Protoform: KAPA-KAPA.A [OC] Flap wings *kapa(-kapa)
| Description: | Flap wings *kapa(-kapa) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *kaba-kaba "to flap the wings" (LPO IV:133). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kapakapa | To flap wings | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kapakapa/tau | Movement of bird on alighting | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Kapakapa/katau | Movement of a bird on alighting | (Rch) |
| Emae | Kapakapa | Drive fish | (Cpl) |
| Mangaia | Kapakapa | Flap wings | (Chn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kapakapa | Flap wings, flutter | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kapa(kapa), tapa(tapa) | Flap wings, flutter | (Sph) |
| Niue | Pakapaka | To flap, as a bird's wings | (McE) |
| Nukuoro | Gaba | Flap (as wings do) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Kapakapa | Flap wings | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kapakapa | Wing ; fin, flipper (of turtle); flutter | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Kapa(kapa) | Flap, flutter (wings, arms) | (Bse) |
| Samoan | ʔApaʔapa | Flap wings | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Apaapa | To flap as a sail, or as the wings of bird; birds of all sorts | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Kapakapa | Flap wings. Fin, esp. lateral fin of fish | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kapakapa | Flap wings | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Cappa-cappa | To flap the wings with a noise, as a bird | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Kapa | Flap wings | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kapakapa | Grope (as though blind or in the dark) Problematic | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kapakapa | Flap with wings, tread water; go without proper equipment, manage without anything | (Hvn) |
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