Protoform: OLI.2 [NP] Brandish a weapon (as challenge)
| Description: | Brandish a weapon (as challenge) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *oli.1 "move back and forth" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ori/tu | To "cross swords" (in this case using war clubs rather than sabres or foils) | (Fbg) |
| East Uvea | Oli | Brandir une arme, exciter | (???) |
| Marquesas | Oi/oi | Agiter en tous sens comme font les petits cochons qui tètent leur mère Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dln) |
| Pukapuka | Waka/oli/oli | To feint (with a weapon) | (Bge) |
| Samoan | Oli | To challenge to a club match by brandishing the club | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Ori | Brandish, as club etc. in dance | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Ori/ori | Poise, especially of dart raised and balanced in a swaying run to throw | (Fth) |
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