Protoform: LEPE [PN] Smash, destroy
| Description: | Smash, destroy |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CE *koo-repe "tear apart" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Repe/ti(a) | To tear down, destroy | (Fbg) |
| Emae | Taa/repe/a | Effacer | (Rve) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ko/repe | Split, tear off, rip up | (Wms) |
| Niue | Lepe/ti | To knock down (of solid objects) | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Repe | To tear, cut open | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Ngaa/reperepe/ | Torn or shredded | (Rmn) |
| Pukapuka | Lupe | To destroy Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Lepe/tia | Broken, smashed | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Gepe | Struck, devastated, broken into bits | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Ta/lepe/ | Break up, smash (of houses, boats, boxes) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Repe | Consume, devour, destroy, overthrow | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Lepe/si | Diviser, déchirer, détruire | (Btn) |
| Tuvalu | Lepe | Pull down a house, break into pieces | (Rby) |
| West Uvea | Lepe-a | Détruire | (Hmn) |
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