Protoform: FIFI.3 [NP] Extensions from a body, as antennae, rays

Description: Extensions from a body, as antennae, rays
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Hihi Eyebrow ; antennae, feelers, eyebrow. Edge (Wbr). (Chl)
Marquesas Hihi Antenne, tentacule, filament; moustaches de certains animaux, tels que chats, rats (Lch)
Marquesas Hihi/a Divergent, qui diverge (Lch)
Marquesas Hihi kotaʔa (MQN), hihi ʔotaʔa (Hiva Oa) Chair de poule, goose flesh (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Hihi Feelers, tentacles, any long, slender appendage (Wms)
Nukuoro Hihi Edge, fringe, rim (Crl)
Raʔivavae Hihi The lashes of the eye; rays of the sun or moon, when above the horizon (Stn)
Tahitian Hihi Cils, antennes (Lmt)
Tahitian Hihi The whiskers of a cat, mouse or rat (Dvs)

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