Protoform: QAFI [MP] Hold or carry under the arm

Description:	Hold or carry under the arm
Reconstruction:	Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian
Notes:	0 >> PN qafi-ga "armpit" 4 POC qapin 'hold or carry under the arm' (LPO V:144,442); qap(w)i(s) 'carry a child on the hip or under the arm' (LPO V:441). 5 PMP qabin "hold or carry under the arm" (ACD). 8 Note. MAO awhi is an exception to the rule -f-/URV > MAO h. 7 PCM *éafi/éabi "hold on to, hold close to one's body" (Ltk.1988).

Pollex entries:

Language	Reflex	Description	Source
East Futuna	ʔEfi	Place under the arm (as a letter, another's hand). Porter sous le bras (Mfr). Phonologically Irregular	(Bgs)
East Uvea	ʔEfi(ʔefi)	Porter sous le bras Phonologically Irregular	(Rch)
Ifira-Mele	Avinia	Stand close to, hold by side Borrowed	(Clk)
Marquesas	Afi/a	Avoir soin de quelqu'un, veiller à ce qu'il ne manque de rien	(Lch)
Moriori	Awhi	Embrace	(Shd)
Moriori	Awi/na	Assist	(Shd)
New Zealand Maori	Awhi-tia	Embrace	(Bgs)
Niue	Hapi/ni	To carry under the arm Phonologically Irregular	(Sph)
Raʔivavae	Ahi	To brood over, protect with the wings, as a mother bird; hence to gather into the arms, shelter	(Stn)
Rennellese	ʔAbingi	To carry under the arm or on the hip (as a child) Borrowed	(Ebt)
Saʔa	Äpi(epi)	Hold under arm; steer canoe holding paddle under arm (Cdn) Problematic	(???)
Samoan	ʔAfi/si	Carry under arm or on the hip	(Prt)
Tokelau	Afi/hi	Carry or hold something under the arm; carry child on hip Borrowed	(Sma)
Tongan	ʔEfi(ʔefi)	Hold or carry under the arm	(Cwd)
Tongan	ʔEfi/hi	Push or squeeze in between two things; hold between (e.g. the toes)	(Cwd)

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