Protoform: TIPI.1B [PN] Slap, strike a glancing blow
| Description: | Slap, strike a glancing blow |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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| New Zealand Maori | Tipi | Glide, skim lightly along the surface; play at ducks and drakes; a short club thrown by hand at close quarters | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Sipi/ʔi | To hit | (Gry) |
| Pukapuka | Tipi | Strike, chop with the hand | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Tipi | Skim (flat stone etc.) along; skim along, skid out sideways (as wheel) | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Tipi | To give a back handed blow; to play "duck and drake" | (Prt) |
| Tongan | Sipi | To smack, slap, hit with the palm of the hand | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Chibi | A slap, a blow from a club; a particular kind of club | (Mar) |
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