Protoform: KALI.2 [AN] Dig, by scooping or scraping out
| Description: | Dig, by scooping or scraping out |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *keli "dig" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kari/kari | Cuenca, concavidad, muesca, incision, rebaje | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Kari | Scrape, chiefly of coconut | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Qari | Scratch or graze lightly | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔA/ʔali | Scarred, marked, grooved | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAli | Variant of `eli to dig | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kar/afi-a | Dig, as a dog with its paws | (Clk) |
| Mangareva | Kari | Cicatrice; avoir des cicatrices; inflammation, blessure qui guérit difficilement | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kaʔi | Cicatrice, couture d'une plaie | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kari | Dig, as a hole | (Wms) |
| Raʔivavae | Ari | To undermine, scoop, wash out underneath, as waves undermine the shore | (Stn) |
| Rennellese | Kagi | To dig, as a pit | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | ʔAi | Root up, chop off close to ground Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cwd) |
| Rotuman | Kari | To scrape, especially so as to roughen or damage Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | Ari | Scoop earth from hole with both hands | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔAri/ʔari | Mince par endroit, de diamètre irregulier | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Kari | Eat into, nibble away, as waves at shore | (Fth) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kali (trans. keli/a) | Dig | (Hvn) |
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