Protoform: WII.B [PN] Sour, fermented
| Description: | Sour, fermented |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. EP *qii.2 'ferment, rot' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Vii | Sour or bitter (as *ma* or beer) | (Fbg) |
| Fijian | Wiwi | Sour, acid | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Wii | Sour, overripe | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Vii | Rotten, sour | (Smd) |
| Niue | Vivii | Intensive used with kona (bitter). (Teeth) on edge; irritated, acrid (Sph). | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Vii | Bad taste (of kareve, soup or any liquid going bad; also taro) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Vii | Fermented, spoiled of food left too long | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Vii | To curdle, sour (of coconut cream or milk). Stale (Mta). | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Bii | Tart, acid, sour | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Vii/vii | Stink greatly | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Vii | Sour, as of a lemon | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Vii | (of coconut toddy) Fermented; (of water) stagnant and bad-smelling | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Vii | Sour, acid, as lemon juice | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Vii | Fermented | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vivi | Die; in compounds base, low-born, vulgar Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Vii | Fermented (of food); sour; stage in fermentation of kaleve [toddy] when it has not yet reached the drinkable kamagii stage | (Rby) |
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