Protoform: EFU.1 [AN] Dust n; dusty, dirty, unclear

Description: Dust n; dusty, dirty, unclear
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*0 >> NP *puu-efu
*1 Cf. PN *refu 'ashes', *nefu 'obscure'
*2 PCP *yevu (Gty.1984).
*4 POC *qapu "ashes, dust" (LPO II:73).
*5 PMP *rabuk "staub, pulver" (Dpf. 1938).
*6 PAN *qabu "ash, cinder, powder" (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Epu/epu Finely scraped baked taro or *puraka*, mixed with coconut cream (a type of pudding used especially for small children) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Fbg)
East Futuna Efu Dust. Poussière; peluche blanche de l'écorce du mûrier à papier; être poussiéreux, plein de poussière (Mfr). (Bgs)
East Uvea Efu Poussière, boue sèche (Rch)
Easter Island ʔEhu Blurry, drizzle (Fts)
Easter Island ʔEhu/ʔehu Cineciento, gris . Brown, brownish (Chl)
Hawaiian Ehu Spray, foam (Pki)
Luangiua ʔEhu Covered with dust (Smd)
Mangareva Eʔu Cendre, poussière; trouble (eau); troubler, disturber (Rch)
Mangareva Eʔu/eʔu Poussière (Rch)
Mangareva Tu/eʔu/eʔu Etre crasseux, négligent dans ses vêtements et dans sa tenue (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Ehu(ehu) Sediment; cloudy (Sve)
Marquesas Ehu Tomber en lambeaux Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Ehu Turbid (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Whaka/ehu Appear dimly (Wms)
Niuafoʔou Efu Dust (Gry)
Niue Efu Dust; ash (Sph)
Nukuoro Ebu/ebu Foam, bubbles Problematic (Crl)
Raʔivavae Ehu, ihu Roiled, disturbed, agitated (as the sea) (Stn)
Samoan Efu Dust (Prt)
Sikaiana Ehu Dirty (of water) (Dnr)
Tahitian Ehu Trouble (eau) (Lmt)
Takuu Ehu Dust, dusty (Mle)
Tikopia Efu Be raised as dust; stirred up, hence sometimes murky (Fth)
Tongan Efu Dust (Cwd)
Tongan Efoo Ashes; dust (Mar)
Tuamotu Ehu Covered with ripples (Stn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Ehu Dusty; unclear (Hvn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Epu Unclear [TAU] Phonologically Irregular (Hvn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Ehu/ehu Blue Uncertain Semantic Connection (Lch)
West Futuna Efu Ashes (Dty)
West Futuna Fw/efu (ANI) Sawdust (Cpl)

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