Protoform: PUKU.3 [FJ] Hold something in mouth (Rby)
| Description: | Hold something in mouth (Rby) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Puku | To put something in one's mouth | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Puku/puku | Se rincer la bouche (avec de l'eau, ou un médicament) | (Mfr) |
| Fijian | Kubu | Put in mouth, gargle | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Puʔu | Method of catching plover (in which a bone becomes lodged in the bird's throat) | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Puʔu/a | Mouth | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Puku/a | Etre sur le point de suffoquer par une obstruction au gosier. Etouffer (par la nourriture); choke (with food) (Atl). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Moriori | Noho puku | Remain silent | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Puku/mauri | Sob | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Puku | Secretly, without speaking, without taking food | (Wms) |
| Niue | Puku | Draw in, take into the mouth, eat | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Puku/a | Mouth (inside), also of coconut | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | Puku | Swallow | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Puku | Put or hold in the mouth | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Puʔu | Swallow | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Puku/a | Mouth | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Puʔu/nena | S'étouffer en mangeant ou en buvant | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Puku/a | Mouth of an animal, entrance to reef channel, eye of coconut shell | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Puku | Suck | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Puku | Swallow | (Sma) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Puku/a | Mouth | (Trn) |
| West Uvea | Tuku/a | Avaler Phonologically Irregular | (Hmn) |
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