Protoform: KELE.C [EP] Dark, black: *kele(-kele)
| Description: | Dark, black: *kele(-kele) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *poo-kere |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kere/kere | Black. Very dark, very black (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Ere-ere | Blue (from Tahitian) Borrowed | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | ʔEle | Black | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Kerekere | Black | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Kere/kere | Bluish-black, as very deep sea. Bleu tirant sur le noir. comme le bleu de la mer profonde | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kere/kere | Black | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Keʔe/keʔe | Black. Noir, sombre, livide (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | ʔEre (MQS), kere (MQN) | Couleur noir Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Kaikai | Black, blue, green, any dark colour | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kere | Dark | (Wms) |
| Nukumanu | Manava k/kere | Envious, jealous Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Trt) |
| Penrhyn | Kere/kere | Black | (Sta) |
| Rapa | Kere/kere | Black | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Kere | Black | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Kele | Black, tending towards black Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | ʔEre/ʔere | Noirceur; noir, sombre; devenir noir; bleu des profondeurs de la mer, bleu d'un hématome | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Kere | Dark, black | (Stn) |
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