Protoform: KAMO.1 [PN] Beckon; make sign with hand or eye
| Description: | Beckon; make sign with hand or eye |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *kamo(t)(-i) 'signal with the hand, beckon (with the palm upward' (LPO V:463). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kamo(kamo) | Beckon | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Kamo | Toucher du doigt | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kamo(kamo) | Appeler par signe | (Btn) |
| Moriori | Kamo | Wink. Beckon, wave to (Wms). | (Dtn) |
| Moriori | Kemo | Eye-lash | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kamo | Wink; eyelash, eyelid | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Kamo | Wink; agree | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kemo | Wink, blink once | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Kemo/tia | Signal with eyes | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Kamo | Blink, beckon, make a sign with the hand | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kamo | Beckon with downward flap of hand | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | K/kamo | To press down one's finger, as pressing down on a fly | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Kamo | Wink, make signs with hand or eye | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kamo | Beckon or make signs with eye or hand | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Camo | To give the wink; to hint by nodding the head | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Kamo/kamo | Quick movements of the hand (e.g. tap rapidly; turn hand rapidly as in knuckle-bones; a brief, sly wave) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Va/khamo | Flash, lighten Problematic | (Hvn) |
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