Protoform: KUMI.1 [PN] Ten fathom measure
| Description: | Ten fathom measure |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *kumi.3a "squeeze in hand, grasp" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Chl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔUmi | Ten, tenth | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Kumi | Ten fathoms. Longueur de dix brasses (mesure) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kumi | Mesure de dix brasses | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kumi | Ten fathom measure | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Gumi | A measurement by tens of fathoms | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Ka/kuumi | Long | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | ʔUmi | A ten (of cards) . Problematic | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔUmi | Long, tall, (to be) , long (in time or space) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | -kumi | (with numeral) Suffix for counting [tens of] fathoms of material | (Dnr) |
| Sikaiana | Se/kumi | Ten fathoms, of length | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | ʔUmi | Dix brasses | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Se/kumi | Unit of lineal measure: ten fathoms | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kumi | Ten fathoms | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kumi | Ten arm-spans or fathoms | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Kumi | Ten fathom measure | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kumi | Ten fathoms of line | (Rby) |
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