Protoform: KATI [AN] Bite, nip

Description: Bite, nip
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*3 PEO *kaRati (Bgs.1965).
*4 POC *kaRat(-i) *kati 'bite' (LPO V:266).
*5 PMP *karat "nagen, beissen" (Dpf. 1938).
*6 PAN *ga(ct)ga(ct) "chew up" (Bst. 1977).
*6 PAN *kaRaC "bite" (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Kati Bite. To cut something with the teeth, as in biting through a piece of cord, or octopus tentacle which is to be used as bait (Fbg) (Yen)
East Futuna Kati/kati Nibble in small pieces (Bgs)
Easter Island Katikati Scratch, claw Problematic (Chl)
Emae Kati/a Mordre (Rve)
Fijian Kati Bite, nip v (Cpl)
Hawaiian ʔAki Bite, nip v (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Kaji/a To bite (Clk)
Kapingamarangi Gadi/gadia Prickle as from bugs crawling on one's skin (Lbr)
Luangiua Haa/ʔaki/ Bite; fight with someone (Smd)
Luangiua He/ʔaki Tetanus (Smd)
Mangareva Kati/ʔaga Petit morceau, petit reste de nourriture (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Ka/kati Bite (Krk)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kati/kati To itch (Ttr)
Marquesas Kati Stuck. Ferme, solid, encadré, retenu par..., pris à..., arrêté à...ne pouvoir ni avancer ni reculer. Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
Marquesas Kati (MQN) Etouffé par la nourriture, étranglé (par une arête); choke (on food, a fish-bone) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Chf)
Mota Gat Chew (Cdn)
New Zealand Maori Kati-a Bite, nip (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Ka/kati Eat, gnaw; clenched (of teeth);acrid, sour, intense (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Kati/kati Bite frequently, champ (Wms)
Nguna Kati Bite (Stz)
Niue Ka/kati Hold between teeth or lips (Sph)
Niue Kati To nibble, gnaw (Sph)
Nuguria K/kati (fire) Burn (vi) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dvl)
Nukumanu Hakati/kkati Gnash (teeth) (Trt)
Nukuoro Gadi Bite, nip v (Crl)
Penrhyn Ka/kati Bite (Sta)
Penrhyn Kaatinga Firm flesh of mature coconut, for making copra Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sta)
Pukapuka Ka/kati To bite (Mta)
Rapa Kati/kati To break with the teeth (Sks)
Rarotongan Kati Bite, nip v (Bse)
Rarotongan Kaatinga(a ika) Biting place on the back of a fish's neck (Bse)
Rennellese Kati A kind of long black ant that bites, formicidae (Ebt)
Rotuman ʔAfi Hold between the teeth; clench teeth . Basically "to bite" (Smt)
Samoan ʔAti Bite, nip v (Prt)
Sikaiana Keti Husk coconut with teeth (Dnr)
Sikaiana Kati/kati To cut a coconut (taume) into pieces in order to start a fire; to nibble (Dnr)
Tahitian Ati To bite with the teeth, to sting (Dvs)
Takuu Kati/kati Abrade, rub or scratch against something Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mle)
Tikopia Kati Bite into (Fth)
Tokelau Kati Bite, to bite (Sma)
Tuamotu Kati Bite, nip v (Stn)
Vaturaga Hati (Ray)
West Uvea Kati/a Ecorcer (niu/tolo) avec les dents (Hmn)

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