Protoform: FEREI.* [CE] Expose eyeball
| Description: | Expose eyeball |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *fela "spread wide". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Helei | Pull down eyelid as gesture of contempt | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | Feʔei | Le doigt sur l'oeil pour nier ce qui a été dit ou se moquer | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wherei | Protrude, as eyeball | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Herei | Expose eyeball; show backside as gesture of contempt | (Rmn) |
| Tahitian | Ferei | An indecent mode of exhibiting the person in a Tahitian dance, applied to both sexes; exhibit, disclose, unfold | (Dvs) |
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