Protoform: FIO [NP] Whistle
| Description: | Whistle |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Hio | Blow in gusts, inside corners of house (where ghosts whistle) | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Hio/hio | Whistle softly; blow softly; jabber; gibberish | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | ʔIo | Whistle. Siffler (Rch). | (Jnu) |
| Mangareva | Mu/ʔio | Parler dans l'eau pour faire peur au poisson (à la pêche) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Vio | Bruit que l'on fait en suçant des cannes à sucre; siffler en parlant comme en prononçant le *s* et le *z*; être difficile à prononcer Problematic | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whio(whio) | Whistle | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Wiu | Whistle Problematic | (Mta) |
| Raʔivavae | Hio | To whistle, make a thin, high, penetrating sound | (Stn) |
| Rapa | ʔIo | An herb, used by children for whistling | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Fio | Young taro spathe used by children as noisemaker; to whistle | (MCl) |
| Rarotongan | Iʔo/iʔo | Whistle v.(Met.) Phonologically Irregular | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Hio | A whistle, or the native flute; to whistle; to blow, as a person out of breath | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Hio | Sifflet; siffler | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Fi/fio/ | Whistle | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Fio/fio | Whistle a tune | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Hio | To whistle | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | I/fio | A native dance Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
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