Protoform: KAFU.A [MP] To cover, covering (esp. of person); clothing, put on clothing
| Description: | To cover, covering (esp. of person); clothing, put on clothing |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *kaa-kafu |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kafu | Covering | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kafu | Couverture, couvrir | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kahu | Cloth, costume, fabric, tissue, clothes, dress | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Kahu vaka | Sail | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Kafu | Piece of clothing | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAhu | Covering, clothing | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kafu/kafu | Clothes | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Gahu | Cover, to cover up; clothing | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | ʔAhu | Cover yourself | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ahu | Cover over; put on, clothe | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Kaʔu | Cloth. Etoffe, tissu; robe (Rch). Vêtement, item of clothing (Atl). | (Jnu) |
| Marquesas | Kahu (MQN), ʔahu (MQS). Kaahu (Mtu). | Habit, vêtement, étoffe, linge. Clothes. | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kahu | Garment; put on garments | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kafu | Sheet, cover (n); to cover(oneself). To be clothed; coverlet, sheet, blanket (McE). | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Kahu | Cover | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Afu | Dress (wrap up) | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Kahu/kahu | Clothes, T-shirts | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Gahu | Put on, wear, cover up (the body) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Kau sho, cau sho | Type of *parieu* | (Lmt) |
| Penrhyn | Kahu | Membrane | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Kaa/kahu/ | Clothing | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kawu/lunga | Heap several things onto an object ; cover (a person with a mat) (Bge | (Mta) |
| Rapa | Kau | Clothing | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Kaa/kaʔu/ | Clothing | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kahu | Wide tapa, blanket | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔAfu | Covering | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAhu | Étoffe, vêtement | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Kafu | Clothes, clothe oneself | (Hwd) |
| Tikopia | Kafu | Blanket, traditionally of barkcloth | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kafu | Cover oneself with sheet | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kafu | Cover oneself | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Cafoo | Any covering with which a person may be covered whilst resting or sleeping | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Kahu | Dress, robe, garment; to robe, cloak, to put on clothing... | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kafu | Wrap, cover | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kafu | Clothes, cloth, sheet | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kahu | Clothes, cloth, bedsheet; be dressed, be covered with cloth | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kavu/hia | To cover Phonologically Irregular | (Hvn) |
37 entries found
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