Protoform: PEKE.2B [EP] Crouch, hunch up in fetal position; fold limbs

Description: Crouch, hunch up in fetal position; fold limbs
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> EP *faka-peke

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Pe/peke Fetal position; catch a cold, cold; to shrug (Fts)
Hawaiian Peʔe To hide oneself (Pki)
Luangiua Peʔe Person with small buttocks (Smd)
Mangareva Pe/peke Etre accroupi; jambes qui refusent de marcher pour cause d'infirmité; marcher en cet état. Crouch down through weakness; feeble, weak, bent with toil, bowed (of the legs) (Tgr). (Rch)
Mangareva Peke Plier (Rch)
Mangareva Peke/peke The tentacles of the polypus or octopus retracted and condensed close up to the head; a species of crab. Nom d'une crabe; queues de l'encornet retirées et resserrées vers la tête (Rch). (Tgr)
Mangareva Ka/peke Plier (Rch)
Mangareva Pepe S'accroupir sur les talons Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
Marquesas Peke Retrousser sa robe, ses habits; crampe; retirer, replier (jambes) (Dln)
Marquesas Peke/ʔuka (MQN), peke/ʔuna (MQS) Personne au gros buste avec des jambes grêles, minces (Lch)
Marquesas Kaʔa/peʔe (MQS) S'asseoir, rester oisif (Dln)
Marquesas Noho ta/peke S'asseoir en tailleur; sit cross-legged (Chf)
Marquesas Peke/peke (MQN) Frétiller, wriggle [of fish] Uncertain Semantic Connection (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Peke Contracted with cold, numbed (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Pee/peke/ Draw up the legs or arms (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Koro/peke/ Having the limbs doubled up (Wms)
Rapa O/peke To lie folded up (Sks)

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