Protoform: KEFU [PN] Light-coloured (blond, brown, reddish) especially of hair
| Description: | Light-coloured (blond, brown, reddish) especially of hair |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | (Ke)kepu | Green; blue | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kefu | Blond, chatain; roux . Albinos | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Kefu | Jaune, roux | (Rch) |
| Emae | Kefu | Albino | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔEhu | Reddish tinge in hair, of Polynesians and not of Caucasians; reddish-brown complexion, ruddy | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | (ʔ)Ehu | Light in colour. Pale skin. | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | Kehu | Blonde, blondin. Blond, couleur cendrée (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Káihhu | Brown | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Uru/kehu/ | A person with light-coloured hair and skin | (Bgs) |
| Niuatoputapu | Kefu | Brownish | (Dye) |
| Niue | Kefu | Disrespectful term of address (used in quarrelling); affectionate address to a boy Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| Niue | Moo/kefu | Mealy-bug | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Kehu | Light-coloured of skin, albino | (Dvl) |
| Raʔivavae | ʔEhu | Sandy, reddish-brown | (Zpn) |
| Rarotongan | Keʔu | Ginger (of hair), reddish-brown, bay (of horse) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Niu/kehu/ | Reddish colour | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Kef/kefu | Dust, powder Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | ʔEfu | Reddish brown | (Prt) |
| Samoan | ʔEfuʔefu | Grey v., adj. | (Prt) |
| Samoan | ʔEʔefu | Plural of `efu`efu | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kehu | Very white | (Sps) |
| Tahitian | ʔEhu | Roux (se dit des cheveux) | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Kefu | Albino, grey | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Kehu | Albino | (Mle) |
| Takuu | K/kehu | Grey-brown; (of vision) indistinct, blurred | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kefu | A basic colour term in the blue-green range | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kefukefu | Be grey | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kefu | Brownish (especially of leaves or hair) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Kefoo | Flaxen | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Kehu | A blond, sandy, reddish, light-chestnut-brown | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kefu | Fawn-coloured insect | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Kefu/kefu | Light (of any colour) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kehu | Albino | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Kefu | (Personne) aux cheveux roux; albinos | (Hmn) |
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