Protoform: POLI.B [NP] Tend a person to make plump and fair
| Description: | Tend a person to make plump and fair |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Haka/pori/o | To fatten | (Fts) |
| Mangareva | Pori/a | Etre gras | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | ʔA/poʔi/poʔi (MQS), kapoʔipoʔi (MQN). Ka/poi/poi, ʔa/poi/poi (Atl). | Rond, arrondi, sphérique | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Pori | People, dependants; tribe Problematic | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Boli | Take special care of | (Crl) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAre /pori/ | A beauty-school where all well-born girls were given special diet, blanching, etc | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Pori/a | Grossir, engraisser | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Pori | The bulk, or size, as that of a man, or a tree; certain persons of both sexes, but chiefly women, who pampered their bodies to become fat and fair | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Haka/pori/ | Fatten by special feeding | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Bori-a | To plant plentifully | (Cpl) |
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