Protoform: WEWE.A [PN] Rubbish, refuse
| Description: | Rubbish, refuse |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. FU *veve "faded, dilapidated..." |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Veve | Mats covering food in earth oven | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Veve | Dust, sweepings, small fragments, remains | (Rch) |
| Luangiua | Veve | Grass | (Smd) |
| Niue | Veve | Rubbish | (Sph) |
| Niue | Veve/veve | Fruit left on a tree because it is out of reach | (McE) |
| Nukumanu | Veve | Grass (pl.); veve haeo - weeds | (Trt) |
| Pukapuka | Lau/veve | Scraps of Pandanus left over from mat-making | (Mta) |
| Rennellese | Bebe | Torn, tattered, old and dirty (clothes, mats), rubbish, trash, decayed matter | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Veve | Wrinkle; wrinkled, puckered | (Cwd) |
| Sikaiana | Veve | Sedge, grass, moss | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Vvee | General term for grass, lawn | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Veve | Outside leaves, outer skin, husk | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Veve | Topmost covering of an oven, usually leaves; property of a poor person | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Veve | Rubbish, litter, garbage, refuse | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Veve | Wilt, fade (of leaves) | (Rby) |
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