Protoform: KUKU.1B [EP] Draw together, bunch things together, ruck up
| Description: | Draw together, bunch things together, ruck up |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kukuti "hand-net for fishing". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kuku | Tie branches together | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | ʔUʔu | Draw in (of ship's line) | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | ʔUu | Fishing - far out to sea, many hooks on one line Problematic | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Ko/tuku/tuku | Se recroqueviller; huddle up. Phonologically Irregular | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Kuku | Bring together. Ramasser, rassembler (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kuku/ti (pass. kuutia) | Draw tightly together, purse up, contract, pinch, nip | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kuku-a | Nip, draw together, close up, hold the breath | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ku/u-ngia | Passive of kuku | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Kuku | Bunch together (of people) | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Waka/kuku/kuku | Huddle up with cold | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Kuku | Draw or bunch together; roll up (as sleeves), ruck up; grab | (Bse) |
| Takuu | Kkuu | Fishing technique (A single line is dropped beyond the reef...sinker at the bottom and several hooks attached above on wooden spacers. The principal fish caught by this method is *paru*.) Problematic | (Mle) |
| Tuamotu | Kuku | Draw together | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Fa/kuku-Sia | Join, couple, splice Problematic | (Cpl) |
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