Protoform: UTU.1B [CE] Revenge, vengeance, punishment

Description: Revenge, vengeance, punishment
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Uku Revenge (Pki)
Mangareva ʔUtu Crise, malheur; grande évènement; augure, présage Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Marquesas Utu Parer un coup, l'éviter. Assaillir, attaquer (par surprise). Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
Marquesas U, tu To ward, fend off (Rbs)
New Zealand Maori Utu Revenge, vengeance (Bgs)
Rarotongan Utu Revenge (Sve)
Tahitian Utu The hair taken from head of a slain enemy, that was taken to the marae; the first person that fell at the commencement of hostilities (Dvs)
Tuamotu Utu Vengeance (Stn)

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