Protoform: FENUQU.B [NP] Some procedure in plaiting or braiding
| Description: | Some procedure in plaiting or braiding |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquesas | Henu (MQN), fenu (MQS) | Déchirer les feuilles de pandanus avec une aiguille; tear up pandanus leaves with a needle[Northwest Marquesan Dialect] (Atl). | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whenu, wenu, whengu | Twist or spin a strand of cord | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Henuu | Method of plaiting | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Taa/wenu | To add new elements in plaiting | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Hinu | To twist fibres into cord for net-making Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
| Samoan | Fenuu | Make a join in plaiting etc. | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Fenuû | To twist cords for net making | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Henu | Splice on | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Fanu-ia (ANI) | To string beads | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Fenu/ia, fenu ina | Assembler, mettre bout à bout (p.ex.: fibres de la natte) | (Hmn) |
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