Protoform: FAQI [NP] Rite, perform ritual: *fa(q)i
| Description: | Rite, perform ritual: *fa(q)i |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *fai 'make, do' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Fai/laulau | Religious festival, rite . sacrifice, immolation Problematic | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Fai laulau | Sacrifice paien Problematic | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Haʔi | To give a gift to celebrate party | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Hai | Offering, sacrifice; to offer, sacrifice | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Hai/nga a mee | Wedding feast | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | ʔAi/ʔai | Présage, augure, conjecture; signe, mesure quelconque, mètre; châtiment, correction | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Fai. Whai. | Perform religious ritual, call up (god). A sacred ceremony; to offer up prayers, or incantations; ceremony of removing tapu (Sve). | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Fai/nga | Eating place Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Hai/ka (MQN). Haʔi/ka (Atl). | Chant païen exécuté par les tuhuka; potion, médicine, remède | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Hai, fai | Célébrer une fête. Fêter, célébrer, solemniser. | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Phoi eng | Worship | (Rbs) |
| Marquesas | Hié/ka (NKH) | A religious ceremony | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Faí/na | Battre des mains | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whai | Perform (rite or incantation) | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Hai | To pray; incantation accompanied with the movements of legs, arms and of the spear; incantation to frighten away the evil spirits from inside a marae. Dedicate (as a house, canoe) (Rmn). | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Hai/nga | Big function, feast | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Vai | Cursing chant or rite Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAi | Be dedicated or consecrated (of monument, church, or public building) | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAʔai | Remove taboo | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Haʔi/tunga | Sacred house in cult grounds or other house used for worship Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Fai | Do, speak Problematic | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Fai | A certain Tahitian curse or imprecation; the name of a part of the offering which the priests used to eat in the marae | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Hai/a. Haai/ʔa (Aca). | A prayer for a person poisoned with fish. Prière pour une personne empoisonnée par le poisson (Aca). | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Fai | Perform (speech, song, dance, etc.) Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Fai | To bewitch, to injure by charms, spells; to pronounce a charm | (Stn) |
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