Protoform: KULA.1C [NP] Precious; treasure
| Description: | Precious; treasure |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kura | Lo escogido; lo mejor de una cosa [choice; the best of anything] | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | ʔUla | Sacred; sacredness; regal, royal... | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Kura | Etre précieux, de valeur (se dit aussi de personnes nobles, de belles choses, et des objets) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kura tangata | Human population. To begat issue, to carry on line (Sve). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Kuʔa | Exprime l'excellence, la beauté, la bonté, la rareté | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kura | Precious; treasure, valued possession, darling | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Kura | Gift; special guest | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Kura | A gift which a travelling party sends on ahead to their prospective hosts... | (Bse) |
| Samoan | ʔUla | Joyful, golden | (Mnr) |
| Samoan | Ula | Term of respect to a woman Problematic | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Kura | Honoured, of ritual value | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Kura | Any valued possession, treasure... | (Stn) |
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