Protoform: KELO.2 [NP] Close one eye, wink, look out of one eye

Description: Close one eye, wink, look out of one eye
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *kemo

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Mangareva Pu/kero/kero Etre à peine visible (à cause de la distance) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Mangareva ʔAka/kero Regarder d'un oeil, en fermant l'autre, comme pour tirer un coup de fusil; être imperceptible, à cause de la grande distance. (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Whaka/ke/kero Look out at the corner of the eyes (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Kero(kero) Blink the eyes, wink (Wms)
Tokelau (Ke)kelo, faka/kelo A quick stealing look, glance (e.g. out of corner of eyes); to glance (Sma)

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