Protoform: FENUQU.A* [NP] Strand of rope or cord; single element in plaiting, netting, etc.: *fenu(u)
| Description: | Strand of rope or cord; single element in plaiting, netting, etc.: *fenu(u) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *fe-qunu |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Venu/ki | Fibres of coconut husk beaten ready for twisting into sennit; an ingrowing eyelash Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Ku/ʔenu | Etre lâche, non tendu; non raide; mou Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | ʔEnu/ʔenu | Flexible, détendu, mou; mouvement du corps dans les danses Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Henu (MQN), fenu (MQS) | Lanière; toron d'une corde; bandelette, bande. Lanières ou bandes pour natte, cordons (Dln). | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Hunu(u) | Bit, part | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whenu | The weft threads in a cloak or plaited mat or basket | (Bgs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whenu, wenu, whengu | Strand of a cord; warp of a flax garment | (Wms) |
| Niue | Venu | Plant fibre, small fibrous piece of anything Problematic | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Henuu | Strand of rope or string; strand of pandanus leaf (after splitting) | (Yda) |
| Penrhyn | Henu | Weft in plaiting | (Bck) |
| Pukapuka | Lau/enu | Element (plaiting) | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Taa/wenu | Plaiting element; ply of cordage | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Heŋu | Warp (the threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom and crossed by the woof); a cord, the strand of a cord; a tendon Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
| Raʔivavae | Hinu | A strand of cord or rope; the fibre of barkcloth or bast Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔEenuu | Strand of rope or string | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Henu | Husk of coconut | (Cwd) |
| Sikaiana | Henu/a | A necklace or neck band | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Fenuû | The strand of a rope, the twisted cord of a net | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Fenû motu | Broken strand or twisted cord | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Venu | The threads that are woven into a mat Phonologically Irregular | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Fenu | A single element in plaiting a basket | (Hdy) |
| Takuu | Fenu/i | Loose strand inserted into material being plaited | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Henu/i | A loose leaf inserted into material being plaited or woven... | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Fenuu | Mat-weaving strips prepared from pandanus leaves; the fine strips for weaving hats, fans, etc. prepared from young coconut fronds | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Henu | Fibres of the *haaveke* | (Stn) |
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