Protoform: PERE.2 [CE] Sudden, sharp movement, as in adzing, weeding, throwing

Description: Sudden, sharp movement, as in adzing, weeding, throwing
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Koʔi/pele Kind of adze (Pki)
Marquesas Peke (MQN), peʔe (MQS) Colère, être fâché, impulsif, brusque Uncertain Semantic Connection (Lch)
New Zealand Maori Pere Adze-shaped wooden hoe; dart or arrow (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Pere/pere Clear off weeds etc. (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Maa/pere Project, throw (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Koo/pere/ Throw violently, sling; sling, dart (Wms)
Tuamotu Pere To make a thrusting, beating, sweeping motion (Stn)

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