Protoform: PUUPUU.4 [PN] Bundle (of plant material); ball of food; group, team (of people)
| Description: | Bundle (of plant material); ball of food; group, team (of people) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *pupu, NP *puqu, CE *puu.6 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Puupuu | Nuée; groupe | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Puupuu | Boule d'une substance féculante ayant été pétrie | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Puupuu | Bunch, tuft, bundle, as of grass; bouquet... | (Rby) |
| Luangiua | Puupuu | Netting fibre/string; cotton thread Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Puupuu | Heap, pile, congregation | (Sta) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Puupuu | Group (of people) | (Osn) |
| Marquesas | Puupuu | Party (group) | (Mtu) |
| Marquesas | Bupá | A bundle of sticks etc. | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Pupa | Fagot, paquet, faisceau, botte, gerbe Phonologically Irregular | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Heé pupu | Aller plusieurs ensemble, marcher par petits groupes | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Pupu | Bundle | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Puupuu | Bundle | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Puupuu | Bundle of mulch | (Sby) |
| Tokelau | Puupuu | Bundle of pandanus leaves (used for thatching) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Puupuu | Roll or ball of fe'unu [strips of pandanus leaf ready for weaving] | (Cwd) |
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