Protoform: LOA.3 [XW] Face paint
| Description: | Face paint |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XW: West Polynesia (TON,NIU,EUV,EFU,SAM,TOK,TUV,NFO) |
| Notes: | *8 Probable borrowing from Fijian (Gty). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Loa | Plante: Bixa orellana (ses fruits ont un pigment rouge utilisé pour teindre le "siapo") | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Loa | Nom d'un arbre, le rocouyer, BIxa orellana -- son fruit donne une couleur rouge; peinture de la figure et du corps... | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Loa | Soot used as black paint for the face | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Roa | Les restes du charbon dans un four éteint Problematic | (Rch) |
| Niue | Lo/i | To smear | (Sph) |
| Samoan | Loa | The name of an introduced tree (Bixa orellana) | (Prt) |
| Tongan | Loa | Face paint made from the seeds of the loa tree; to paint (the face)’ | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Loa | To paint the face in time of war | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Loa/ʔi | To paint the face | (Cwd) |
9 entries found
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