Protoform: PII-WAI [NP] Undeveloped, of fruit, root crops, or young animals
| Description: | Undeveloped, of fruit, root crops, or young animals |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquesas | Pivai/tea | Sans chair | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Pivai | A species of banana | (Tgr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Piiwai | Small sweet-potatoes passed over in the first harvest butgleaned when food is short | (Bgs) |
| Pukapuka | Piivai/elo | Useless, good for nothing (said of persons) | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Piivai | Undeveloped fruit at end of banana bunch | (Mka) |
| Tahitian | Pivai | The smallest pig in a litter | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Piivai | To flood, overflow the land Problematic | (Stn) |
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