Pollex Reconstructed Protoforms

Level Reconstruction Description
CK KORO-PEKA Criss-cross
KOROTEA Banana variety
KOROUA Old, decrepit; old man
KOSI Scrape, scratch (Rby)
KO-SUKI Twist, turn : *ko(o)suki
KOTA Scrapings, refuse
KO-TAKE A bird
KO-TASI.* One
KOTE Chatter, talk nonsense
KOTI.1 Cut, clip (of hair)
KOTI.2 A fish
KOTI-GA Boundary, limit
KOTO.1 Cackle (of hen)
KOTO.2 Break off, pluck (as leaves)
KO-TOU Second person plural preposed subject pronoun
KO-TUTO To be pleased with oneself
KOU.1 Protuberance, protruding object or part: *ko(q)u
KOU.2 Uncastrated pig
KOUKOU Bird sp. (Owl or Petrel)
KOU-LUA Second person dual pronoun (independent)
KOU-TOU Second person plural pronoun (independent)
KOWI.A Abnormal condition of skin
KOWI.B Bad
-KU.1 First person singular possessive suffix
KU.2 Perfect aspect marker
KUA.1 Perfect aspect
KUA.2 Shell money
FU KUAGA Trunk, waist
KUAGO A fish (Lethrinus sp.)
CK KUA...KEE Marking already completed action or assumption of state
KUEI Scraper
KUFENE. ??: *ku(f)ene
KUGA Corner, place, area
KUHA Long for someone: *ku(f,s)a
KUHANE Ghost, soul, spirit: *ku(f,s)ane
KUHU Stutter or other speech difficulty
KUI.1 Blind
KUI.2 Elderly female (CE), grandparent, ancestor (TON)
KUIA A sea-bird
KUKA.1 Mangrove Crab
KUKA.2
KUKINA Sound of impact; some aspect of vocal sound
KUKU.1A Grasp, hold in the hand
KUKU.1B Draw together, bunch things together, ruck up
KUKU.2 Mussel sp
KUKU.3 Strip off, as leaves, bark
KU-KUTI Hand-net for fishing
KULA.1A Red
KULA.1B Bird spp
KULA.1C Precious; treasure

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