Protoform: FEEFEE [CE] A boil or abscess: *feefee~*fefe

Description: A boil or abscess: *feefee~*fefe
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*5 PMP *bareh "geschwur, abszess" (Dpf. 1938).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Heehee A boil, running sore; ulcerous (Pki)
Mangareva ʔEeʔee Maladie cutanée (Rch)
Marquesas Heehee Furoncle, clou, tumeur, inflammation (Dln)
Marquesas Fefe (MQS), hehe (MQN) Furoncle, clou, abcès, éléphantiasis (Lch)
Marquesas Faifái, haihái A boil or abcess (Crk)
Moriori Whewhe Boil, abscess (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Wheewhee Boil, abscess (Wms)
Penrhyn Heehee Boil; carbuncle (Sta)
Rarotongan ʔEeʔee A boil (Bse)
Tahitian Feefee Furoncle (Lmt)
Tuamotu He/nga A lump, swelling Problematic (Stn)
Tupuaki Raau fefe Remedy for boils (Atn)
Tuvalu Fete Swollen; to swell Problematic (Rby)

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