Protoform: NITI [NP] Tight, crowded (Rby): *(n,g)iti
| Description: | Tight, crowded (Rby): *(n,g)iti |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Ni/niti/ | Too tight (of clothes) | (Mfr) |
| Hawaiian | Niki | To pinch | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Giji | Fit, tight, snug (of one thing inside another) | (Clk) |
| Ifira-Mele | Taro/nijia | Graze, sideswipe, just miss | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | ŋiki | Close; intensifier | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Haŋ/ŋiki | Strangle | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ha/ŋiki | Place together in upright position | (Hbn) |
| Luangiua | Haa/ŋiki | Approach | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | Ni/niti | Rabougri, chétif; étroit; fraction d'empan; petit reste d'une chose, rétaille; coudée | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Niti | Resserré, étroit, rétréci | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ne/néte | A fractional part of a fathom or span | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngi/ngita | Fast, firm, secure Problematic | (Wms) |
| Rennellese | Niti | Tight, crowded, tightly fastened | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | N/niti/ | Crowded, tight, closely packed | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Niti/niti | Niggardly, close-fisted | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | N/niti | (Of a knot, zip, clam shell, etc.) drawn together tightly; caught in an object whose sides have been drawn tightly together; extremely crowded, jam-packed. (of knot), caught, enmeshed | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Ngiti | Tight; firm . Tense (of skin from an insect bite), stuffed (of nose with catarrh) | (Drd) |
| Tikopia | Ngi/ngiti | Pack tight | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | ŋiŋiti | Squeeze, compress, grip tightly; pinch, pinch off | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Ni/giji/a, ni/gitji/a (ANI) | To squeeze, pinch | (Dty) |
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