Protoform: KAPA.1 [PN] Stretch out hands, reach for, grasp (Clk): *ka(ka)pa
| Description: | Stretch out hands, reach for, grasp (Clk): *ka(ka)pa |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 TON reflex may be from Fijian (Gty). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Ka(ka)pa | Saisir, empoigner; prendre avec la main, mettre la main sur, toucher avec la main | (Gzl) |
| East Futuna | Kapa | Saisir, empoigner, toucher pour attraper | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Ka/kapa | Toucher à peine (pour attraper, effleurer) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Ka(ka)pa | Saisir, empoigner; prendre, attraper | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Ka(ka)pa | Saisir, empoigner; prendre, attraper | (Rch) |
| Emae | Kapa ika, kapa/kapa | To drive fish | (Clk) |
| Fijian | Kaba-ta | Climb up, scale, capture (town) | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | (ʔ)Apa | To feel sex organs of person of the other sex. Man holding woman. | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Apa/ʔaku | Reach out in encouragement | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Kapa | Mimer avec les mains; mime with the hands | (Chf) |
| Niue | Ka/kapa | To reach out. To struggle with the hands (as in travelling through the bush etc) (McE). | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Kapa | Method of massage involving finger insertion and pressure | (Fbg) |
| Nukumanu | Kapa/ke | Reach out | (Trt) |
| Rennellese | Haka/kakapa/ | Go to help | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔA/ʔapa | Put out the hands in order to take hold of something . Reach for | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAapa/a | Embrasser | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Kapa | Grasp, hold in one's hand; reach out to touch or grasp | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Ka/kapa | Reach for | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kapa | To stretch out the arms toward, to try to reach, to reach for | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Kapa-si | To take, capture (a town or fortress) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Capa | A siege; to besiege | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Capa/chia | To assault, to besiege | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Kapa | Gesture with the hands and fingers | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Ka/kapa | Reach for | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Kapa/kapa | Grope (as though blind or in the dark) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khapa | Reach out | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kapa/a | Reach out for | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kapa/kapa | Do housework | (Hvn) |
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