Protoform: KEKEE [PN] Cry loudly

Description: Cry loudly
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PPN *keke-keke

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Kekee (Bgs) Converse avec chaleur; crier fort (Gzl)
East Uvea Kekee Pleurer en poussant des cris. (Rch)
Hawaiian Kekee Scolding, shrieking Problematic (Pki)
Mangareva Kekee Râler (malade); s'égosiller (au cours d'une dispute); cris de dispute (Mfr)
Mangareva Keeke Louer, faire l'éloge de quelqu'un, féliciter Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Kee Scream, as a hawk (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Keekee Quack, as a duck (Wms)
Samoan ʔEʔee Scream, yell, howl; squeal (Prt)
Tokelau Kekee Scream, yell; squeal; howl; (of musical instruments) sound, play (Sma)
Tongan Kekee Cry (esp. children), bleat (goats) (Cwd)

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