Protoform: PUNOU [PN] Bow down
| Description: | Bow down |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tulou "expression of deference" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Punou | Se courber, se prosterner, s'incliner profondement | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Punou | Se prosterner | (Btn) |
| Niue | Punou | To stoop, duck; bob up and down. Bend the body forwards (McE). | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Puunou | Stoop, bend down | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Punou | Bend over, crouch | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Punou | Bend, bow head, nod | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Punou | (of a person) Stooped, bent over with age or infirmity | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Punou | Bend head down | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Punou | (of head) Bend, bow; (of back) bend downwards, stoop | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Punou | To bow, bow down, especially in worship or homage | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Boonó | To incline, to bend down, to droop, to stoop | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Punou | To bow down | (Rby) |
| West Uvea | Punou | S'incliner, se pencher; se courber (sous une charge) [Heo Dialect] | (Hmn) |
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