Protoform: FAI-FEKAU [SO] Carry a message, do work; messenger, worker
| Description: | Carry a message, do work; messenger, worker |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *fai, *fekau |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Pai pekau | To (do) work | (Fbg) |
| East Uvea | Faifekau | Commissionaire, messager, envoyé | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Tagata faifekau | Missionaire protestant | (Rch) |
| Ifira-Mele | Fefeaau | Teacher Borrowed | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Hai heegau | To be a Christian; to do the work | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Heheʔau | Work | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Kama heheʔau | Diener | (Sar) |
| Nukumanu | Hehekau | Serve (vt), work | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Hai hegau | Work (v) | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Hai hekau | To work | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Faifeʔau | To go on a message; a missionary, a pastor | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Faʔehau | Soldat | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Faifekau | Do work; work (n); worker, messenger, director of work (esp. in ritual context) | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Faifekau | Minister (of religion), clergyman, missionary | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Faifekau | Messenger | (Jsn) |
| Tuvalu | Faifeau | Minister, pastor, religious representative Borrowed | (Jsn) |
| Tuvalu | Faifekau | Messenger, pastor | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Faifekau | Give a message | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hai hekau | To serve, work for someone | (Hnh) |
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