Protoform: WARU [PN] Scrape (v), shred coconut meat
| Description: | Scrape (v), shred coconut meat |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Vau | Scrape taro with a _kuei_ or grate coconut on a -vakautuei_ Borrowed | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Varu | Shave, cut one's hair, shear | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Varu-varu | Scrape | (Wbr) |
| East Futuna | Valu | Scrape v. | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Vau | Ratisser, racler, gratter Problematic | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Valu | Scratch | (Rch) |
| Emae | Varu/sia | Scrape with a shell, shred coconut | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Walu | Scrape v | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Walu | Scrape v | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Varu/varu | Scrape, shred coconut | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Walu | Grate, Scrape | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Valu(valu) | Scrape | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Valu/valu | Scrape (vegetables) | (Hbn) |
| Mangareva | Varu | Scrape. Varlope; varloper; enlever la peau du fruit à pain et du taro; couper les cheveux. Raser, shave (Atl). | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Varu(varu) | Scrape (coconut), grate finely | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Ti/veu | Racler la peau d'un fruit à pain cuit sur le feu | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Haʔa/vaʔu (Hiva Oa), vaʔu ʔeʔehi (Fatu Hiva) | Râpe à coco; coconut grater | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Vaʔu | To scrape (I). Racler l'écorce, raser (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Waru | Scrape v | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Vau | To scratch Borrowed | (Gry) |
| Niue | Volu, vou, voku | To scrape Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | V/varu (mult. varu/varu) | Scrape (coconut, frying pan) | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Valu/valu | Peel (taro) | (Ray) |
| Nukuoro | Valu | Scrape | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Neu oara | Shredded coconut | (Lmt) |
| Penrhyn | Varu | Scrape, grate | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Valu | To shave, grate ; scrape | (Mta) |
| Rapa | Varu/varu | To peel, to scrape | (MCl) |
| Rarotongan | Varu | Scrape v | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Bagu | Grate (as coconuts, taro, yams); scrape (as bark in preparation of tapa); peel (as raw fruits) | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Valu | Scrape v | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Valu/valu | Scrape, plane a surface | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Varu, vau | To shave, to bark a tree, to scrape | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Vaʔu | Râper [Iles Sous le Vent (Leeward islands) Dialect] Phonologically Irregular | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Varu | Scrape a coconut or fibres from a swamp taro stalk (e.g. to make a hat), grate; grate coconuts | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Varu | To scrape, as distinct from grate | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Valu | Scrape | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vow-vow | To scrape | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Vau | Scrape v | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Varu | Scrape v | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Valu | Scratch | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Valu/ia | Scrape out (e.g. coconut, kumara, yam, breadfruit, taro, a tree (to make traditional medicine), etc.) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Waru-sia (FUT) | To scrape | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Uaru/sia | To shave, scrape | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Waru/sia | Peler avec coquillage; racler la peau | (Rve) |
| West Uvea | Valu-sia, walu-sia (preferred) | Râper, racler, raboter | (Hmn) |
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