Protoform: FARO.2A [PN] Stretch (by pulling), tighten lashing
| Description: | Stretch (by pulling), tighten lashing |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *faaloo.A |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | (Fa(ʔo))faʔo | Etirer (corde), étendre Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Haro | Pull, draw, haul, lengthen, raise, stretch, tune | (Fts) |
| Mangareva | Na/naro | Corde d'arc; bander, serrer (un arc); redresser (un bois) par le moyen du feu Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Faro | Lashing of canoe join | (Bck) |
| Niue | Fao | Stretch; to stretch something out of shape | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Halo | Pole lashed across outrigger booms parallel to hull of canoe | (Fbg) |
| Rarotongan | Aro | To lash, or lace, as the sides of a canoe with sinnet; to bind the outrigger to a canoe with sinnet; the gun-whale, or that part of the upper strcutre that is lashed to the main canoe part Phonologically Irregular | (Sve) |
| Rotuman | Fao/ʔaki | Lead by the hand, pull along by hand Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Tokelau | Fa/falo | Pull, stretch | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fao | Stretch tight, make taut | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | F/falo | Stretch (rope) | (Jsn) |
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