Protoform: KIKII [PN] Squeak, squeal
| Description: | Squeak, squeal |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kikii | Squeak (as a rat), warble (as a Polynesian Starling) | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Kikii | Haute voix, soprano, ténor; cri aigu | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Kii | Cris de la cigale, des oiseaux, du rat | (Rch) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kiki | Squeak (as a chicken), cheep | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | ʔIiʔii | Cry of young birds | (Smd) |
| Niue | Kikii | To hear of, be aware of [ex. with negative] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kii | To whistle in a shrill manner. To fart (Sph). To squeak (Lws). | (McE) |
| Niue | Kiii | To squal, to shout in a shrill voice Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kuii/kuii | To squeak Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Kokii | Creak, squeak | (Sby) |
| Samoan | ʔIʔi(i) | Give prolonged scream/squeak | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Kkii | (of one's ear) Ring, buzz (because of the people making noise nearby) | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Ha/kiki | Rub objects together to produce a scratching sound (as loose canoe lashings0 | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kiki | Squeakily | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kikii | Squeal, squeak | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Gi | To whistle, as birds; to squeak as a rat | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Kikii | Squeak, squeal | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Kikii | Sound of a trapped bird, of crying baby with no breath left, of skidding car | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Xki | To whistle (of bird) | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | (Ki)hki | To squeak (as a rat); to whistle | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Fa/kiki | To creak | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Ki/ki | To sing, as of birds or crickets | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Hki | To whistle, to sing as birds do, to speak hoarsely; to call chickens or pigs to feed | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | No kiki ano nifo | Ses dents font du bruit (grincer les dents) | (Rve) |
| West Uvea | Kii | (Oiseaux) gazouiller; (personnes) jacasser d'une voix perçante | (Hmn) |
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