Protoform: FULE.C [FJ] Strip plants of leaves

Description: Strip plants of leaves
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Fule Oter, enlever les tiges du taro, kape, les feuilles de bananiers, les pakalafa des cocotiers (Gzl)
East Futuna Fule Dépuceler Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mfr)
Fijian Vule Break down a branch without separating it from tree (Cpl)
Nuguria H/hure (pass. huure/a) Tear off, rip (fruits, bark of tree) (Dvl)
Pukapuka Wule To pluck leaves off, stunting growth (Sby)
Pukapuka Wu/wule Senseless destroying of numerous leaves (e.g. ofcoconut) ; to mutilate (Sby)
Rennellese Huge To fell (as coconut trees by one in mourning) (Ebt)
Rennellese Huge hakatamana Cut off fronds by one in mourning (Ebt)
Tahitian Hure/paapaa Utter extinction or extirpation Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dvs)
West Futuna Kai/fure/fure A spendthrift Uncertain Semantic Connection (Cpl)

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