Protoform: ISI [OC] Peel off, strip, split: *(qh)isi
| Description: | Peel off, strip, split: *(qh)isi |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *sisi.3 "scoop out, gouge out (as meat from coconut)". While the meanings are quite distinct, there appears to have been some influence between these two (cf particularly REN, MFA). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Isi | Scier; marquer; faire un trait | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔIhi | Couper, fendre | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Ihi/ihi | Tear | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Ihi | Tear (intentionally) (vt) | (Wbr) |
| Fijian | Isi | Cut lengthwise; tear off inner bark | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Ihi | Strip, peel, tear off, remove | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Si/isi (vi), siia (vt) | Cut out coconut meat, make copra | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ihi | Peel off in long strips, as of bark | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | ʔIʔi | Peel. Ecorcher, enlever la peau, la croûte d'une plaie, d'un mal | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Ko/ʔiʔi | Feuilles non mûres, jeunes feuilles du taro Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Ihi | Peler; oter l'ecorce des fruit ou des plantes. Enlever la peau (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Éihhe | To peel roasted breadfruit with a piece of bamboo cane | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ihi | Split, divide, separate, peel bark off a tree | (Wms) |
| Niue | I/ihi | To split lengthwise (vt) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Isi | Peel off in long thin strips | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Yiyii | To slit, to strip or peel. Rip off, peel (in one movement) (Sby) | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Ihi | ? To expose; (Es) The membrum virile glande nuda Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Stn) |
| Rennellese | Isi | Scoop, scrape, as coconut meat from shell | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Isi | Split (of wood etc.) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Isi | To peel | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Isi | Skin, peel off or remove the skin or bark of something in a single piece or in long strips using a knife | (Mle) |
| Tuamotu | Ihi | Strip, tear off with teeth | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | I/isi | To split wood, to slice lengthwise | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Ihi | Split | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Ihi/ihi | Tear into strips | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ie/ia | Tear (paper, leaves, etc.) | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Isi-a | Fendre | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Is/isi | Couper, fendre | (Hmn) |
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