Protoform: ALI.2 [SO] To scoop or hollow out (Clk): *(h,s)ali
| Description: | To scoop or hollow out (Clk): *(h,s)ali |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. *sali.2 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Ali-ʔi | To scoop up fish with a scoop-net | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Ali/aliʔaki | Racler ses pieds pour en oter la boue (arch.) | (Btn) |
| Nukuoro | Ali/ali | The barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Agi | To hollow out or enlarge by turning, as with a knife in a hole; to strip, as taro | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Aari | Clean, as remnants of food from a bowl with thumb | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Ari | To remove debris from around the taproot of a newly-planted coconut; to undermine, as a beach, bank of a river Problematic | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | A/ali | Hand weed taro; scoop a dry substance | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Ari/-a | Hollow out, clear out, cut or scrape out in a curve | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Ari-a | To cut in a curve, as the middle of a canoe | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Ari/age (ANI) | To scrape | (Cpl) |
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