Protoform: KAILAO [PN] Club-like weapon; dance using this weapon
| Description: | Club-like weapon; dance using this weapon |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kailao | Sorte de lance en forme de pagaie utilisée pour danser; nom d'une danse effectuée en tenant cette lance | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kailao | Casse-tête en forme de pagaie; danse guerrière dans laquelle les danseurs font tournoyer le kailaio; provoquer un combat en agitant le kailao | (Rch) |
| Samoan | ʔAilao | The act of fencing with, or flourishing, a club; to brandish the club | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Kailau | Execute dance movement with clubs, in style said to have come from Tonga | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kailao | A kind of war-dance in which clubs are thrown up and caught with a quick twisting motion | (Cwd) |
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