Protoform: KITA.2A [FJ] Tensed, as a muscle, a grip
| Description: | Tensed, as a muscle, a grip |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PCE *keta.* "insist, be stubborn". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Kita | Etendu, étiré | (Btn) |
| Fijian | Kida | Twitch suddenly, of the muscles; tetanus | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Ika | Strong | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | ʔItaa | Mouvement des membres dans les attaques de coliques Borrowed | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kita | Tightly, fast, clenched (of teeth), intense (of colour), firm (of grip) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngita | Fast, firm | (Wms) |
| Niue | Fi/gita | To kiss Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kitu | Intensifier to "long" Problematic | (McE) |
| Rarotongan | Kita | Fast, immovable, steadfast, unalterable | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | I/ita | To harden or be hardened; stifferened, as body or mind; obdurate; the tetanus or locked jaw | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Fe/kita | To kiss (each other) (hon. for 'uma) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Fe/kita | To congrete, to salute, to hug | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Gita | Tetanus, trismus; spasms, convulsions | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Kita | Close tightly, clench fist | (Stn) |
| West Uvea | Niu kita | Petit coco Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hmn) |
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