Protoform: FATU-TILI [PN] Thunder

Description:	Thunder
Reconstruction:	Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:	0 >> NP fatitili, faititili, NO fatutuli, XW fatu-liki 1 Cf. PN fatu.2 "stone", tili.1 "throw" or tili.3 "strike repeatedly" 8 With the four innovative variants under 0 given separate entries, what remains here are reflexes which preserve the full form (fatutili), those in which the second vowel is completely elided (fattili), and those in which the entire syllable is elided, sometimes with compensatory lengthening (fa(a)tili).

Pollex entries:

Language	Reflex	Description	Source
Easter Island	Hatutiri	Thunder	(???)
Easter Island	Paatiri	Trueno. Thunder. Borrowed	(Fts)
Easter Island	Hatatiri	Mushroom Problematic	(Wbr)
Ifira-Mele	Pajjiri	Thunder Phonologically Irregular	(Clk)
Kapingamarangi	Atili	Thunder	(Lbr)
Luangiua	Haakili	Banged together Uncertain Semantic Connection	(Smd)
Mangareva	ʔAtutiri	Tonnerre	(Rch)
Mangareva	Paatiri	Tonnerre, foudre; tonner Borrowed	(Rch)
Marquesas	Fatutiʔi (MQS), hatutiʔi (MQN)	Tonnere, la foudre	(Lch)
Marquesas	Pha too tee	Thunder	(Rbs)
Marquesas	Fattuté	Thunder	(Crk)
Penrhyn	Hatutiri	Thunder	(Sta)
Rennellese	Hatutigi	Thunder, thunderbolt	(Ebt)
Tahitian	Paatiri. Patiri (Dvs).	Tonnerre, foudre; tonner. Thunder; to thunder. Phonologically Irregular	(Lmt)
Tongan	Fatulisi	Awesome, terrifying (of sky with thunder and lightning) Phonologically Irregular	(Cwd)
Tongan	Fétatechili	To lighten, (to flash with lightning), lightning	(Mar)
Tuamotu	Fatutiri	Thunder	(Stn)
Tuvalu	Fattili	Thunder	(Jsn)
Vaeakau-Taumako	Vahili [VAE, NUP], pasili [TAU]. +Vasili (Lch.)	Thunder	(Hvn)
West Futuna	Ve(h)jiri. Ta/vashiri (Cpl). Vahjiri (Rve).	Thunder; to make a thunderous or rumbling noise; large seed pod dried for making ankle bracelet noise-makers for dance Phonologically Irregular	(Dty)

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