Protoform: HULI.2* [PN] Shoot of a plant, sprout
| Description: | Shoot of a plant, sprout |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *suli "banana or taro shoot" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Uli | Rejeton de taro; petit taro dégénéré | (Mfr) |
| Emae | Uri | Shoot, sucker | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Uli | Early stage in the development of a foetus, as the body begins to form Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Pki) |
| Moriori | Uri | Offspring | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Uri | Descendant | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Uli | A sprout of a plant suitable for planting | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Ugi | Shoots, sprouts, suckers, as of taro, bananas and plantains | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Uli | Sprouts from the taro | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Uli | A shoot or root of taro | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Uri | Shoot or sucker of plant | (Fth) |
| Tuvalu | Uli | Shoot of a plant | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Uli | Sucker, shoot growing from the base of a tree or other plant | (Hvn) |
| Waya | Culi | Sucker of a plant, esp. banana or taro, also kava and others Problematic | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Uri mouri | Bananier avec feuilles Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rve) |
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