Protoform: FARO.2B [PN] Stretch (the body); stretch out a limb; stretch to see or reach
| Description: | Stretch (the body); stretch out a limb; stretch to see or reach |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *faaloo.B |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Fao | Allonger le bras en arrière pour lancer qqch.; se mettre en position de lancer Phonologically Irregular | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | (Fa(ʔo))faʔo | Etirer, étendre (jambe, muscles) Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Luangiua | Hare aku | Streckte seine Hand aus [stretched out his hand] | (Sar) |
| Mangareva | Na/naro | Baillement et tiraillement des bras portés en arrière; bailler Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Niue | Fa/fao | To stretch, to exercise | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Ha/haro | Peep at | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Wa/walo | Reach for, bending over to reach | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | Haro | To peek, peer | (Stn) |
| Tongan | Fa/fao | To stretch oneself out (e.g. on the beach) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Faro | Peek, peer, look carefully into | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | F/falo | Stretch (body, limbs) | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Faro/kake | Look at a thing on tiptoe | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Faro- | Peek (with directional particle) | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Fari/ake-a, fari/akina | To stretch out the hand; point out as guilty | (Cpl) |
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