Protoform: FETE.1 [PN] Swollen (Rby): *(fe(te))fete

Description: Swollen (Rby): *(fe(te))fete
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Fete/fete Roboteux, boutonné; tomber en chair de poule, soit par frayeur, soit par surprise (Gzl)
East Futuna Fete/fete Nom d'une maladie (peau rouge et rugueuse accompagnée de fièvre) (Mfr)
East Uvea Fete/fete Avoir la chair de poule; raboteux, couver de boutons (Rch)
Hawaiian Heke/heke Plump (Pki)
Luangiua Heke, heʔe Walk with belly sticking out (Smd)
Luangiua Haa/heke Stand up with chest out (Smd)
Marquesas Hete Gonflé, fermenté, énglé (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Whetee Be forced out (as pus from a boil), as eyes in the puukana Problematic (Bgs)
Niue Fete To be extrovert, show-off... Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sph)
Pukapuka Wetee Bulging (Mta)
Samoan Fe/fete/ Expand, rise, swell, puff up (as dough; turkey throat) (Prt)
Samoan Manava fe/fete Flatulence (McP)
Tikopia Fetefete Rugged, rough-surfaced (e.g.bark of a tree) (Fth)
Tokelau Fefete Baking powder, yeast (Sma)
Tongan Fete Be a lump (Cwd)
Tongan Fete/fete Lumpy (Cwd)
Tuvalu Fete Swollen, to swell (Rby)
Tuvalu Fe/fete/ To swell (Rby)

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