Protoform: QUSI [PN] Dark-coloured, including dark blues and greens
| Description: | Dark-coloured, including dark blues and greens |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *qui “blue, green” |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | ʔUsi | Blue ; noir foncé | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | ʔUhi | De couleur, fonce tirant sur le noir ou sur le bleu | (Rch) |
| Emae | Usi/usi | Blue, green | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Uhi | Large bluish-brown birthmark | (Pki) |
| Niue | Uhi | Dark-coloured. Purple (McE). | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Haga/usi/ | Darkening (of clouds) | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Uyi | Dark (of flora) :as tai uyi, dark heartwood; also leaves | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | ʔUsi | Blue, as ocean or sky, green, as grass | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | -usi | Green or blue | (Prt) |
| Tongan | ʔUhi | Perhaps black | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Pa/ʔuhi/ʔuhi | Black and shiny, glossy (of hair) | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Usi | Rich-colored: deep green (of leaves), jet black (of hair) | (Rby) |
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