Protoform: MELE.3 [FJ] Speak with difficulty; clear one's throat
| Description: | Speak with difficulty; clear oneʔs throat |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Mele/mele/ | Tousser et cracher avant de parler | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Medre | Tangled in speech, speak indistinctly | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Mere/ga | Entraves en paroles mises à un achat. Difficulty in speaking to one another on the march (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Mere | Encourager à ne pas acheter; se dédire, se retracter | (Rch) |
| Niue | Mele | Hacking cough, clearing cough | (Lws) |
| Tongan | Mele | To clear the throat gently, or to make a noise as if clearing the throat | (Cwd) |
| Waya | Medre | Hard to understand (of speech) | (Ply) |
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