Protoform: TAAFIRI.* [CE] To fan (and similar actions: dust, sweep, wave)
| Description: | To fan (and similar actions: dust, sweep, wave) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *ta-ili |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Kaahili | To brush, sweep, switch; a ceremonial standard | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Taahiri (mult. tahirihiri) | Fan, wave; shake, swing around; (wind) blow, gust (of wind) | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Tahiʔi (MQN), tafiʔi (MQS) | Éventail. Eventer, faire jouer l'éventail, souffler le feu avec l'éventail ou autre objet (Dln) | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Tawhiri | Beckon Problematic | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taawhiri | Fan (a fire), wave to, beckon, whirl round | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Taahiri | Flutter something in the air | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Taahiri/hiri | To fan | (Sta) |
| Raʔivavae | Taahiri | To blow, of the wind | (Stn) |
| Raʔivavae | Taahiri/hiri | To fan; a fan; to blow strongly, of the wind | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Taaʔiri | Fan (v), winnow, wave, flutter something in the air; fan (n) | (Sve) |
| Tahitian | Taahiri | Éventail, éventer, épousseter | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Taahiri | Fan a fire, wave, flutter | (Stn) |
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