Protoform: TUQU.2 [NP] Belt, girdle

Description: Belt, girdle
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Tau/tuu Men's belt (Fbg)
Emae Tuu Belt, waistband (Cpl)
Kapingamarangi Duu Belt (Lbr)
Luangiua Kau/kuu Plaited waistband of grass skirt (Smd)
Luangiua Kou/ku Belt (Smd)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Tu Belt (Bck)
New Zealand Maori Tuu Belt (Wms)
Nuguria Tau/tu Görtel, Kokosfaser (Ths)
Nukumanu Tai/tu Belt (Trt)
Pukapuka Tuu Strip of lauilu fibre used to hold pads of confined women in position (Bge)
Rennellese Tuʔu Necklace, pendant, lei (Ebt)
Sikaiana Tau/tuu Girdle or belt used to hold stomach in; strap used to tie a basket {kete} to one’s back when going fishing (Dnr)
Sikaiana Tuu Strap of a back strap loom (Dnr)
Takuu Tuu Belt (Mle)
Takuu Tau/tuu Woven belt or something functioning as a belt (Mle)
Tikopia Tuu Woman's belt (Fth)
Tikopia Tau/tu Belt (Fth)
Vaeakau-Taumako Tau/tu To gird, a girdle. Traditional man's skirt (Lch). (Ray)
Vaeakau-Taumako Tau/tuu Belt (Hvn)

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