Protoform: SIKA.2 [OC] Make fire with fire-plough
| Description: | Make fire with fire-plough |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *suka "make fire with fire-plough" (LPO I:144,243). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tika (te api) | To make fire by friction, using "fire plow" method | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Sika/afi | Make fire by friction | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Hika | Groove in piece of wood | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Hika | Make fire by friction | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Hiʔa | Action of firemaking | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Sika | Action of working fireplough | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Siʔa | Action of firemaking | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Sia | Make fire with kindling | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔIka aʔi | Make fire by friction. Se procurer du feu; tirer du feu par le frottement de deux morceaux de bois | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Hika | Make fire by friction | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Hika (MQN), hina (MQS) | Scier; faire du feu en frottant deux bois l'un contre l'autre (frotter le bois ko'u kati avec le bois ko'u 'i'ima). Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Hika | Scie, saw | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Hika i te ahi | Frotter du bois pour feu [F-M] | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hika | Action of firemaking | (Wms) |
| Niue | Hika | To line or scratch (pandanus leaves for cutting); to strike a match | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Sika, hika (pl. sika/sika) | Fire-plough; make fire with fire plough (sika te ahi) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Siga | Make fire with fireplough | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Sika-ia | To rub to make a fire | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Ika | Rub stick on hearth in firemaking Problematic | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Hiʔa | To kindle fire by friction, using the fire plough; to rub vigorously | (Stn) |
| Rapa | ʔIka | Hand piece for fire plough | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | ʔIka | Action of firemaking | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Sika | Make fire by the fireplough | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Siʔa | Make fire by friction | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Siʔa | Action of firemaking | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Siʔa/ga | Apparatus (for making fire by friction) as a whole; piece of soft wood, as opposed to natu | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | Sika | Rub together sticks to make fire | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Hia | To use friction to procure fire | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Sika | Fireplough; make a fire with a fire-plough | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Sika | Rub in groove, frictionate; fire-plough | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hika | Make a fire by rubbing the kaunatu or pointed stick to and fro on the hikaaga or piece of dry soft wood | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Hika/aga | Dry wood which is held onto the ground firmly while being rubbed to and fro with the kaunatu until a fire is produced; the place on the wood where the kaunatu is rubbed to start a fire | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Hika | Make fire by friction | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Hika | Make fire by friction | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ike/ia | Light, rub sticks to make fire | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Siga/fi | Platform of fire-plough | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Siŋa/fi | To make fire by rubbing; the horizontal stick used Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Sika (ina) | Faire du feu par friction; bois dur...utilisé pour faire le feu par friction; craquer des allumettes, allumer (le feu) | (Hmn) |
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