Protoform: AKU [OC] Scrape out with hands
| Description: | Scrape out with hands |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *aku "scrape out with hands" (Gce. 1969). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Aku/aku | Scratch, scrape out | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Aku/aku | Scrape; clear out hole to plant taro | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | ʔAkui | Ungir, untar Problematic | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Yaku | Take soft food with fingers | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Waku | Scrape, grate, wear away by friction | (Pki) |
| New Zealand Maori | Aku | Scrape out; cleanse | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Waku | Scrape, rub, abrade | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Laku | To turn over leaves Problematic | (Fox) |
| Niue | Aku | To shovel up (as gravel, rubbish, etc.), dig up. Scoop; scurry (Sph). | (McE) |
| Rennellese | Aku | Excavate, dig, shovel | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Aʔu | Scrape out with the hands | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Aʔu | To scrape the dirt from the hole of the fresh planted taro, and to press down the tiapula | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Aku/aku | Take up in handfuls | (Fth) |
| Tongan | V/aku/ | Dig up, unearth, scrape away dirt from, scratch, scrape | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Vaku | Scratch, rub off, scrape off, abrade | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Aku/aku(hia) | Weed (v) | (Hvn) |
| Waya | (Y)aku | Take something in the fingers, as in eating fish or chicken...; take without asking | (Ply) |
| West Uvea | Aku(fia) | Creuser, gratter, fouiller | (Hmn) |
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