Protoform: SAMU-TI.1 [PN] Snatch
| Description: | Snatch |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Faka/samu/ | Take something without asking | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Samu/ti | Take something by force | (Bgs) |
| Fijian | Samu/ta | Strike, beat, kill | (Cpl) |
| Niue | Hamu-ti | To snatch. Snatch, pluck out (McE). | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Samu | Jerk, yank, snatch; dodge, duck | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Samu | Behave insolently or abusively | (Cwd) |
| Rotuman | Samuti | Jerk, tug or snatch, suddenly or violently Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Samu/ti | To eat (a jocular term) Problematic | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Hamu | Gluttonous | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Samu-tia | Pick out, pluck (fastidiously); | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hamu | Snatch, pull, jerk, tug | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hamu | Snatch, take by force; twitch, jerk, have convulsions; spasm | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Hamusi | Snatch, take by force | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Amoochi, hamoochi | To snatch, to pluck | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Hamoochi/a | To grudge, to envy (used only with first person, singular or plural) | (Mar) |
| West Futuna | Samu-jia | To land a fish; to catch people | (Dty) |
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