Protoform: NIFI.1 [NP] Thin, sharp
| Description: | Thin, sharp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *ma-nifi "thin". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Nihi | Arched, curved; archway | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Nihi | Edge, brink, rim, border; standing on edge | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | ŋihi | Thin | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Niʔi | Edge | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Pe/niʔi | Bords du chemin, le long du chemin Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Nihi/nihi | Sharp, pointed, peaked. En pointe, pointu, à pic (Lch). Pointu, pointed [Northwest Marquesan Dialect] (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ka/nihi | Pointu | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Pi/nihi/nihi (MQN), ka/nihi/nihi (MQS) | Très pointu | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Neʔse, neʔse. Neʔshe, neʔshe. | Sharp | (Rbs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ni/nihi/ | Steep; neap (of tide) | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Paa/nihi | Fence, paling (around a village or house) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvl) |
| Rarotongan | Niʔi/niʔi | High point of cliff | (Bse) |
| Tikopia | Nifi/nifi | Thin | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Nifi | Little, but generally used ironically Problematic | (Bkr) |
| Tuamotu | Nihi | High, steep | (Stn) |
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