Protoform: PUU-QOSO [NP] Hold (storage area under canoe decking)
| Description: | Hold (storage area under canoe decking) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 (TOK) Lit. puu 'hole', oho 'provision of food' -- the hole in a canoe where food for a fishing trip is stored (Simona). Cf. PN *puu.2, *qoho. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Puó | Hold of a canoe -- area under *puke* in which fish are kept during an ocean voyage | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Puuʔoso | Ecoutille [hatch] | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Puʔoho | Le dessous du *puke* d'une pirogue | (Rch) |
| Samoan | Puoso | The part of a canoe under the half-deck | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Puoso, puaso | Inside of the prow of a canoe (if the vessel has a quarterdeck) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Puoso | Forepeak or stern cavity, esp. sea-going craft with space under bow and stern covers, where provisions (oso) may be stored | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Puuoho | The bow or stern cavity, or hold, of a seacraft; that part which is covered over at the bow and the stern by a forepeak on a traditional canoe | (Sma) |
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