Protoform: FIA-KAI [PN] To be hungry
| Description: | To be hungry |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *fia- "want/need to", *kai "eat" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Fia kai | Avoir faim | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Fia kai | Avoir faim | (Rch) |
| Emae | Fiakai | Hungry | (Clk) |
| Fijian | Viakana | Hungry | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Fia-kai | Be hungry | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Hiiʔai | Hungry | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hiakai | Hunger; hungry | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Fiakai/a | Hungry Borrowed | (Tmo) |
| Niue | Fia kai | Hungry | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Wia-kai | To be hungry | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Hiaʔai | To hanker for food and drink | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔIakai | To feel hungry (dialectal) | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Fia ʔai | Be hungry; hunger | (Mnr) |
| Tahitian | Hiaʔai | Etre affamé, ou assoiffé | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Fia kai | Be hungry, hunger | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Fiakai | Hunger; be hungry | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fiekai/a | To be hungry | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Fia-ky | Hunger, hungry | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Hiakai | To suffer with hunger, hanker for food | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Fiakai | To hunger, to be hungry | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hiekai, fiekai | Hunger; be hungry (mostly VAE) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vekhai [NUP] | Be hungry (pl) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Fekai | To desire to eat | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Fiakai | Avoir faim, vouloir manger; faim, disette | (Hmn) |
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