Protoform: KIWI.2 [PN] Blind or partially sighted; close the eyes
| Description: | Blind or partially sighted; close the eyes |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *kui.1 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kivi | To have something in one's eye | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Kivi | Blind adj | (Mfr) |
| Emae | Kivi | Blind (person) | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Kivi | Glance to one side | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Giwi | Squint v (used only in compounds) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Haa/ʔivi | Wink | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ha/ʔivi | To aim throw [?] | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kiwi | Apteryx spp., nocturnal bird spp Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka(ki)kiwi | Glance sideways | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kivi | To be half-closed (of eye), to get tired | (Sph) |
| Niue | Faka/kivi/kivi | Close the eyes. Keep squinting (Sph). | (McE) |
| Niue | Mata/kivi | Blind (abusive) | (Lws) |
| Penrhyn | Mata/kivi/kivi | To turn [face] aside (vi) | (Bck) |
| Pukapuka | Mata kivi/kivi | Disagreeable | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Kibi | Blind, to be, see imperfectly, blind in one eye | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔIvi | Blind in one eye, wink | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kivi | Wink the eyes | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | (H)ak/kivi | Wink | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Kivi | Blind in one eye; (of one's eye or eyes) permanently half-closed and partially blind | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Hak/kivi | Wink | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kivi | Grimace, screw up the face | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kivi | Blind (in one eye) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kivi | Sunken and sightless, of eyes Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Khivi | Blind (used about eyes and not persons), bad (used about eyes) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Kivi/kivi | Weak (of eyes); to squint. Regard du myope (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Kivi-sia | Fermer les yeux | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Faga/kivi(sia) | Fermer les yeux | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Kivi/kivi | Sommeiller [Heo Dialect]; cligner des yeux [Muli Dialect] | (Hmn) |
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