Protoform: KAPI.A [AN] Hold firmly between two things *kapi-ti(a)
| Description: | Hold firmly between two things *kapi-ti(a) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. CE *kaapiti "unite, join, combine" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kapi/ti | Two betel-nut sticks between which thatch is placed in order to give the thatch rigidity ; clench, wedge | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Kapi/ti | Soutenir, renforcer (au propre et au figuré) | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Qavi | Fasten thatch down with sticks Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Kabi-ta | Adhere, stick to | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Kabi | Fire tongs; to hold something betwen two other things | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | ʔApi | Guard | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Haaʔapiʔapi | Clasp | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔAka/kapi | Joindre les deux bouts du filet | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Kapi | Se joindre (en parlant d'un ouvrage commencé sur deux points) | (Mle) |
| Marquesas | Kapi | Ramasser Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kapi | Closed (as a gate, door) | (Bgs) |
| Niue | Kapi/ti | Pick up with an implement (e.g. tongs) | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Hak/kapi | Bind (vt) | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Gabi/dia | Held firmly (by something not part of the human body | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Gabi/a | Held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers) | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Gabi | Hold something between two (or more) other things; grab (between things, e.g. fingers) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Kapi/kapi | Kind of shellfish growing on pearl shells; kind of shellfish, shells thick, hard to remove from rock; oyster sp., Spondylus varius | (Sta) |
| Rennellese | Kapi/tia | Caught, stuck, enmeshed, as a snake in a tight place | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Kapi/ti | Hold firmly, tighten (as belt)...strengthen, as sticks against a house wall | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Kopiti | Embrace, cling Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Apiapi | Patch a canoe with bamboo | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kapi | Something obscured from view | (Sps) |
| Tahitian | ʔApi paarau | Valve des nacres | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Hak/kapi | Hold under arm; tuck into the waistband of laplap; use tongs... | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kapi | Tuck in, put behind cleat etc. | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Kapi/ti | Squeeze in; strip of wood used to compress thatch sheets, uprights etc. | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kapi | To patch up, mend by putting on a piece; strengthen by adding a piece | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Kapi | Shut, as a bivalve | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kapi | To pass loincloth between legs and tie at the back | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Va/kapi | Be fastened [e.g. axe head to handle] | (Hvn) |
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