Protoform: UE.A [MP] Shake something backwards and forward; jiggle; agitate

Description: Shake something backwards and forward; jiggle; agitate
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *ua.2, *sue.2
*5 PWMP *Ruyag 'shake, wobble', *huya9 'shake, sway, rock' (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Uve/ʔi Remuer, secouer, agiter (Mfr)
East Uvea Ue-ʔi, -si Remuer; secouer; agiter; Commande usité dans les danses traditionelles pour donner l'ordre de danser (Btn)
Easter Island Ue/ue To wave, be moved by the air (Fts)
Fijian Ue Make noise or move about; to move in a confused or tumultuous manner (Hzd)
Hawaiian Ue Jerk, pull, twist, pry, turn, sway (Pki)
Mangaia Ue Move something away, lever, raise, jerk (Sta)
Mangaia Ue/ue Shake (vt) (Sta)
Mangareva Pe/ue/ue Ne pas pouvoir gouverner, diriger un radeau, un navire (Rch)
Marquesas Páiuwe A head ornament of feathers Uncertain Semantic Connection (Crk)
Marquesas Pe/ue Ornement de plumes pour la tête, en forme de visière Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Ue Push, shove, shake (Wms)
Nggela Ule Stir, stir up, stir in Problematic (Fox)
Niue Ue To move from side to side. To sway (Sph). (McE)
Nukuoro Ue Move something from one place to another; to cause to move (as in starting a machine) (Crl)
Penrhyn Ue To move (Sta)
Raʔivavae Ue To shake (Zpn)
Rarotongan Uue kee To turn or twists about in different directions (Sve)
Rarotongan Ue Shake, disturb, shift, realign, swing round... (Bse)
Rennellese Ube/ʔi Stir up (as a fire); scatter, upset, muss (Ebt)
Samoan Ue/a (Of head) swim, be dizzy (Prt)
Sikaiana Uue/a Move, of waves in the ocean (arch.) (Dnr)
Tahitian Ue/ue Remuer, secouer (Lmt)
Tahitian Ue The last struggling breath of an animal; to toss and move, as a dyihng person; strong, impetuous, as a wave of the sea (Dvs)
Takuu Ue Jiggle, shake about (Mle)
Tongan Ue/ʔi Impel, move something, stir to action (Cwd)
Tuamotu Ue Shake, push and pull (as a tree) (Stn)

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