Protoform: QUHI.1 [PN] Ask (vt), question: *quhi, *huqi

Description: Ask (vt), question: *quhi, *huqi
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. TO *huu
*4 Cf. POC *qunsi "barter"
*7 Cf. PNCV *usi "ask"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Po/ui To ask; question (Fbg)
East Uvea Fe/huʔi/ Question, ask Borrowed (Rch)
East Uvea ʔUi Dire Problematic (Rch)
Easter Island ʔUi Ask, consult, enquire (Fts)
Easter Island U/ui Preguntar (Fts)
Emae Wii Question particle; or (Clk)
Hawaiian Ui Ask, question, appeal (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Fee/wi/a/ Ask (Clk)
Mangareva Ui Demander. S'informer de quelqu'un (Rch). (Jnu)
Mangareva E/ui To ask, interrogate (Tgr)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Ui/a Ask (Bck)
Marquesas Ui Question, interrogation, demande; questionner. Interroger, demander (Lch). (Dln)
Marquesas Ui kaʔo (MQN), ui naʔo (MQS) Devinette, riddle (Chf)
Marquesas Uʔe, uʔe To enquire (Rbs)
Moriori Ui Enquire, ask (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Ui Ask, question, inquire (Wms)
Nukuoro He/ui/ Question carefully (Crl)
Penrhyn Ui Ask (Yda)
Pukapuka Ui Ask ; modern form Uwi (Sby)
Rarotongan Ui Ask (Bse)
Tahitian Ui Questionner, poser des questions, demander (des renseignements), interroger (Lmt)
Tongan Fe/huʔi To ask, enquire (about) (Cwd)
Tongan Fe/hooi To inquire, an inquiry, a question, to request advice (Mar)
Tongan ʔUhui Questionner, demander (Btn)
Tuamotu Ui Ask a question (Stn)

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