Protoform: FIRI.1 [MP] Braid (i.e. interlace three or more flexible elements to form e.g. a rope), a technique sometimes referred to as plaiting)
| Description: | Braid (i.e. interlace three or more flexible elements to form e.g. a rope), a technique sometimes referred to as plaiting) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *piri "plait a cord, twist, wrap around" (LPO I:84,286) |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Pi/pii, pii/ni | To braid or plait sennit cord | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Pi/pii/ngia | Busy | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Piri/piri | Sacred necklet, worn by chiefs or persons who are the object of some special honor | (Fbg) |
| Bugotu | Viri | Twisted, tangled | (Ivs) |
| East Futuna | Fili | Plait, braid | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Fii | Frise; tresser Problematic | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Hiri | To braid, plait, tress | (Kvt) |
| Emae | Firi/a | To braid | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Viri/bale | Cross one thing over another | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Hili | Braid or plait | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Firi/a | Roll seenit | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Hili | Lash | (Lbr) |
| Kwaraʔae | Firi | Twist, braid | (Shn) |
| Lau | Firi | Tie, twist | (Ivs) |
| Luangiua | Hili | Weave; pig pen; shelf in house | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Hili/ŋa | Finishing off mat | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Hiʔi | Plait mat Phonologically Irregular | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔIri | Tresser; faire de la tresse en faisant des cordes et de la ficelle; cordage d'un radeau | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | ʔIri/ʔiri | Filet pour attraper les tortues; aller à la pêche à la tortue | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | ʔIri i ooʔo | Tresse de cheveux; plaited hair. | (Chf) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Firi | Plaiting technique | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Hiri | Three-ply braid | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Hou/fií, hou/hií | Esp. de corde plate à trois torons; cicatrice, couture | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Hiʔi (MQN), fiʔi (MQS) | Plait, braid. Entortiller, enrouler, s'enrouler; large tresse de bourre de coco. | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Fiʔi (MQS), hiʔi, hiki (MQN) | S'accoler, s'attacher, s'entrelacer; arrêter, border une natte | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Ko/fiʔi | Embrouillé, mêlé; nid d'oiseau | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Po/fiʔi | Embrouillé, enchevêtré. entortillé | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Pu/fiʔi/fiʔi | Ebouriffé, emmêlé | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Fiʔi te ouoho (MQS) | Tresse de cheveux; plaited hair | (Gty) |
| Marquesas | Ko/hiʔi (MQN), ko/fiʔi (MQS) | Avoir des problèmes; be worried, be in trouble (emmêlé, embrouillé; tangled, confused) | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whiri-a | Braid (rope, cordage) | (Bgs) |
| Nggela | Viri | Entangled; bind round and round (Fox) | (Fox) |
| Nguna | Viri | Braid | (Stz) |
| Niue | Fili | Plait, twist Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| Niue | Faa fii | Coastal pandanus (Pandanus odoratissimus), considered the best variety for general weaving | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | (H)hiri (sing. object), hiri/hiri (pl. object) | Braid (hair, mats, baskets) | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | S/siri | Twist Phonologically Irregular | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Hili | Make a nest Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Hiri | Braid the hair; plait, twist | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Wili | Ply (in cordage) ; plait ; braid, twist sennit strands | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | Hiri | To braid; braided | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔIri-a, -ʔia | Plait, braid, twine | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Higi | Braid, lash, twist | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Hiri | To plait (three strands) | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Fili | Plait, braid | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Hili | Lash; wooden slats of house walling made from pandanus root | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Firi | Tresser en longueur | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Firi | To plait, as sinnet, human hair, &c. | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | F/firi | Braid, plait | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Hiri, f/firi | (of hair, sennit cord) Braid, plait; fence, enclosure | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Fi/firi/ | Necklet, plait (hair only) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Fili | Braid, plait (coconut leaves, sennit, hair, etc.) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fii | Twist or plait two or more threads together; plait hair, a pigtail | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Fi | To twist, to plait | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Firi | Plait, braid | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Hiri | To wind -round, -about; as a belt, band, rope | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Hiri | Weave, twist | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Fili | To string, as a lei, etc | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hili/a | Braid, plait (ropes) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fili | To plait | (Lch) |
| West Futuna | Firi-a | To braid or plait; a braid or braided piece of rope. Joindre les deux cotés de la feuille tressée (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Fili-a | Natter, tresser | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Fili/fili | Ramifications d'une plante | (Hmn) |
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