Protoform: PAA-KISI [NP] Dried up; sickly

Description: Dried up; sickly
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Pakisi/kisi Maladif; nain; rachitique (Mfr)
Emae Pakisi Very dry (Clk)
Hawaiian Paʔihi Clear, bright, cloudless (Pki)
Marquesas Pakihi (Of tobacco eaten up by caterpillars) (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Pakihi Dried up; at lowest ebb (Wms)
Rennellese Pakisi Sallow, pale (as a sick person); to weep loudly, to sound quietly, as a peaceful sea (Ebt)
Tongan Pakihi To click, or make a cracklin, breaking or snapping noise; (voice) sharp, metallic, falsetto Problematic (Cwd)
West Futuna Pa/ke/xkisi (of green coconut) Not ready to drink (Cpl)
West Futuna Pakisi To make a loud clapping or cracking noise (Dty)
West Futuna Pa/kih/kisi Dry and crumbly, crisp, gritty; kinky (of hair) (Dty)

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