Protoform: KELE.B [PN] Dirty, soiled, unclean: *kele(kele)
| Description: | Dirty, soiled, unclean: *kele(kele) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kere/kere | Dirty | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kele/kele | Etre sale; être taché; se salir | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kele/kele | Couvert de terre, souillé par la terre, sale | (Rch) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kere/kere | Dirty | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | ʔEle/ʔele | Dirty | (Hbn) |
| Luangiua | (ʔ)Ele | Dirt, dirty | (Smd) |
| Niuafoʔou | Kele/kele | Dirt | (Dye) |
| Niue | Kele | Turbid, muddy | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Kere/kere | Dirty (defiled) (clothes, fruits, human beings) | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Kere/kere | Speck of dirt | (Trt) |
| Nukumanu | K/kere | Dust, dirt | (Trt) |
| Nukumanu | Manava k/kere | Envious, jealous | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Gele/gele | Dirty | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Kege/kege | To be dirty | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔEle/ʔele | Blood (chiefly); euphemism for the menses | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Kere/kere | Sandy, dirty, soiled | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kere | Ritual uncleanness | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Kere/kere | Muddy, dirty | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kele/kele | Blood (of human); dirt | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kele | Dirty, muddy, clayey, turbid | (Cwd) |
| West Uvea | Kele | Croute (du nez), vert-de-gris; sale | (Hmn) |
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