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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