Protoform: SUKE [PN] Open up by removing a cover
| Description: | Open up by removing a cover |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *fuke "open (esp. earth oven), uncover" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | U(u)ke | To uncover a canoe; uncover an object such as a canoe which has been covered with leaves while not in use; uncover or untie, as a food parcel. | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Suke | Uncover, as an earth oven | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Huke | Défaire, déplier, fouiller, fureter | (Btn) |
| Luangiua | Su/suʔe | Take top layers off oven | (Smd) |
| Nuguria | Huke | Open up, uncover an earth oven | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | (Yu)yuke | To open, expose. | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Yu/yuke | Turn over (as a stone, pages of a book) | (Mta) |
| Samoan | Suʔe | Open, uncover | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Suke | Rummage about as when looking for something | (Dnr) |
| Sikaiana | S/suke | Mention a person’s name; recall, remember | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | (S)suke | Remove or lift something to access what is underneath, uncover (esp. an earth oven) | (Mle) |
| Takuu | S/suke | Reveal things that should remain private or secret | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Huke | Try, question, inspect, examine | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Hu/huke | Open, uncover, lift the covering up, reveal | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Huke | Lift edge of mat etc., rummage | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Hu/huke/ | Open door, oven, lid | (Rby) |
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