Protoform: KALOLO [FJ] Bowstring; taut (as a bowstring, stay in rigging)
| Description: | Bowstring; taut (as a bowstring, stay in rigging) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *3 PFJ *kalolo. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kalolo | Bow, speargun | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kalolo | Arc, arque, voule | (Btn) |
| Emae | Kalo/tia | String (a bow); bind (a person) hand and foot Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Kalolo | Bent to one side by excessive burden on shoulder | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Kalo | Pull bowstring | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Gololo | Bottom edge of the kubenge net | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Alolo/lo | Bow; to shoot bow | (Smd) |
| Nukumanu | Ka/kaloló | Spear fishing | (Fbg) |
| Rennellese | Kagogo | String of bow, be taut | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | Kal(o)lo | String along the bottom of a fishing net where stones could be placed to function as weights; string of a bow; string used in a bird net that connects then et to a small support near the handle | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Aroro | A rope used as a stay to the mast of a sailing canoe | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Kalloo | Cord running along the top and bottome edges of a long net | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Karoro | Bowstring | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Fana-kalolo | Bow (archer's) Phonologically Irregular | (Drd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kalolo | Bowstring | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kalolo/a, kalolo/ina | Pull the bowstring tight when attaching it to the bow and fasten it | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Karo/ji | Bow string Phonologically Irregular | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Kalele | To pull bowstring taut before letting go Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
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