Protoform: KAWEI [PN] Carrying cord, handle: *ka(a)wei
| Description: | Carrying cord, handle: *ka(a)wei |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kawe.2 "carry something". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kavei | Carrying cord, handle, string for pendant | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Kavei | Thing on or by which to hang something | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Kaavei | Handle, peduncle | (Fts) |
| Emae | Kavei | Carrying strap for basket | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Kaweki | Lash sail to yard Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | ʔAvei | Tie a bundle | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Kavei | Handle, carrying strap, bundle so carried. Paquet qu'on porte suspendu à une corde; lien pour suspendre; snse d'un vase etc; petit hameçon pour attraper les *u'u* (Rch). | (Jnu) |
| Moriori | Kawei | Pedigree Problematic | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kaawai, kaawei | Shoot or branch of a gourd or other creeping plant; tentaculae of cuttlefish; loops or handles of a basket; strand (in plaiting); pedigree, lineage | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kavei | Handle of basket; to make a handle. Carry (a basket) by the handle (McE).by handle | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Kaavei | A kind of rope (= te uka iapani); umbilical cord (te kaavei te tama) | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Kaavei | Plaits | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kaavei | Curved handle | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Kaavei/vei | Hanging in bundles | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Kave/ve | Carrying cord, handle | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kabei | Long handle, chain | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔAavei | Strap, cord | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Kaavei | Handle (as of a basket or lamp) | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Kaavei | Strap, handle | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Cave | A handle or sling to a basket | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Kavei | Carrying cord, handle | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kaveei | Lash with fine cord Problematic | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kavei | Cords used to fasten to tree the stick upon which one stands while picking nuts | (Rby) |
| West Uvea | Kavei | Poignée ou autre moyen de porter ce qui est suspendu à la main | (Hmn) |
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