Protoform: SALA.3 [MP] Cut away, cut off, trim, prune
Description: | Cut away, cut off, trim, prune |
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Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
Notes: | *4 POC *sasal (Mke). |
Pollex entries:
Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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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) |
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