Protoform: LITO.2 [PN] Unexpanded leaf shoot: *lito~*tilo
| Description: | Unexpanded leaf shoot: *lito~*tilo |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *qalito "core of boil" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Rito | Banana leaf | (Kvt) |
| Emae | Lito | Put forth new leaves Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Liko | Leaf bud. A Tahitian banana (Musa troglodytarum) | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Tira | Unopened leaf of coconut | (Ebt) |
| Mangareva | Rito | Unfolded leaf. Clair (se dit de l'eau de la mer, de la feuille de l'arbre à pain nouvellement éclose | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Rito/rito | Etre verdoyant, vigoureux (plante, arbre) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Ko/tiro | Graine, ou plante ayant grandi (à 5cm) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Rito | Growing centre, closed central leaves of young coconut | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Ito | Shoot, sprout (of plant). Feuille de cocotier non épanouie | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Tiʔo (MQS), ti/tiʔo (MQN). Tio (Ua Pou) (Atl). | Bourgeonner, pousser des jets, des rejetons. Bourgeon, bud (n) (Atl). | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | ʔIto (NKH, Ua Pou), rito (Ua Huka) | Coeur de cocotier; coconut palm heart | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rito | Centre shoot, heart (of tii) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Koo/tiro | Girl | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Tilo | Immature central leaves of coconut palm (used to fabricate fans, ritual necklaces and headbands, and to cook rice) | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Tilo/tilo | Shoot of a coconut | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Tilo | Tender top leaves of coconut palm Phonologically Irregular | (Fbg) |
| Penrhyn | Rito | Central unexpanded coconut frond; fibre/string made from the outer skin of the leaflets of this | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Lito | Young leaves at base of innermost taro leaf; a small banana leaf; pandanus leaves (wala) prepared for weaving | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Rito | Heart of plant | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Gito | Begin to form, of leaves | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Rito | To put forth young buds or leaves, as trees in the spring | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Lito/lito | Leaf about to open | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Lito | Tender sprout | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Rito | Swell with sap, as growing plants | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ha/silo | Young fresh leaves at the top of coconut palms | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Rito/rito | Immature yam. (Of yams growing) not yet edible (Cpl). | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Jiro | Shoot, bud (n); to bud | (Dty) |
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