Protoform: TAKA-WIRI [SO] Turn, twist
| Description: | Turn, twist |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *taka.1a "revolve, etc.", *wili.1 "twist, turn" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Kaʔawili | Entwined, interwoven, interlaced; mix ingredients, blend | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Takaviri | To twist | (Bck) |
| New Zealand Maori | Takawiri | Twisted, cross-grained | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Takavili | Ertrinken Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Ha(ka)/takaviri | Turn (around), invert, swing around (a rope before throwing it) | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | Takavili | Twist, turn about | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Takavili/vili | To spin (as a top) | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Takaviri | Eel, generic name; also a certain small eel Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Takariri | Eel (saltwater) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Takaviri | Twist or writhe round, swivel, twine or coil round, roll over | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Taʔavili | To turn round, as a mill, a drill, &c. | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Taʔaviri | Se vautrer, se rouler par terre, se tourner dans son lit | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Takavili(vili) | Too loose, not tight fitting (of a hole, or something that fits in a hole) | (Sma) |
| West Futuna | Takavini | To twist, turn, spiral Phonologically Irregular | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Takavini/vini | Wavy, coiled, twisted Phonologically Irregular | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | (Ta)kavinvini | Boucle Phonologically Irregular | (Rve) |
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