Protoform: KUPU.1A [PN] Word, phrase, saying -- any piece of language
| Description: | Word, phrase, saying -- any piece of language |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *kupu.2 'piece, section' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kupu | Word, anything spoken | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kupu | Word; a short saying | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kupu | Texto (de un libro, de una canción, etc.) | (Egt) |
| Hawaiian | ʔUpu | Recurring thought, desire, attachment, hope, expectation; to desire, long for, covet, keep thinking of with anticipation | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Hoo/ʔupu/ʔupu | To recall to someone else, remind; to terrify someone by repeating an unpleasant impending event, especially that one is to be the victim of sorcery; to harp on impending doom | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Gubu | Verse (e.g. of Bible) | (Lbr) |
| Moriori | Kupu | Saying, words | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kupu | Anything said; saying, message, word, talk; to speak | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kupu | Word, expression (a single unit of spoken or written language); verse (of Bible) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Gubu/ daahili | Verse of song | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Kupu | A section of a chant. Love chant (Sby). | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Kupu | Anything said: word, saying, talk | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Kupu | Word, verse, utterance | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔUpu | Word, anything spoken | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kupu | A prayer form that was sung | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | ʔUpu | Prière, invocation | (Aca) |
| Tikopia | Kupu | Word, stanza of a song | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kupu | Word; statement, remark | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kupu/ʔi lea | Phrase | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kupu | A saying, message, ?word (FAG); lore, learning; spoken words of wisdom | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kupu | Word | (Rby) |
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