Protoform: FAKA-.4 [PN] Quotative: to say "...", particularly with words for "yes" and "no"
| Description: | Quotative: to say "...", particularly with words for "yes" and "no" |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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| Hawaiian | Hoo/ʔole | To deny, repudiate | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haga/deeai | To say no to, to negate | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haga/uaa | To say yes, to nod the head up and down | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/ae | Say yes, consent | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/kaahore | Deny, refuse | (Wms) |
| Niue | Faka/tikai | To deny | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Haga/deeai | Refuse to | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Haka/ʔoo | To agree, say yes | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Haka/siʔai | To say no, deny, contradict | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Faka/iio | To assent | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Faka/ʔikai | To say no, to give a negative answer, to deny what has been asked or stated | (Cwd) |
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