Protoform: KIKILA [AN] Shine, glisten
| Description: | Shine, glisten |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *kilap "flash, sparkle" (LPO II:145). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kikira. (Ma)kirakira (Fbg). | Shiny | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Kikila | Shining. Open eyes wide (Bgs). | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Kikila | Shining | (Btn) |
| Fijian | Kila | Know, understand, feel, perceive Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Niue | Kikila | To shine [ex. sun] | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Maa/kila/kila | Shiny (of saucepan) | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Vira/vira | Bright, light, shining, shiny Phonologically Irregular | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kikila | Show teeth conspicuously; nearly ripe of Pandanus fruit (Mta) | (Mta) |
| Samoan | ʔIʔila | Shine, glisten (of reflected light on water, glass, or polished surface), sparkle, twinkle (Mnr) | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Kkila | Shine, glisten, be oily, covered with oil (as hands after eating fried food) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kikira | Shine, glisten | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kikila | (of colours, coloured dress, &c.) Glaring, too bright and showy | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Kikila, kila-kila | Dazzling, to flare | (Mar) |
| West Futuna | Kira | Pure, chaste, clean | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Hkira | Propre (mer) | (Rve) |
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