Protoform: UKA.A [OC] Cord, bowstring, fishing line
| Description: | Cord, bowstring, fishing line |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *uka "bowstring" (ACD). [Based on PN + Rotuman, Mota] |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Uka | Thin line or cord | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Uka | Fine cord, fishing line, bowstring ; Broussonetia (used for cord) | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Uka | Fine cord, fishing line | (Rch) |
| Ifira-Mele | Uka | Rope for hanging things on | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Uga | Fishing line | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Uʔa | Fishing line of kehau fibre | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Kua/(u)uʔa, kuʔauʔa | String from coconut fibre; coconut lashing rope; string for lashing (house) | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ua haasolo, ua makau | Heavyweight/lightweight fishing line Phonologically Irregular | (Smd) |
| Niue | Uka | An arrowroot scraper (made of sinnet bound round a piece of wood) | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Uka | Fishing line | (Ray) |
| Nuguria | Uka | Rope (small), string, cord | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Uka | Fishing line | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Uga | Fishing cord | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Uka | Two-stranded cord ; two-ply sennit cord | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Uka | Cord, line, rope | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Uka | Thick strong string, cord; especially fishing line Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Uʔa | Temporary fastening, on canoe or house Problematic | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Uka | String, cord, fishing line that is held in the hand; the strings of a guitar or ukalele | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Uka | General term for rope, string, thread, fishing line, wire | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Uka | Cord, string | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Uka | Fishing cord | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Uka | Bowstring | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Ooca | A bow-string | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Uka | Fishing line | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Uka | Rope. Bark used for string (Lch). | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ho/uka | A medium high tree with edible nuts; the bark is used for making ropes and for colouring | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Uka | Fishing line | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Uka | Fil de ligne de pêche | (Hmn) |
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