Protoform: KA-KAI [NP] Sharp
| Description: | Sharp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> XO *kaa.2, CE *koi |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | (Ma)kakai | Sharp (as a knife) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kakai | Affile, aiguise, tranchant | (Gzl) |
| East Futuna | Fa/kakai | Sharpen | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kakai | Tranchant | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kaʔi/kaʔi | Sharp Phonologically Irregular | (Fts) |
| Emae | Ma/kakai/ | Sharp | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Maji/kai/ | Sharp | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | I/ʔai | Knife | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Maka/ʔai | Pointed | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Makaai/ʔai | Small knives (for clams) | (Smd) |
| Nuguria | Mata/kkai | Pointed (of spear) | (Dvl) |
| Rennellese | Kakai | To be sharp | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Ma/ʔai | Sharp | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Mata/kkai | (of a point) Sharp | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Mata/kai/ | Sharp (of blade, of claw) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kakaha | Sharpness, keenness Phonologically Irregular | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Kkai | To be sharp (of a knife or a blade) | (Jsn) |
| Tuvalu | Kai | Sharp | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Mta/kai. mta/kei (Cpl). | Sharp. Etroit (nez) (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Mata/kakai | Sharp, pointed | (Hmn) |
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