Protoform: SALU.1 [OC] Scrape aside, clear, smooth by scraping or planing
| Description: | Scrape aside, clear, smooth by scraping or planing |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. *selu "comb" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Halu | Racler, peigner | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Saru-ta | Strike grass and weeds with a heavy stick | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haru | Scrape off smooth with a knife | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Halu | Plane, scrape | (Lbr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Haru/haru | Spat collector | (Osn) |
| Mota | Sal | Cut with a slashing cut | (Cdn) |
| Niue | Halu | To peel, sharpen, cut (fingernails). To scrape (McE). | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Salu | Scrape, plane, peel | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Yalu | Straighten out a pandanus leaf before coiling | (Mta) |
| Rennellese | Sagu | Chop, as branches with axe or knife | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Saru | Till, dig, break up finely | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Salu | Scrape out, brush up (as rubbish) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Saaru | To clear, e.g. undergrowth | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Halu | Shave, plane (with spokeshave); sweep, rake | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Halu | Scarify (of soil); slit, shred | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Halu | Comb | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Halu/halu | Scrape, rub hand over face | (Rby) |
| Waya | Cadru | Picked, pulled out or off, plucked (flowers, leaves, feathers, weeds) | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Sa/sara | Débrousser | (Rve) |
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