Protoform: FAA-ITE.D [TO] Sit on ground as women do, with both legs close together and extended to one side
Description: | Sit on ground as women do, with both legs close together and extended to one side |
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Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to TO: TO |
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Pollex entries:
Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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East Futuna | Faaite | Sit on the grounds as women do, with legs to the side . Borrowed | (Bgs) |
East Uvea | Faaite | S'asseoir par terre a la manière des femmes, les deux jambes du meme cote Borrowed | (Rch) |
Niue | Faite | To pose; expose oneself provocatively [of a woman] | (Sph) |
Tongan | Faaite | Sit with legs bent but not crossed, as women do | (Cwd) |
Tongan | Fäíte | The posture in which the women sit on the ground, not cross-legged as the men, but with the legs doubled up on one side | (Mar) |
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