Protoform: POO-POO.B [NP] Make into a ball by kneading; ball
| Description: | Make into a ball by kneading; ball |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *poqoi "pounded starchy food together with sauce or gravy" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Poʔpó | Ball, globe; make little balls of paper, clay etc. Phonologically Irregular | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Poopoo | Ball, round mass, wad; to shape or was up into a ball or bundle | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Poopoo | Make into balls by throwing from hand to hand | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Po/i | Rounded, make into a ball Phonologically Irregular | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Popo | Presser avec la main de la nourriture afin qu'il ne s'en détache pas | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Popo | Ball | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Popo puraka | Way of preparing *puraka* | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Poopoo (i). Popo (Lch). | Faire des boules; morceau de pâte ou autre chose semblable lorsqu'on la ramasse pour en faire un tout. Boule (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Po(p)o/i | Knead, make into balls, of food etc. | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Poopoo | Boiled dumpling; young breadfruit; young fruit, fruit bud | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Poopoo | Knead or pat dough into a loaf; roll or mould into a ball | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Poopoo | Balle à jouer; bulle | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Poopoo | Ball | (Stn) |
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