Protoform: FIHU [PN] To start or finish the border of a plaited mat
| Description: | To start or finish the border of a plaited mat |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Visu | Tressage d'un panier à partir de la nervure centrale en palme de cocotier déjà tressée et qui forme le haut du panier Problematic | (Mfr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whiu/nga | The plaited border of a cloak | (Wms) |
| Rennellese | Hiu/nga | The border, start-edge, of a mat | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Fiu | Edge of kie pandanus mat, plaited in | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Fiu | The start and finish of a mat | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fihu | To turn edges of a mat over to plait them in and so finish the mat off; a kind of fine mat, white and very soft | (Cwd) |
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