Protoform: PULU.5 [FJ] Coconuts tied together by a strip of husk. Perhaps originally ten
| Description: | Coconuts tied together by a strip of husk. Perhaps originally ten |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *pulu.1a "coconut husk fibre" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Pulu/i | Coconuts tied together by the husks | (Mfr) |
| Fijian | Buru | Ten coconuts | (Cpl) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Puru/puru | Ten | (Sve) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Puru/puru fakahani | Ten coconuts | (Bck) |
| Penrhyn | Puru/puru | Ten (in a traditional coconut counting system) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Yee/pulu/pulu | Ten coconuts | (Sby) |
| Samoan | Pulu/pulu/i | A number of coconuts tied together by the husks | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | -pulupulu | Suffix used in counting coconuts, indicating a unit of ten coconuts. It is suffixed to the numerals two to nine | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Pulu/i | Tie two coconuts together by means of their husk | (Cwd) |
| West Futuna | Faka/puru/ŋa | A knot | (Cpl) |
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