Protoform: PE-HEE [TO] Like that; to say
| Description: | Like that; to say |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to TO: TO |
| Notes: | *0 < *pe-hera, >> NP *pee-laa |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niuafoʔou | Pehee | Say Borrowed | (Tmo) |
| Niue | Pehee | To be like, to resemble; to say (like this, direct speech) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Pehe | To say | (McE) |
| Niue | Pehee | Thus (used for present or future time) | (McE) |
| Tongan | Pehee | Like this, like that; such, thus; to say, to think... | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Behe | So, in this manner, alike; to signify, to give another to understand; to relate, to say; to resolve or determine; to show or exhibit | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Pee | Only; neither more nor less nor other nor otherwise, etc. Phonologically Irregular | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Be | Only, alone, solely, by oneself; never otherwise than | (Mar) |
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