Protoform: KAA-WIRI [EP] Twist together (as leaves, hair), intertwine
| Description: | Twist together (as leaves, hair), intertwine |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *wili.1a "twist, bore" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitutaki | Kaaviri | Make into a bunch, cluster | (Bse) |
| Easter Island | Kaviri | To envelop, to wrap . Not in | (Chl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAawili | Mix, interweave, entwine, mixed, agitated | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | Kaviʔi | Tourner, pelotonner, enlacer, envelopper. Entortiller, pirouetter, tordre, visser; vrille, rouleau; (botanique) vrille de plante grimpante (Lch). Broyer, grind (coffee) (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kaviʔi haʔamau/hakamau | Serrer (un écrou); tighten (a screw) | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kawiri | Twist (as hair) | (Wms) |
| Tahitian | Aviri | To twist cocoa-nut leaves to serve as a fishing net | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Kaaviri | Twist v | (Stn) |
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