grill, roast (of food) or render supple (of leaves): *(l,r)a(l,r)(gi)
RARA.2 Side, to be on the side, move to the side
RARE.A Have speech impediment, speak indistinctly
RARE.B Careless, negligent, lazy
RASU Seize, snatch, meddle with
RATO Covered; abundant
RAU-KAWA Plant sp., probably with ritual significance
RAU-MATI Fair weather (Clk)
RAU-QOHO Hair
RAU-TAO Leaves used to cover or wrap food in earth-oven
RAU.1 A kind of net made of coconut fronds
RAU.2 Hundred
RAU.3 Thatch
RAU.4 Level land
RAUKA Get
RAUPO Bulrush: *raupo(o)
RAWA-IKA To fish, catch fish; fisherman
REFA Look askance
REFE Wrinkled, loose (of skin)
REFU-REFU Grey :*refu(-refu)
REFU.1 Ashes
REFU.2 Twilight; dim, obscure; rain cloud
REFU.3 Name of a lunar month or season *(CV)-refu
REFUA A star name, perhaps Antares (Mkn) and month name, December, January
REGA Turmeric (prepared)
REGA-REGA Yellow: *rega(-rega)
REHO Tiger cowrie (Maurea sp.)
REI-GAA A jumping-place
REIRA There (a place already mentioned)
REKA Completely; very
REMU.1 Buttocks
REMU.2 Moss
REPE Fringe, flap esp. of body; to hang or dangle: *repe(-repe)
REPO Dirt, earth; dirty
RERE-KEE Take a different course, change behaviour or position
REREIOGA Fish sp
RERU.* Food-pounder; to pound food: *reru ~ *rure
RETO An aquatic plant: *ret(o,u)
REWA.1A Set sail, depart, get under way

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