Protoform: POKI.1 [PN] Cover over, catch in cupped hands

Description: Cover over, catch in cupped hands
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> TA *ta-poki "cover"
*1 Cf. PPN *poo.2, *poo-kia

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Poʔi(a) Cover, lid; to cover; catch between cupped hands, pounce, snatch (Pki)
Luangiua Po/poʔi Smooth surface by patting (Smd)
Luangiua Haa/poʔi/poʔi Make into ball (Smd)
Mangareva Poki Couvrir, fair la couverture des deux cotés de la maison; chambre couvert sur un navire; ciel couvert (Rch)
Mangareva Poki/ʔi Battre la surface de l'eau avec la main pour diriger le poisson vers le filet (Rch)
Mangareva Po/poki Cacher par des prétextes; ne pas faire connaître. Attraper (dans le creux de la main); seize (Atl). (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Pokia Extinguish (Bck)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Poki/poki To slap (Sve)
Marquesas Po/poki (MQN), po/poʔi (MQS) (Atl). Prendre avec la main, saisir. Attraper, maitriser (Lch). Empoigner, grab (Atl). (Dln)
Marquesas Po, po ke To catch (Rbs)
Moriori Poki Cover . Be hidden (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Po/poki Cover over (e.g. earth oven); place upside down (e.g. canoe) (Bgs)
New Zealand Maori Poki/poki Overrun, spread over; finger (as a flute). Freq. of popoki (Bgs)
Niue Poki To slap; to catch; to take a photograph (Sph)
Penrhyn Po/poki Cover (n), blanket (Sta)
Pukapuka Poki Smear with oil; bury food for preservation (Bge)
Rapa Aʔa/poʔi To cover an oven with plant material (MCl)
Rarotongan Po/poki Cover over; break (of a wave); overtake (Bse)
Rarotongan Poki-a Bow or stern covers on a canoe; palm a playing-card, deal unfairly (Bse)
Samoan Poʔi Kill flies by slapping (Prt)
Tahitian Poʔi Etre couvert en parlant du four tahitien, être comblé en parlant d'un trou dans la terre (Lmt)
Tokelau Po/poki Catch, seize (Sma)
Tokelau Poki/poki Catch birds (Sma)
Tuamotu Poki Cover n (Stn)
Tuamotu Po/poki Cover with cupped hands, to so catch (e.g. a bird) (Stn)
Tuamotu Poki/poki Cover completely etc. (Stn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Poki/a Grab (Hvn)
West Futuna Poh/poki-a To wash, scrub, pound; to clap (Dty)
West Futuna Poki-a To beat, strike, pound; to clap; to poke about (Dty)
West Futuna Poki kutu, poki/a Epouiller (Rve)

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