Protoform: HIRI.1 [CE] To dye with dye obtained from bark: *(f, s)iri
Description: | To dye with dye obtained from bark: *(f, s)iri |
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Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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Hawaiian | Hili | Bark used in dyeing...; the dark-brown dye made from this bark; a tapa dyed with it; to dye with such bark. | (Pki) |
Pukapuka | Laakau yili | Tree sp. Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sby) |
Raʔivavae | Hiri | A bright purplish red dye, made from a mixture of the juices of the innter bark of the candlenut (parai) and of the casuarina tree | (Stn) |
Rarotongan | ʔIri | Dark, red juice from bark of Candlenut tree. Red-brown dye obtained from the bark of the candlenut tree (Bse). | (Sve) |
Tahitian | Hiri | The bark or tan used to colour and preserve the native cloth; to dye or tan with the hiri | (Dvs) |
Tahitian | Hiri | Couleur végétale brun-rouge | (Lmt) |
Tuamotu | Hiri | Violet, mauve, garnet, wine-colored | (Stn) |
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