Protoform: ENE.1 [PN] Do tentatively or carefully: *(faka)ene(ene)
| Description: | Do tentatively or carefully: *(faka)ene(ene) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Ene | First attempts of an infant to move, to draw up knees and push elbows, to crawl, creep | (Pki) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/ene/ene | Dawdle | (Wms) |
| Niue | Faka/ene/ene | Cautious, careful; (sit) still | (Sph) |
| Niue | Ene/ene | To be careful, guarded | (Wms) |
| Rennellese | Ene/ene | To treat carefully or spoil, as a favourite child | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Ene | To approach near or too near | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Faka/ene/ene | To deal with in a hesitating way, not acting firmly lest some harm or damage might be done thereby | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | (Ene)ene | To be on the point of doing something but to refrain from actually doing it | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Faka/ene | Ménager, traiter doucement | (Btn) |
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