Protoform: SEGI.B [PN] Dazzled; having impaired vision
| Description: | Dazzled; having impaired vision |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luangiua | Alemaka seŋi | Blind | (Smd) |
| Niue | Hegi | To swing a torch about (e.g. in hunting for crabs) | (Sph) |
| Niue | Hegi/hegi | To dazzle; to hunt for land crabs at night with torches | (Sph) |
| Niue | Faka/hegi/hegi | To squint, strain one's eyes | (Sph) |
| Niue | Hegi/a | To be dazzled | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | S/seni | Blind | (Trt) |
| Sikaiana | S/seni | Going blind, able to see shapes but not recognize specific faces | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | S/seni | Dim, indistinct, almost dark or blind | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Sengi | Blind; failing in sight | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Faka/sengi | Glare | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hegi/a | Shocked, startled; have a sudden fright Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Henga/ia | (Of eyes) be dazzled, be blinded Phonologically Irregular | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Hegi | Dazzled, dazed, crazy, stupid, foolish | (Rby) |
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