Protoform: KAPE.3 [CE] Ward off, parry

Description: Ward off, parry
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Fijian Kabe Brandish a spear or club (Cpl)
Luangiua Ape Push, poke, shove Problematic (Smd)
Mangareva Kape Eviter quelqu'un. Esquiver, dodge. Avoid, deny. (Atl). (Rch)
Mangareva Mata kape Strabisme; strabismus, squint Uncertain Semantic Connection (Chf)
Mangareva Vaevae kape Pied-bot, club-foot Uncertain Semantic Connection (Chf)
Marquesas Kape Soldat Uncertain Semantic Connection (Lch)
Marquesas Kape/kape (MQN) Gouvernail, rudder Uncertain Semantic Connection (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Kape Pass by, leave out, reject, refuse (Wms)
Penrhyn Kape Hull piece of canoe just above the keel (Sta)
Pukapuka Kape Dodge or avert an attacker (Mta)
Rarotongan Kape Ward off, fend off (Bse)
Tahitian Ape To flinch, so as to avoid a blow (Dvs)
Tahitian ʔApe Esquiver, éviter un coup, éviter un obstacle, éviter un suject dans la conversation (Lmt)
Tuamotu Kape Parry, ward off, flinch, dodge (Stn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Kape/manga Reaching pole [to manga iti, leeward boom] (of Te Puke canoe) [Taumako Dialect] (Gge)

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