Protoform: POO-KERE [CE] Black, dark

Description: Black, dark
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *kele.b

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Pooʔele Black, dark; dark night (Pki)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Pokere/kere Dark night (Sve)
Marquesas Pokeʔe/keʔe (MQN) Ignorant (Chf)
Moriori Pokere/kere Dark (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Pokere A black, kiltlike garment; dark, black; in the dark (Wms)
Pukapuka Pookelekele Black with rage, furious ; to do something vigorously: eg. extremely fast drumming; Borrowed (Bge)
Pukapuka Poouli pookelekele Pitch darkness Problematic (Sby)
Rarotongan Pookere A black dress material (Bse)

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