Protoform: PALE-TAI [NP] Foredeck, splashboards or washboards of a canoe
| Description: | Foredeck, splashboards or washboards of a canoe |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *pale.1 "ward off", *tahi "sea" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Pale-tai | Entourage du front d'un navire | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Paletai | Bastingage; Entourage du pont d'un navire | (Btn) |
| Hawaiian | Pale kai | Taffrail, railing of a vessel; breakwater | (Pki) |
| New Zealand Maori | Pare-tai | Washboard of a canoe | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Waka/pale/tai | Canoe part, additional section of wood lashed to base of gunwale when gunwale not deep enough | (Bge) |
| Samoan | Pale | Bow piece of canoe (a Manu`a term) (p.383) Problematic | (Bck) |
| Tahitian | Paretai | A place of refuge in the sea; to take refuge at sea Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lmt) |
| Tuvalu | Pale-galu | Raised part of foredeck designed to prevent waves from entering a canoe Problematic | (Rby) |
8 entries found
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