Protoform: KOTI.1 [AN] Cut, clip (of hair)

Description: Cut, clip (of hair)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*0 >> CE *paa-koti, *koti-ga "boundary"
*3 PEO *koti "clip, cut" (Bgs.1965).
*4 POC *koti "cut off (hair, taro tops +)" (LPO I:130,249)
*5 PMP *ke[t]ip "abkneifen, abschneiden" (Dpf. 1938).
*6 PAN *ke(ct)ke(ct) "bite, gnaw" (Bst. 1973).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Koti To cut hair, but not too short, as for men and unmarried women (Fbg)
Bugotu Kokoju Clip the hair short (Ivs)
East Futuna Koti Cut with scissors, clip (Mfr)
East Uvea Kosi(kosi) Couper, toudre (Rch)
Fijian Koti Clip, shear (Cpl)
Hawaiian ʔO/ʔoki Cut, clip (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Kooti/a Cut open cooked food (Clk)
Luangiua ʔOki Break, fold (Smd)
Mangareva Ko/koti Scie; couper, scier (Rch)
Mangareva Koti/aga Coupe égale et droite des cheveux (Rch)
Mangareva Koti/koti Couper par bandes, une étoffe, etc. (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Ko/koti, koti/koti (pass. kootia) To chop (as in felling tree), cut off head (Bck)
Marquesas Ko/koti (MQN), ʔo/ʔoti (MQS) Couper, retranchir; châtrer. Cut, clip (Dln). (Lch)
Marquesas Ka/ʔoti (MQS) Couper avec les ciseaux (Lch)
Marquesas Ko(ti)/koti (MQN), ʔo(ti)/ʔoti (MQS) Trancher net, sever. Couper en morceaux; cut into pieces (Chf)
Marquesas Ko/kóti To cut (meat) (Crk)
Marquesas Koti Partager, couper (Dln)
Moriori Koti Chop, amputate, cut (Shd)
Moriori Ko/koti Notch; cut hair (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Ko/koti Cut, clip (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Kooti-a Be cut, clipped (Bgs)
Nggela Goti Cut off (Fox)
Niue Koti Pinch, pick; clip, cut (Sph)
Niue Ko/koti Pinch (Sph)
Niue Koti/koti To notch, to fringe (McE)
Nukumanu Koti/koti Cut off (Trt)
Penrhyn Ko/koti To cut (exx. pandanus leaves). Also used of self-scratching to produce bleeding in mourning ritual (Bck). (Sta)
Pukapuka (Ko)koti Cut, divide, mark (Bge)
Rapa Koti End; to cut (Sks)
Rarotongan Ko/koti, kooti/a Cut (with blade), sever, reap (Bse)
Rennellese Koti Cut, clip (Ebt)
Rotuman ʔOfi Cut, clip (Cwd)
Samoan (ʔO)ʔoti Cut, clip (Prt)
Tahitian ʔOti Couper avec des ciseaux [Iles Sous le Vent (Leeward islands) Dialect] (Lmt)
Tahitian ʔO/ʔoti Tailler (haie, cheveux) (Lmt)
Takuu Koti Break, rip or snap off (as leaves from a tree or plant), silently break something off something else (Mle)
Tikopia (Ko)koti Cut into pieces (Fth)
Tongan Kosi Cut with scissors, clip, shear (Cwd)
Tongan Cochi To cut with scissars; to cut the hair of the head (Mar)
Tuamotu Ko/koti Cut, clip (Stn)
Tuvalu Koti Pluck (of fruit) ; cut, clip (Rby)

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