Protoform: VEVE [SO] Faded, dilapidated (leaves, mats, clothing), such items
| Description: | Faded, dilapidated (leaves, mats, clothing), such items |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *wewe.1 "rubbish" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Veve | Mat placed over food in oven. | (Rch) |
| Rennellese | Bebe | Torn, tattered, old and dirty (as clothes or mats); tattered fragment, rubbish, trash, decayed matter (aas leaves) | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Veve | Outer leaves of package, often dry | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Veve | Leaves used in previous oven directly above food, now used as outer layer | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Veve | Wilt, fade (of leaves in the heat) | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Vevi-a | Loosen (as cords of a string) | (Cpl) |
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