Protoform: PUTU.2 [PN] Funeral feast, offering to the gods (Rby)

Description: Funeral feast, offering to the gods (Rby)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Putu "Fêter" un mort (par un repas); être en deuil. Repas qui faisaient les Futuniens à la mort ou à la perte de quelqu'un des leurs, qui s'embarquait à la dérobée (Gzl). (Mfr)
Mangareva Putu Faire un pain rond qu'on enveloppe dans les feuilles Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Marquesas Putu Sorte de chant éxécuté par des hommes (Lch)
Niuafoʔou Putu Funeral (Tmo)
Niue Putu/putu Gathering of relatives at a funeral (McE)
Nukuoro Budu The appearance of many fish (or birds or animals that are good to eat) after a death (Crl)
Rennellese Putu Share, especially formerly of raw food offered to the gods; to make such an offering (Ebt)
Samoan Putu Feast on death of a chief or building a wall (Prt)
Tikopia Putu Offering of fresh food, as on the grave of a person recently dead (Fth)
Tongan Putu Funeral rites, corpse (Cwd)
Tongan Bootoo Burial ceremony (Mar)
West Futuna Putu(a) Burning of fruit trees of a person about to die, or recently dead; burn coconut fronds as an offering to the spirits (Dty)

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