Protoform: KAA-PUI [PN] Surround, envelop
| Description: | Surround, envelop |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *pui-pui `shut off, shut up, enclose' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kaa-pui | Surround (e.g. with net), envelop, wrap in cloth (e.g. to carry hot vessel) | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Kaapui | Watch over (e.g. cooking-pot) (I); envelop, surround | (Btn) |
| Luangiua | ʔUpui | Surround, envelop Phonologically Irregular | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kaa-pui | Draw in mouth of a bag, earth up crops or embers | (Wms) |
| Rotuman | Kapu | Hug, embrace Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Takuu | Aapoi | Wrap something around something else (as a towel around one's body) Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Kaapui | Wrap in three or four leaves (of fish) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kaapui | Surround, encompass, encircle; cover completely, envelop, enshroud | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Kaapui | Tie coconut leaves around the base of tree as prohibition | (Rby) |
9 entries found
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