Protoform: FIHI [FJ] Entangled, confused

Description: Entangled, confused
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *fisi

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Uvea Fihi, fi/fihi, fihi/fihi Entrelacé, frisé, embarrassé Borrowed (Rch)
Fijian Vici-ga To bind, roll up, coil (Cpl)
Niue Vihi Entangled, trapped [ex. fly in spider web]. Plaited (McE). (Sph)
Rarotongan ʔI/ʔii Catch on a snag; entangle; strike (gold, fish, luck), encounter (Bse)
Rarotongan Aka/ii Ensnare, entangle (Sve)
Tongan Fihi Tangled, intricate, complicated, problematical (Cwd)
Tongan Fihi To tangle, to entwine, to twist (Mar)
Vaeakau-Taumako Fii/fii Entangled (Lch)

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