Protoform: FAKA-TULI [NP] To act as though deaf; disobey

Description: To act as though deaf; disobey
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *faka-.2, *tuli.1 "deaf"
*0 >> CE *faka-turi "sexual immorality"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Fakatuli/tuli Faire la sourde oreille (Mfr)
Hawaiian Hoʔokuli To feign deafness; to disobey, disobedient (Pki)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Faka/turi Love appointment Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bck)
Marquesas Hakatutuʔi Faire la sourde oreille (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Whakatuturi, whaatuturi Turn a deaf ear to, be obstinate, be unyielding (Wms)
Samoan Faʔatuli/tuli To pretend to be deaf (Prt)
Sikaiana Hakatuli To ignore or not listen to speech; to disobey (Dnr)
Tahitian Faʔaturi Faire le sourd (Lmt)
Tikopia Fakaturi Silent; sit silent, keep silent (Fth)
Tuamotu Hakaturituri To disobey (Stn)

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