Protoform: KAPU.1A [MP] Cup-like container
| Description: | Cup-like container |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *kabu "cup, ladle" (LPO I:74) |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | ʔApu | Coconut shell cup | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Kapu | Vase, glass. Vase, verre, assiette (feuille qui sert d'assiette); auge, récipient; puiser (Rch). | (Jnu) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kapu/kapu | Kind of basket for cooking food | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Kapu, ʔapu. Ti/kapu (Lch). | Ladle. Cuiller, ce qui sert à puiser des liquides (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kapu | Puiser, vider. Scoop up (Mtu). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kapu | Hollow of hand, mussel scoop | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kapi/niu | Cup for drinking (originally made from coconut shell) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Kapu | Cup | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Kapu | Cup | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kapu | Surrounding, encircling | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Kapu | Ladle, cup | (Bse) |
| Samoan | ʔApu | Cup made from leaf | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Abu, apu | The shell of a nut, gourd, or fish; a concave or hollow... | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔApu | Coque, coquille, crâne; cavité, concavité | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Kapu (?) | Leaf of Alpinia sp. laid at bottom of tumeric filter funnel | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kapu | Form banana leaf into cuplike shape | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kapu | Ladle | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Apu | Empty shell or half-shell of coconut | (Atn) |
| Tuvalu | Kapu | Cuplike container; mouthful | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kapu | Cup | (Hvn) |
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