Protoform: KIVA [SO] Sharp-pointed object
| Description: | Sharp-pointed object |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kiva | Flake/splinter of glass/stone. Bout de verre, tesson. | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kiva | Morceau pointu, fragment aigu | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kiva | Plomb, balle, boulet, obus, bombe, pierre ronde, galet Problematic | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kévá | A stone for slinging; shot or ball | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Kiva/kiva | Rognons, reins | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ke var | A stone for sling | (Rbs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ki/kiwa/ | Scintillate Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Wms) |
| Nukumanu | Pure kiva/kiva | Pearls Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Trt) |
| Pukapuka | Kiva | Young adults Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Kiba | Knife, sharp stick; goat or cow horn, sword | (Ebt) |
| Takuu | Kiva | Mythical 'diamond' with which the spirit ancestor Rapi created the well on Takuu island named after him | (Mle) |
| Tuvalu | Kiva | Superincise, circumcise | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kiva, kive | Former old word for adze | (Grn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kiva/kiva | Hard, strong Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kua/kiva | Hard, hard to pull up Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hvn) |
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