Protoform: FAKA-.2 [PN] Similative prefix: to be or behave like (with nouns)
| Description: | Similative prefix: to be or behave like (with nouns) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Faka- | A la manière de; agir comme | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Faka- | A la façon de, en forme de | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Haʔa, haa-, hoʔo- | Simulative: prefix of pretense or similarity | (Pki) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka- | Signifies the assumption of the character or form expressed by the noun | (Wms) |
| Niue | Faka- | To act in the manner of | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Faka- | Simulative prefix | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Haka- | Approximative or simulative prefix | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAka- | Simulative: to make somebody out to be, to call somebody something, to pretend to be | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Haka- | Prefix of similitude | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Fak(a)- | Prefix signifying like . Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Faʔa- | Characteristic of, proper or belonging to; like, in the manner of, of the same kind as | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Haka- | To pretend to be or act in the state described by the noun | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Faka- | After the style of | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Faka- | Characteristic of, behaving like | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Faka- | Prefix denoting likeness | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Faka- | To act a role | (Rby) |
| West Uvea | Faga- | Préfixe devant les substantifs: comme, à la manière de | (Hmn) |
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