Protoform: KAI-TAQE [SO] "Eat feces" - exclamation of abuse or contempt
| Description: | "Eat feces" - exclamation of abuse or contempt |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *kai.1 + *taqe |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kai tae | Expletive: "eat shit" (curse) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kaitaʔe | "Merde!" (exclamation grossière) | (Mfr) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kaitae | Widow; bereaved mother (a woman whose husband or child has died) | (Clk) |
| Rennellese | Kai taʔe | "Feces eater" (insult)... | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Kai tee | "Eat filth" (in cursing) | (Fth) |
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