PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. Hawaiian kapu reflects a documented historical *t to k development; POLLEX lists it as the Hawaiian reflex of the same Oceanic family.
/ˈka.pu/ · adjective · noun · verb
A Hawaiian word for what is prohibited, sacred, consecrated, or set apart, continuing the Oceanic tapu family through the characteristic Hawaiian *t to k sound change.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
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Documents the historical sound change.
pp. 365–410 — Hawaiian *t to kApplies the comparison to this lexical item.
Hawaiian kapu reflex under OC.TAPUThe canonical graph preserves distinct attested nodes and one shared reconstruction.