Protoform: APAI.2 [SO] Lift, carry on arms or hands
| Description: | Lift, carry on arms or hands |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *sa(a)pai "lift, carry" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Aapai | To carry a large load, such as a bundle of firewood, in one's arms. | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Apa/apai | Etendre la main pour recevoir quelque chose; tenir horizontalement avec les deux mains un baton etc Etre tenu horizontalement à bras tendus (bébé) (Mfr). | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Apai | Porter; soutenir du plat de la main | (Rch) |
| Nukuoro | Aba/abai | Carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half-lifting | (Crl) |
| Rotuman | Apei/ʔaki | Lift, support or carry on palms of hands Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Tikopia | Aapai | Raise person in arms or on lap -- as a sign of great respect or for protection from danger or defilement | (Fth) |
| Tuvalu | Apai | Lift, carry (= hapai). Use two hands to raise or lift something (Jsn). | (Rby) |
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