Protoform: KAKAI.2 [NP] Story, legend
| Description: | Story, legend |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 Note: no long glottal stops are recorded for OJA; (Fth) does not mark long consonants for TIK. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kakai | Argument, quarrel | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Aʔamu | Gossipy, tale-bearing; anecdote, fable, story Borrowed | (Fts) |
| Emae | Ka/kai/ | Story | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kkai | Traditional storytelling and singing | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Kai | Recount, history of | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | ʔAi | Legendary story | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | Ti/kakai | Jouter, concourir; gager Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Haʔa/kakai, haʔa/kekai (MQS), aʔa/kakai (MQN) | Choses curieuses, curiosités, antiquités | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | (H)aa/kakai (Fatu Hiva -kekai) | Légende | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kakai | Conspire, plot | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | K(a)kai | Fable, story, tale told for entertainment (may contain one or more short songs) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Kai | Legend, story | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Kakai | Culture hero | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Aai | A tale or fabulous relation | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔAʔai | Conte, histoire, légende | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAʔamu | Conte, histoire, légende Problematic | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Kkai | Fable told for entertainment (may contain one or more short songs) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kai | Traditional tale | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kakai | Legend, folktale | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Kakai | Story, tale, fable, narrative | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kaai | Play games (NUI) | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Kkai | Fairy story, fable | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lala/khai (VAE,TAU). Tlatla/kai (NUP). | Traditional story | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lala/khai/na | Tell a traditional story | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Talatala khai | Story | (Ray) |
| West Futuna | Hkai | Story, tale, legend; to tell tales | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Kakai-ina | Conte; raconter | (Hmn) |
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