Protoform: SEI.1A [CP] Flower worn as decoration
| Description: | Flower worn as decoration |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *see.2 "flower, blossom" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tei | Flower worn as ear-ornament; child (metaphorically) | (Fbg) |
| Emae | Sei | Filtre d'amour | (Rve) |
| Fijian | Sei | Flower of the pandanus | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Sei | Antenna of insect, crayfish Problematic | (Clk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hei | Ornament for the neck or ear; to tie or wear around the neck | (Wms) |
| Niue | Hei | Floral decoration for bride; to place a flower in hair or behind ear | (McE) |
| Rennellese | Sei | Ornament in the lobe of the ear | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Sei | Flower worn as ornament (behind the ear or in the hair) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Sei | Flower, especially as ear decoration | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hei | Ear or hair ornament of flower, leaf | (Sma) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ei/lakau | Flower | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | I/mea | Red flower ; flower, blossom | (Grn) |
| West Uvea | Sei | Fleur | (Hmn) |
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