Protoform: QEPA [OC] Mats used in ceremonial or ritual *(q)epa
| Description: | Mats used in ceremonial or ritual *(q)epa |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *3 POc *qebal “pandanus mat, possibly sleeping mat” (LPO I:80) |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Epa | Lit a plusieurs nattes | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | ʔEpa | Tendido horizontalmente | (Bxn) |
| Hawaiian | Epaepa | Part of a fish's tail above and below the cleft Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Epa | Tribut | (Jnu) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Epa | To exhalt [sic], to uphold, to offer up | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Epa | Langes pour les enfants | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/epa/ | Horizontal parts of tiiwhana tattoo design | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Epa | Container for kaauna, made of kie (pandanus leaves) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Eba | Childs sleeping mat | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Hepa/hepa | To honour, fête Phonologically Irregular | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Epa/epa | Sleeping mat best type of mat made from laukie material | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Epa | Priest's tiputa-like garment | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Epa(epa) | Honour ceremonially, dedicate, consecrate | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Epa | Small mat, formerly also the ceremonial mat on which Tehu'aigabenga or Tehainga'atua was supported to sit and rest | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Epa | Native mats and cloth on which dead chief is laid | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Epa | Sit, dwell (hch. obs.) | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Epa | A small enclosure sacred to the infant king; also an enclosure for the use of dancers | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Epa | Coconut leaf mat in a clan elder's house on which the elder lies, and on which very sick people are ritually treated; woven container for turmeric powder stored inside a section of large-diameter bamboo | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Epa | Ritual offering of finely plaited Pandanus mats | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Epa/epa | Small sleeping mat for an infant | (Sma) |
| Tongan | ʔEpa | Mats given to bride | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | ʔEpa | Sit, stand or walk with the face turned upwards | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | ʔE/ʔepa/ | Lie face upward, of a corpse | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Epa | Fine sleeping mat | (Rby) |
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