Protoform: APO [PN] Raise hands (or weapon) in defense or threat
| Description: | Raise hands (or weapon) in defense or threat |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Apo(taki) | To hit something with a stick, axe or adze | (Fbg) |
| Fijian | I/yabo | Those who have buried a chief Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Apo | Afraid, panic | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Apo | Louer, vanter. Se vanter (Rch). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Jnu) |
| Marquesas | ʔApo ʔima | Paume, palm (of hand) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Chf) |
| Nggela | Ambo | Strike with stick > | (Fox) |
| Niue | Apo | To beg; to hold out the hand | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Abo | Capable; correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Apo | Stand guard with a weapon | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Apo | To be poised and ready to do anything (as to strike, speak, open...); to threaten, as with a spear or club; to hesitate, as in deference or fear | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Haka/apo | To aim, as a spear | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Apo | To raise club or fist as if about to strike Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Apo/apo | Poise the spear | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | K/apo/ | Graceful, capable Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Kk/apo | Afraid (that something might happen), anxious, worried | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Apo | Raise hand (gen.); raise hand in threat, or to strike down | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Apo/taki | Have a mind to | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Apo | Support and protect with hands, cradle; heed, regard with care; pay undue attention to things which are not one's concern | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Apo/apo | Take aim, especially in the game lafo | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Apo | Graceful, handsome of body; grace, fine appearance; proficient, accomplished (generally applied to actions, e.g. dancing, car driving) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hu/apo/ina | Threaten | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hu/apo/apo | Pretend (to do) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Apo (trans. apo-(t)jia) | To defend; to cover, shade. Boucher, poser des feuilles (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Tano/apo | Couvercle | (Rve) |
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