Protoform: WALI.2 [NP] Mushy, watery, muddy
| Description: | Mushy, watery, muddy |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. EP *wari "menstrual blood" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Vari/vari | Viscous, semi-solid as jelly, pudding | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Veri/veri | Mojarse pasando por chascos (to get wet going through puddles) Problematic | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Wali | Fine, mashed, soft, powdery, thin, as poi | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Vari/vari | Mou, flexible. Soft, pasty, sticky (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Vari | Etre bien délayé | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Vari | Mud | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Vaʔi | Mix into paste (I). Mélanger, délayer (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ka/vaʔi | Délayer, mêler, mélanger | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | ʔA/vaʔi, ka/vaʔi (Hiva Oa), kaa/vaʔi (Ua Pou) | Mêler, mix | (Chf) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wari | Watery, of potatoes spoiled by frost | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Vari | Mud | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Vari/vari | Muddy | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Vali/vali | Soft, spongy (of coconut) | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Vari | Mud, dirt, slush | (Sve) |
| Rotuman | Varvari | An immature stage of coconut | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | Vari | Earth, mud, dirt, filth of any kind; to be dirtied, befouled | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Vari | Terre meuble, boue, vase; boueux | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Vali/vali | Soft, weak, limp, feeble | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Vali/valia | Mushy, of food | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Vari/vari | Watery, of sand or soil | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Vari/ŋa | A marsh | (Stn) |
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