Protoform: LI-AKI [PN] Cast (as a line); throw away
| Description: | Cast (as a line); throw away |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *lii.1 "throw", TA *riaki "rise, lift up" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Riiki-na, riki/na/ke | Abandon, leave alone (not disturb), give up | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Liaki | Whirl round then cast/throw away | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Liiaki | Cast a line, stone etc | (Rch) |
| Emae | Reeki/na | Throw away, fling, let go of (something moving) | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | -rekina | Off, away, out (verb occurring only as second element of compounds | (Clk) |
| Ifira-Mele | Riaki | Tip out | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Liagi | Wave, wag, swing something in the hand, change clothes | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Liaʔi | Swing | (Smd) |
| Niue | Liaki | To swing so as to throw something. To pretend to throw something while retaining it in the hand (McE). | (Sph) |
| Niue | Li/liaki/ | Swing to and fro. Swing the arms when walking (McE). | (Sph) |
| Niue | Lia/liaki | To whirl round | (Lws) |
| Nuguria | Riaki (pass. riki/ina) | Throw away | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Liagi | Dump, throw out, discard | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Giaki | Lift up, swing, fling, reject | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Giakina | Washed ashore, cast up | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Liaʔi | Whirl, swing round, pull up | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Liaki | Scatter about, shake out; (of fish) lay eggs; (of wind) change direction | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Riaki | Perform throwing motion without releasing an object from the hand; scatter about, sprinkle; flick (s.o. from s.t. else); throw s.o. to the ground; throw s.t. over s.t. else without releasing it from one’s hand; shake out (with vigorous hand movement); throw with a sling; shed (hair, leaves, skin, etc.); cast off, lose (a tooth); lay (an egg) outside the nest; (of a baby) born prematurely | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Riaki | Throw, fling, cast line in fishing; spread, scatter | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Liaki | Throw (e.g. a ball); swing (e.g. a bat); flick (e.g.a cloth); uproot (of plants) | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Liaki/na | Cast ashore, stranded | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Lia/liaki | To wave (e.g. a handkerchief); shake (e.g. head) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Liaki | Swing, toss, fling | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Liagi | To abandon, to throw away; the name of a game | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Liaki | Cast a line, stone etc | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Liaki/na | Throw, drop, leave | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Liaki | Stick (to kill fish with, for drumming, etc.) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lieki/lieki | A dance where people walk around within the dancing circle Problematic | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Riaki fiai | To reel, turn about, just before death Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Riaki/na (WFU) | To beckon (tano rima) | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Rieki-na | To throw out earth or rubbish in mat | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Liaki-na, leaki-na | Jeter, lancer (épervier); éparpiller avec la main; se secouer | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Le/lekina | Jeter par terre; démolir, déraciner; enlever et jeter | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Lia/leakina | Agiter (p.ex. mouchoir) | (Hmn) |
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