Protoform: SONI.A [EO] Incise, cut into

Description: Incise, cut into
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic
Notes:

*3 PEO *soni(ti)- "incise, cut into" (LPO I:253).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Uvea Honi/ʔi, soni/i (obs.) Tailler légèrement; faire une petite incision (Rch)
Easter Island Honi/honi Pare, peel (Fts)
Easter Island Ho/honi Peel (v) (Wbr)
Fijian Soni Make a small incision, as for piercing a boil (Cpl)
Rapa ʔOni To peel cooked taro (MCl)
Rennellese Soni Cunt Borrowed (Ebt)
Samoan Soni Chop, cut up (Prt)
Tokelau Honi Chop with a knife or a spade (Sma)
Tongan Honi Remove thorns from the edges of (pandanus leaves) (Cwd)
Tongan Honi/ʔi Make a small incision, lance (Cwd)
West Futuna Soni Thorns (Dty)

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