Protoform: KULU.2 [NP] Apply force to, strike

Description: Apply force to, strike
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *kuluki

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Luangiua ʔUlu Wrestle (Smd)
Mangaia Kuru To carve; sculpture (Chn)
Mangareva Kuru Serrer; se briser en frappant; faire effort (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kuru/a Batter away (Bck)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kuru, kurukuru(a) To strike, to daub, to knock against (Sve)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kuru (Rain) fall Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bck)
Marquesas ʔUʔu Push with elbow or hand (Dln)
Moriori Kuru/kuru Knock (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Kuru Strike with fist (Wms)
Niue Kulu/i-a To slay (archaic) (Sph)
Rarotongan Kuru Strike, pound (Bse)
Tuamotu Kuru Apply physical force; to wrestle (Stn)

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