Protoform: KUPU.1B [EP] Curse, insult
| Description: | Curse, insult |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangareva | Kupu | Imprécation; prononcer des termes de haine (demander à quelqu'un ses entrailles, son foie, par haine) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kupu, úpu | Insulter, injurier quelqu'un; insulte, injure, blasphème, jurement | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kúbu | To curse or blaspheme | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Kupu | Bewitch | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Kupu/kupu | To curse | (Shd) |
| Niue | Faka/kupu | To curse somebody | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kupu/ga | Insult, insulting word or name | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Hai kupu | To use bad language, swear | (Egt) |
| Tahitian | Upu | A prayer; a set of prayers addressed to the gods by the priest and others; also a prayer addressed by the sorcerers to their *tii*s or demons, for some evil purpose | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Kupu/gia | Be talked about unfavourably, criticized (as a result of doing something against the general feeling of the community) | (Sma) |
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