Protoform: KINI.2A [PN] Slash, beat down
| Description: | Slash, beat down |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kini | Beat | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kini(kini), kini/si | Coup de bâton; frapper avec une verge, fouetter | (Rch) |
| Emae | Kini/tia | Spank, beat | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Dii kini | Blazing hot (of the sun) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Ke laa e ʔiŋi | Die Sonne brennt [the sun burns] | (Sar) |
| Niue | Kini | To strike down, beat down, slash, cut down, trim (mainly plant material). | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Kini | Slash, hit, whip, strike | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Kini | Clash, as of clubs up and down in fuata dance | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Ki/kini | Lash (e.g. wind), swing hard (e.g. scoop net) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kini | Beat, strike down undergrowth, make a track | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | K/kini | To beat a drum, or a child; to hit a ball; stick used to administer punishment | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fi/kin/a | To whip Phonologically Irregular | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Kiri/jia | To hit, pound; to bang into. Fouetter; battre la bourre avant de faire ficelle (Rve). Phonologically Irregular | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Ki/kini, kini/tia | Frapper/battre (avec un bout de bois/ une baguette) | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Kini | Baguette | (Hmn) |
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