Protoform: FAFA.3 [SO] Sheet (of rigging)
| Description: | Sheet (of rigging) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. CE *waha.3 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Papa | Rope for securing the mast of a canoe | (Fbg) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haha | Slack rope on the boom sheet | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Haa | Rope from main sail | (Smd) |
| Nuguria | Haha | Rope to steer sail with | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | Wawa | Sheet of main sail | (Bge) |
| Sikaiana | Aha | The sail guide rope | (Sps) |
| Takuu | Ffaa | Rope regulating the angle of a canoe sail against the wind; sheet | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Fafa | Rope stays and sheet of sailing canoe | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Fafa | (of a sail) Mainsheet | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Fafa | The rope from the boom of a sail | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haha | Rope to steer sail with. Stay ropes tied onto wooden arms of sail (Lch). Sheet (to control sail) (Gge). | (Hvn) |
11 entries found
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