Protoform: TO-TOLO [PN] Crawl on hands and knees
| Description: | Crawl on hands and knees |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *tolo.2 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Totoro | To crawl | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Totolo | Marcher à quatre pattes | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Totolo | Se traîner, marcher à quatre pattes (en parlant des petits enfants), ramper | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Totoro | Gatear; ir de cuatro patas | (Fts) |
| Emae | Totoro | Crawl (e.g. baby, lizard, snake, snail, crab); walk on hands and knees, drag oneself, creep. Marcher en crabe (walk sideways) (Rve). | (Clk) |
| Hawaiian | (Ko)kolo | Creep, crawl | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Ttoro | Crawl on all fours (as babies, insects, reptiles) | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Tolo | To crawl, to creep | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Kokolo | Crawl | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Totoro | Ramper sur les genoux et sur les mains. Se déplacer en rampant; crawl (Atl). | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Totoro | Crawl | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Totoko (MQN), totoʔo (MQS) | Ramper comme les chenilles; marcher sur les genoux et les mains comme les enfants; marcher en s'aidant d'un bâton comme les vieillards | (Lch) |
| Moriori | (To)toro | Crawl | (Dtn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Totoro | Creep, crawl | (Wms) |
| Niue | Totolo | To crawl (of people and animals) | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Ttoro | Crawl, creep | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Tolo | Crawl | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Totoro | Crawl, creep | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Totolo | Crawl, creep, slither, skim along the ground (of a thrown spear) | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Totoro | Crawl, creep | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | (To)togo | To crawl (said of shells and fighters) | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Totolo | Crawl, creep; move along in a crouching or stooping posture (out of respect for the distinguished company present) | (Mnr) |
| Samoan | Sosolo | Spread (ex. plant); creep, crawl (exx. reptiles, worms) Phonologically Irregular | (Mnr) |
| Tahitian | Totoro | To creep, or move slowly; to trace, by following a track, to trace a stalk or vine to the rest of the plant | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Ttoro | (of a child, crab, etc.) Crawl, creep; (of a snake) slither; (of grasses or weeds) overgrow a location | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Totoro | Crawl; commonly used for progression across traditional Tikopia house , normally on hands and knees | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Totolo | Crawl, move along on hands and knees; (of plants) climb, creep | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Totolo | To creep or crawl on all fours; to grovel or "crawl" to a person; to go or come stealthily...; (of plants) to creep, trail or climb; to spread or extend gradually | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Totolo | To crawl, to grovel | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Totoro | To crawl, creep (as a rat, turtle, sea slug) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Totolo [in Eng-Tuv] | Creep (of insect) | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Ttolo | To crawl | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tholo | Creep, crawl | (Hnh) |
| West Futuna | To/toro (ANI) | To bow the knee (?) Problematic | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Xtoro | To crawl | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Totolo | (Bébés) marcher à quatre pattes; (plantes, serpents) ramper; (insectes) marcher [Heo Dialect] | (Hmn) |
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