Protoform: FAKA-FUA [SO] Wave, swell
| Description: | Wave, swell |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Pakapua | Ocean waves | (Fbg) |
| Luangiua | Haahua | Tidal wave | (Smd) |
| Samoan | FaŹafua | To rise, as a groundswell, or a wave, but not to break | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Hakahua | A small wave | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Hakahua | Ocean swell; wave on the open sea | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Fakafua | Great wave; ocean swell | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Fakafua | Lift something up in order to strike with it. [Used of a wave, "rolling up ready to break"] | (Sma) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hakahua | Small waves | (Grn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Fakafua | Waves, tide rip | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Huohua | Swell of the sea | (Hvn) |
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