Protoform: WILI.1A [OC] Twist, turn; bore, drill
| Description: | Twist, turn; bore, drill |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *taa-wili "rotate, spin, whirl", XO *vili "masturbate", EP *kaa-wiri, CE *taka-wiri |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Vili | Vrille, percer avec une vrille | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Vili | Vrille; percer, perforer, forer | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Viri (pl.viviri) | To roll. Wrap up (an object, in paper, a cloth, etc.) (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Viri-viri | Sphere, ball | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Vili/vili | Bore, drill | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Wiri-ca | Turn, revolve | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Wili | Wind, twist, writhe, crank, turn, screw, drill, bore etc. | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Viri | Turn, turn around, spin | (Clk) |
| Mangareva | Viri | Tordre deux objets faisant cordeaux pour en faire une corde; se dérouler (temps, évènement) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Viri/viri | Twist (of drill) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Oo/viri | Filer, faire du fil | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Oo/viri/viri | Etre frisé. Crépu, frizzy (Atl). | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | ʔAka/viri/viri | Se retourner en dormant; turn over in one's sleep | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Viʔi | Rouler, tourner...; tordre...Tourner tout autour, faire le tour de; tourner, rouler sur soi-même (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Viʔi/tua | Région lombaire, reins; lower back, loins | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Ka/viʔi | Vrilles, cirrhes; rouleau; tourner, pelotonner, enlacer; pirouetter.... | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Metaki kaa/viʔi/viʔi (MQN), metani ka/viʔi/viʔi (MQS) | Tourbillon de vent; whirlwind | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Vií/pú | Tour, circuit, circonférence; autour | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wiri | Bore, twist, drill | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Viri | Bind round and round | (Fox) |
| Nguna | Viri | Twist rope | (Stz) |
| Niue | Ko/vili | Whirlpool, a cylindrical opening in the reef | (Sph) |
| Niue | Vili | Bore; gimlet. To spin; spinning-top (Sph). | (McE) |
| Niue | Vilo | Gimlet, drill; to drill, to turn; to turn on [ex. tap]; pinch, twist Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Vili | Do rapidly (Crl) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Viri | To drill, bore, twist | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Vii | Wring, twist stalk to pluck a fruit Phonologically Irregular | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Vi/aha | To wring coconut milk with beaten coconut husk by the short quick twists Phonologically Irregular | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Viri | Twist; to drill, a drill | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Bigi/bigi | Be fast | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Viri | Bore | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Vili | Bore | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Vi/vili | Writhe | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Vili/vili | To brandish, as a club | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Taa/viri/ | Tordre; tourner, virer, pivoter, moudre | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Viri | To lash up, to furl a sail; to roll some cloth round a corpse | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Viri | Pump | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Miri | Drill (n,v); twist a coconut to detach it from the stalk Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Vi/vili/ | Twist | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Vili | Spin, whirl; drill, bore | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vili | Bore, drill; auger, drill | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Vili | A gimlet | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Vilo | To rotate fast, twirl, spin; brandish (a weapon). Phonologically Irregular | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Viri | Twist | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Viri | To fold over one; to turn over; to twist, coil about; a coil, twist, short spiral... | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vili | Twirl ; roll, spin | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fka/vili/kia | Let something (e.g. a wheel) roll along | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Viri | Gimlet | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Oiri | To bore | (Cpl) |
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