Protoform: KAFU.A [MP] To cover, covering (esp. of person); clothing, put on clothing

Description: To cover, covering (esp. of person); clothing, put on clothing
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> CE *kaa-kafu
*1 Cf. PN *kafu-kafu "cawl, foetal membrane", *kofu.1 'wrap up, clothing'
*4 POC *kapu(t) "wrap, cover; cover food prior to cooking" (Ply. 1976).
*5 PMP *kabut II "zussamenfalten" (Dpf. 1938).
*5 PMP *kaput "tie or clasp together; to button" (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Kahu vaka Sail (Wbr)
Easter Island Kahu Cloth, costume, fabric, tissue, clothes, dress (Fts)
East Futuna Kafu Covering (Mfr)
East Uvea Kafu Couverture, couvrir (Rch)
Emae Kafu Piece of clothing (Cpl)
Hawaiian ʔAhu Covering, clothing (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Kafu/kafu Clothes (Clk)
Kapingamarangi Gahu Cover, to cover up; clothing (Lbr)
Luangiua Ahu Cover over; put on, clothe (Smd)
Luangiua ʔAhu Cover yourself (Smd)
Mangareva Kaʔu Cloth. Etoffe, tissu; robe (Rch). Vêtement, item of clothing (Atl). (Jnu)
Marquesas Kahu (MQN), ʔahu (MQS). Kaahu (Mtu). Habit, vêtement, étoffe, linge. Clothes. (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Kahu Garment; put on garments (Wms)
Niue Kafu Sheet, cover (n); to cover(oneself). To be clothed; coverlet, sheet, blanket (McE). (Sph)
Nuguria Kahu Cover (Ray)
Nuguria Afu Dress (wrap up) (Ray)
Nuguria Kahu/kahu Clothes, T-shirts (Dvl)
Nukuoro Gahu Put on, wear, cover up (the body) (Crl)
Penrhyn Kau sho, cau sho Type of *parieu* (Lmt)
Penrhyn Kaa/kahu/ Clothing (Sta)
Pukapuka Kawu/lunga Heap several things onto an object ; cover (a person with a mat) (Bge (Mta)
Rapa Kau Clothing (Grn)
Rarotongan Kaa/kaʔu/ Clothing (Bse)
Rennellese Kahu Wide tapa, blanket (Ebt)
Samoan ʔAfu Covering (Prt)
Tahitian ʔAhu Étoffe, vêtement (Lmt)
Takuu Kafu Clothes, clothe oneself (Hwd)
Tikopia Kafu Blanket, traditionally of barkcloth (Fth)
Tokelau Kafu Cover oneself with sheet (Sma)
Tongan Cafoo Any covering with which a person may be covered whilst resting or sleeping (Mar)
Tongan Kafu Cover oneself (Cwd)
Tuamotu Kahu Dress, robe, garment; to robe, cloak, to put on clothing... (Stn)
Tuvalu Kafu Wrap; cover (= *kofu*) (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Kavu/hia To cover Phonologically Irregular (Hvn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Kahu Clothes, cloth, bedsheet; be dressed, be covered with cloth (Hvn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Kafu Clothes, cloth, sheet (Ray)

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