Protoform: KOFU.1A [OC] Wrap up; covering; parcel (esp. of food)
| Description: | Wrap up; covering; parcel (esp. of food) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *kopu "wrap (food in a certain way (?) for cooking), bundle wrap (Lichtenberk) (LPO I:155). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kopu | Parcel of food. To put on a covering (as to cover oneself with blankets); to parcel something (as when wrapping food in a large leaf) (Fbg). | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Kofu | To wrap up (as in a cloth, sheet); clothing | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Kofu/kofu | Parcel of cooked food | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Kofu/kofu | Parcel | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kohu | Container, vessel | (Kvt) |
| Fijian | Kovu | Tie up fish, etc., in banana leaves | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Kofu | Parcel of cooked food | (Clk) |
| Niue | Kofu | To catch (by covering with the hand); to cuff | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kofu/kofu | Parcel, bundle | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Kohu | That which envelops; to wrap; various foods wrapped for cooking | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Koukou | Wedding gift ; wrap up (food, baby) | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Koʔukoʔu | Bind/tie into bundle | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Koʔu | Parcel, bundle; to wrap | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kohu | Package of cooked food | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔOfuʔofu | Tie up in leaves ready for cooking | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Ohu | A bundle of some food tied up, and baked in the native oven | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Kofu | Do up in package tied at top; package | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kofu | Dress, garment; wrapping, parcel of food wrapped for baking; put on (a garment); wrap in leaves or foil | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kofu/kofu | Parcel, bundle | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Cofoo | To inclose, or wrap up | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Kofu | Wrap oneself in a mat | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Ko/kofu/ | Wrap by folding corners into middle | (Rby) |
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