Protoform: FANAGA [PN] Story intended for entertainment and usually containIng repetitions of a short chant
| Description: | Story intended for entertainment and usually containIng repetitions of a short chant |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *waanaga “speech, to speak” |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Fanaga | Fairytale | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Fanaaga | Fable, conte, roman | (Btn) |
| East Uvea | Fagana | Fable, legende, conte, recit, roman | (Rch) |
| Niuafoʔou | Fananga | Folk tale | (Tmo) |
| Pukapuka | Waanonga | A story Phonologically Irregular | (Mta) |
| Pukapuka | Waanongo | Story, tale (archaic) Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| Samoan | Faagogo, faagono | Tale Phonologically Irregular | (Mnr) |
| Samoan | Faagono | A tale intermingled with song; (interj.) applied to a boaster Phonologically Irregular | (Prt) |
| Tongan | Fananga | Fictitious fable or story, fairytale | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Fananga | A fable, a fictitious tale | (Mar) |
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