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
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to TO: TO
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
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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