Protoform: UTU-POTO [PN] Tie-beam of a traditional house
| Description: | Tie-beam of a traditional house |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 Note. The use of tie-beams may have been a western Polynesian development (Mokena 99). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Utupoto | Tie-beam (Burrows 1936:168). Entrait du toit (poutre placée dans la largeur de la maison sur les poteaux de souténement) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Utu-poto | Tie-beam (Burrows 1937:116) | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Utupotu | (House) longitudinal beam, one from each end of house to nearest cross-beam (Lau dialect) . (Geraghty 1983:417) Problematic | (Gty) |
| Niue | Utupotu | Structural beam of a building | (Sph) |
| Rotuman | Utpoto | Tie-beam, collar-tie Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Utupoto | Tie-beam | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Utupoto | Cross-beam of a traditional house | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Utupoto | Main cross-pieces of timber in the roof of a Tongan house. There is one at each end, resting on the joists | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Utupoto | Tie-beam | (Rby) |
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