Protoform: TEKI.2 [PN] To twitch, or make a sudden movement, start
| Description: | To twitch, or make a sudden movement, start |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Teki | Jump or twitch, as when bitten by an ant | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Te/teki | Trembler de peur, de crainte; avoir peur | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Teki | Mouvement subit et brusque quelconque | (Btn) |
| East Uvea | Te(ki)/teki | Faire un pareil mouvement; ressauter | (Btn) |
| Easter Island | Teki | Descend, get off a boat or vehicle; to rape a woman | (Fts) |
| Luangiua | Keʔi | Twitch, involuntary tic. Convulsions (Hbn). | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ki/kiʔi | Tickle Problematic | (Hbn) |
| Luangiua | Kii/kii | Tickle Problematic | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Haʔa/keʔi | Zum Schlage ausholen [lift one's arm (as if to strike)] | (Sar) |
| Mangareva | Teki | To fall, head over heels Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Tgr) |
| Mangareva | Teki/teki | Se lever d'un bout (se dit d'un bois mal assis et dont un bout se lève si l'on appuie sur l'autre); culbuter | (Rch) |
| Niue | Te/teki | Nasty, disgusting Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Degi | To jerk; get something quickly | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Tegi | Aroused sexually; tickled | (Crl) |
| Samoan | Teʔi | Start, be startled, awake suddenly | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Tee/teʔi | To startle (pl. form) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Teki | To be shocked, scared, jolted by news or fright; to have a painful muscle spasm | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Teki | Be startled; jerk the head in surprise; (of back) dislocated | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Fakat/teki/ | Cause to throb, twitch or shiver | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | T/teki | Throb, twitch, shiver; tug, jerk, dislocate; set teeth on edge | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Teki | Twitch; give convulsive start | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Teki | Surprise, shock; be surprised, be dumbfounded, have a shock | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Teki lava | Sudden, happen without warning | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Teki | Move head or look up suddenly; wince, start with fright; sit up and take notice | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Te/teki | Shudder with fright, feel scared or embarrassed | (Cwd) |
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