Protoform: POKO.3 [PN] Slap (esp. slap body as challenge)
| Description: | Slap (esp. slap body as challenge) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Poko | Slap arm (as challenge). Se bousculer avec les mains, pour jouer; sport de la lutte | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Poko | Frapper qn sur le bras pour le provoquer à la lutte | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Poko | Slap insect dead | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Poʔo | Slap water | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Pako/onga | Wrestle Problematic | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Poko | Slapping noise. Bruit produit en frappant avec le plat de la main sur le bras replié sur le corps (Lch). Battre l'eau pour imiter le son du tambour (Dln 1904). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Póko | To smite one arm with the other hand open | (Crk) |
| Pukapuka | Poko | Wrestling match to wrestle (incl. slapping arms) | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Poo/poko | Wrestling | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Poko/poko | Grip opponents hands then slap own buttocks (opening movement in wrestling) | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Poko | Slap water | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Poʔo | Slap one's arm as challenge | (Cwd) |
| Sikaiana | Poka/poka | To clap hands Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Poo | To slap with the open hand on a person's own breast, as wrestlers used to do, giving challenge | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Poko | Clap with hands cupped and at right angles | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Poko | Slap arm as challenge | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Pako | Slap arm (as challenge) Phonologically Irregular | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Poko | Snapping sound | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Phoko | Crack, bang (as from a rifle) | (Hnh) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Phoko/hia | Knock, beat (drum) | (Hvn) |
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