Protoform: MIO.1A [PN] Turn, twist: *mio(-qi)
| Description: | Turn, twist: *mio(-qi) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *milo.2a |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mioi | Twist something in the hand, wring out; express cream from grated coconut using hibiscus fibre | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Mioʔi | Tordre d'un coup, étrangler | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Mio | Presser, essorer, tordre | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Ma/mio | Tourner en rond (une fois); faire un tour sur soi-même; se tortiller | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | (Mi(o))mio | Faire tourner, tordre, prendre des détours | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | (Mio)mioʔi | Tourner, entortiller | (Rch) |
| Niue | Mioi | Writhe, move about in a disorderly manner | (Sph) |
| Niue | (Mi(o))mio | To twist slightly, wring | (Sph) |
| Niue | Miko | To twist Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Samoan | Mio | Wander about, go round about | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Mioi | Act perversely | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Mi/mio | Be confused, as a current at sea | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Mioi | Twist; wring hands, as twisting hibiscus fibre pad with overhand movement to express coconut cream from grated coconut | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Mi/mio | Twist, wring, bend | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Ma/mio | Warped, bent, askew; sprained, twisted | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mio(ʔi) | Twist; distort; to turn (as a tap) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Ma/mio | Twisted; twist or wriggle about; try to wriggle out of one's duty | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Miáw-i | Wreathed, serpentine; to twist | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | M/mio | Twist, turn, screw; twist fibres to make string | (Jsn) |
| West Uvea | Mio/ia | Tordre | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Mioi/a | Tordre; hacher (viande) | (Hmn) |
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