Protoform: SALA.3 [MP] Cut away, cut off, trim, prune
| Description: | Cut away, cut off, trim, prune |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *sasal (Mke). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niue | Hala | To cut down [ex. leaves] | (Sph) |
| Niue | Hala/hala | To cut down, prune, trim | (Sph) |
| Niue | Hala/a | To beat, hit, slay (ref. to killing enemies with clubs) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Ma/hala | Come apart (of cloth sewn together); be conquered, beaten in a game | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Hara/hara | Harvest, reap (swamp taro, with a kipa-kipa digging stick), dig (kanokano) | (Dvl) |
| Samoan | Sa(sa)la | Lop or cut off | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Sala/i | To cut fastenings | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Sala/sala | To strip off the branches or vines from a tree, to prune | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Sara | Remove (net, sail) from bindings | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Hala | Cut, trim, prune (parts of a plant) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hala | Rip or tear | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Ma/hala | Slit forcefully, ripped | (Cwd) |
12 entries found
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