Protoform: FATU-QARIKI [PN] High chief
| Description: | High chief |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN ?*fatu.2a, *qariki, CE *fatu.2 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifira-Mele | Fitooriki | Chiefs (collective) | (Clk) |
| Niue | Patuiki | Elected head among patu heads of extended family (magafaoa) descent lines, but not a king, nor even a high chief (Ryan 1977) | (???) |
| Niue | Patuiki | Monarch, king | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Hotoariki, hatoariki | Supreme chief (chief of a clan) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Hodooligi | Chief of the island | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Hoto-ariki | A chief, a king | (Crn) |
| Tikopia | Faturiki | Frizzy, woolly. Rauuru faturiki, frizzly hair (e.g. of Melanesians) Problematic | (Fth) |
| West Futuna | Faturaki/ga | Game of "King of the mountain" Problematic | (Dty) |
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