Protoform: SAU.2 [FJ] Strike, beat, chop
| Description: | Strike, beat, chop |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *3 PCP *sau(ti-) "strike, beat, chop" (LPO I:273). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Sau | To break in a certain way, as a coconut for drinking; to knock off the bark; cut reeds, bamboos and some other things | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | (Ha)hau | To hit, smite, beat, tap | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Hau/hau | Hollow out canoe hull | (Bck) |
| Moriori | Heau | Fell | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hau, ha/hau, hau/hau | Strike, smite, deal blows to; hew, chop; act energetically | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Sau-a, -hia, sau/sau | To sharpen, shave, scrape, scratch, gouge, fillet. Cut with knife, carve meat (Rmn). | (Sta) |
| Rennellese | Sa/sau/ | Strike, beat, slash, as weeds with a stick; to kill | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Hau/hau | To take off the first chips in hollowing a tree | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Ha/hau | Swing, hit, lash; fling, cast | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hau | Strike, beat, chop | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Hau(hau) | To chop, adze, dub out; smite, deal blows to, fight... | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Haa/hau | Strike frequently | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | (H)sau (trans. sau/a) | To cut, chop (particularly plants or trees) | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Sau/akea (WFU), sau/age (ANI) | To amputate | (Cpl) |
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