Protoform: PUKE.1B [CE] Hill

Description: Hill
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*4 POC *(m)puki "hill, mound" (Fwt. 1983).
*5 PMP *bukid "erdhaufen" (Dpf. 1938).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Puke Name of a mountain on Futuna Problematic (Bgs)
Hawaiian Puʔe Hill (Pki)
Mangareva Puke Sommet d'une montagne. A raised place; the peak or nipple of a mountain (Tgr). (Rch)
Marquesas Puke/i. Puʔe/i (Dln). Butte, monticule, colline. Mamelon (Dln). (Lch)
New Zealand Maori Puke Hill (Wms)

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