Protoform: UA.2 [PN] Levering or prying action
| Description: | Levering or prying action |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 Note. Reflexes in some languages suggest *ua-(a)ki. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ue/i | To lift up a sheet or mat; to open a jar (may be equivalent to removing a sheet or mat from a more traditional type of parcel) Problematic | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Ua/ki | Lancer avec force; jeter avec force Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Ua/ua | Ramer avec une simple rame | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | U(w)a/i | To move (as an object), push aside; move from place to place (as a tethered animal), sliding (as a door); opening and shutting | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | ʔUa/aki | Remove, pull off with force | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Ua/i | Faire mordre un levier sous une pierre ou autre chose; pousser une pirogue de la terre en mer; enfoncer en terre un morceau de bois, un fer. To push a canoe or raft into the water (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Ua/ʔi. ʔUa/i (Lch). | Launch or recover a canoe; uncover an oven. Tirer une pirogue à sec; la porter à la mer; défourner, retirer le pain du four, retirer le ma du silo (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ua/ki | Push (as in launching a canoe), push open a sliding door | (Bgs) |
| Rennellese | Ube/ʔi | To stir up, as a fire; to scatter, upset | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Ua | To pry loose; to thrust, as a snare at flying fox; to pull, as a trigger | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Ua/ua | A lever ; prise up | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Ua/aki | Lever outwards, as in enlarging a hole with digging-stick, moving log with crowbar, working paddle away from canoe side | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Ua | Wedge up, lever up | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Ua/i | To transfer, hand over, give over to Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Raga/ua (ANI) | To lift (a fallen tree) | (Dty) |
15 entries found
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