Protoform: FAFAI [PN] Scrape or shave smooth
| Description: | Scrape or shave smooth |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Fafai | Raser, tondre, polir | (Rch) |
| Niue | (Fa)fai | Break off and remove (esp. leaves from stem, or new growth from tree) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Wawai | To completely harvest a taro patch Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Aʔai | To lift, remove Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Hahai | To chip smooth or plane, as a canoe | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Fafai | Scrape Paper Mulberry or Hibiscus fibres with a shell scraper | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Ffai | Gut a fish; clean a fish prior to cooking or eating raw; remove contents of turtle's intestines... Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Fafai | Shave the head | (Cwd) |
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