Protoform: QOPO [PN] Put things together in contact with each other
| Description: | Put things together in contact with each other |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *ma-qopo, *faka-qopo-qopo |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | ʔOpo/ti | To join together (e.g. pieces of wood). joindre, unir (des planches); se joindre à, se rallier à, s'associer (pour une guerre ou un travail) | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | ʔOpo/ʔopo | Garder, rassembler; rassemblement | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔOpo(ʔopo) | Etre plein, compact, gras, serré, plaqué, doublé, joint | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | ʔOpo/taga (obs.) | Paquet, tas, pile de choses minces et superposées | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | ʔOopo/si | Joindre, unir, serrer, plaquer, doubler | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Popo | Put into (things into a place or receptacle) Phonologically Irregular | (Wbr) |
| Fijian | Obo-ta | Clap the hands crosswise | (Cpl) |
| Niue | O/opo | To adjust something to get into the right shape, to shape; [straighten] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Niue | Lopo | To crush Problematic | (Sph) |
| Niue | Lopo/ti | To close, cover; take all for oneself; take good care Problematic | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Opo (sg.obj.), opo/opo (pl.obj.) | Cover (e.g. earth oven), wrap (vt) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | Opo | Gather up, heap up | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | O/ʔopo | To be numerous, as people or geemugi fruit | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Opo | Hold, clasp (in both hands or arms); be fully planted | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Opo/ni | Support, strengthen | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Opo | Place or put together in one lot | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Opo/opo | Clasp, hold (in both arms) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | ʔOpo/tai | To be fixed closely and firmly together | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | ʔOpo/si | To fix a layer of something to | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | ʔOpo | Fit closely and evenly together | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | ʔOpo/tanga | Several layers of beaten paper-mulberry bark (*tutu*) laid together for further beating (in the process of making tapa cloth). | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngha/opo/lia | Pack (vt), pack up | (Hvn) |
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