Protoform: KITE.A [AN] See, know: *kite-a

Description: See, know: *kite-a
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*0 >> NP *fe-kite
*4 POC *kita(-i) 'see' (LPO V:492)
*5 PMP *kita` "sehen" (Dpf. 1938).
*6 PAN *kit1a "to see clearly" (Dhl. 1981).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Kite Appear in distance; be seen (Bgs)
East Uvea (Ki)kite Apparaitre de loin, commencer à paraitre (Rch)
Easter Island ʔIte Know Borrowed (Wbr)
Emae Kutea See, understand Phonologically Irregular (Clk)
Emae Kute/kutea Support, take care of (Clk)
Hawaiian ʔIke-a See, know, feel... (Pki)
Kapingamarangi Gida To find, discover (Lbr)
Kapingamarangi Gide/e To see, to notice, be able to see (Lbr)
Luangiua ʔIke See (Smd)
Mangareva Kite Voir, appercevoir, entendre, connaître, comprendre (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kite (pass. kitea) See, find; know (facts) (Krk)
Marquesas Kite (MQN), ʔite (MQS). ʔIte, kite (Ua Pou) (Atl). See. Voir, connaître, savoir, apercevoir. Savoir-faire, connaissances; know-how, knowledge (Atl). (Lch)
Moriori Kite See (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Kite-a See, find (Bgs)
Niue Kiti/a To see, to look, to perceive (sensory information) (Sph)
Niue Kite See, learn, know, understand (refers to the metaphorical extention of "see", mainly in the sense of knowing, learning, understanding... (Sph)
Nuguria Hu/kite Wollen Uncertain Semantic Connection (Ths)
Nuguria Kite-ina See (Dvl)
Nuguria Kite-a Find (Dvl)
Nukumanu Kite (pl. kkite) See (Trt)
Nukuoro Gide See (Crl)
Penrhyn Kite-a, -hia See, watch, know, notice, find; clever, bright, knowledgeable (Sta)
Pukapuka Kite To witness, be a winess ; see, find (Mta)
Raʔivavae Kite, ʔite To know (Zpn)
Rarotongan Kite See, witness, find, discover; know, understand; clever... (Bse)
Rennellese Kite (pass./tr. kitea) Look, see, find (Ebt)
Sikaiana Kite (pass. kitea) To see, to find (Dnr)
Tahitian ʔIte Voir, percevoir; témoin; connaître de vue; savoir, comprendre (Lmt)
Takuu Kite See, understand (Mle)
Takuu Kiitea! It's found! (Mle)
Tikopia Kite See, look at, catch sight of (Fth)
Tokelau Kite Look at, watch (Sma)
Tongan Kite/ʔi To "dream", suspect, have an idea (that it might be so) (with clause as object). (Cwd)
Tongan Gite To view at a distance, as the land when at distance (Mar)
Tuamotu Kite Know (Stn)
Tuvalu Kite To see (of eyes), to have sharp vision (Jsn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Kutea See, recognize, look after Phonologically Irregular (Hnh)
West Futuna Kitea (FUT), gitia (ANI). To see. (Cpl)
West Futuna Kitea To see something, look at something (Dty)
West Futuna Gitia/mana To know, understand clearly Phonologically Irregular (Cpl)
West Futuna Katea. Kátea (Cpl). To perceive, see, find (Dty)
West Uvea Kite(a) Regarder, voir; surveiller (Hmn)

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