Protoform: SULU.2 [MP] Illuminate; torch
| Description: | Illuminate; torch |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *sulu(q) "dry coconut leaf torch; dry coconut leaf" (LPO I:146; III:381). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Susulu | Light of moon | (Bgs) |
| Luangiua | Sulu | Illuminate | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔUru | Illuminate (I) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Pu/huʔu (MQS), ʔou/huʔu (MQN) | Feuilles sèches de bananier Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Huru | Glow | (Wms) |
| Niue | Hulu | Torch; shine [illuminate] | (Sph) |
| Niue | Hu/hulu | Shine (of sun, moon, stars) | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Yuyulu | Shine ; illuminate, as light of the moon | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Su/sugu | Pale, white, light, blond Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Sulu | Torch | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Sulu | Light by a torch | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Susulu | (Of sun and moon) shine | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Hulu | Torch, flashlight | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Hu/hulu | (of a light, the sun, etc.) Shine, be bright; light (n), glare | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hulu | Give light (as with torch) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Huhulu | Luminous, to be (of torch, etc.) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Huru | Glow with faint light | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Hulu | Full moon | (Rby) |
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