Protoform: FAA-QITA.* [NP] Grimace, make faces
| Description: | Grimace, make faces |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *faka-qita |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Haika/ika | Make faces; grimace of defiance and contempt | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Aita | Montrer les dents à quelqu'un en signe de désapprobation ou de haine | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Aita/ita | Faire des grimaces; grincer les dents | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Faita (MQS), haita (MQN) | Grimace; faire des grimaces; se moquer | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Fíeta, híeta | To mock or deride | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Ko/ita | Grimace; faire la grimace | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaaita(ita) | Distort one's features, grin. Show one's teeth (Tgr). | (Wms) |
| Raʔivavae | Haaita | To make a grimace by twisting the jaw and drawing back the lips | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Aita | To contort, as the mouth | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Baaʔita | Be clenched, exposed, as teeth Phonologically Irregular | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Faita | To make grimaces | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Faaita | Make a grimace | (Stn) |
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