Protoform: GA-FAQA.* [EP] Burst, break, split open

Description: Burst, break, split open
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *faqa.3 "burst, split open", *mafaqa.a "cracked, split; to crack open".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island ŋaʔaha Reventar; quebrarse; haber derrame (de sangre) . Crack, crevice, fissure; explosion; break, burst, crack, split, explode. Break (by shattering?, e.g. a bottle, window, cup, gox, table, etc.) (Wbr). Phonologically Irregular (Fts)
Hawaiian Nahaa Cracked, broken, as a dish (Pki)
Mangareva Gaʔa Maladie de peau qui affecte seulement les femmes; douleur dans les intestins après avoir mangé des fruits (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Ngaha Divided (Bck)
Marquesas Kaha Non-bleeding cracks which appear on the breasts, belly, etc. of women bearing children (Dln)
Moriori Ngawha, ngaha Burst, break . Be broken (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Ngawhaa Burst open, overflow (of a river), split (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Ngaawhaa Boiling spring (Bgs)
Penrhyn Ngahaa To be broken, as, for example, a coconut shell; to break, burst open ; broken, cracked (Rmn)
Pukapuka Ngawaa Crack, break ; burst open, split, break, Problematic (Sby)
Raʔivavae ŋahaa To split apart, split open...a crack, fissure (Stn)
Rarotongan Ngaʔaa Open, cracked, broken, split, severed (Bse)
Tahitian ʔAfaa Fente, fêlure; fendu, fêlé; se dit à propos des petites rivières qui, en période de pluie, se frayent un passage dans le banc de sable qui barre leur embouchure (Lmt)
Tahitian Afa, afâ, ahà A crack, split, rent, fissure; to crack, split; break, burst (as an abscess) (Dvs)
Tuamotu ŋaafaa A violent extrusion, extrude violently, form a fissure (Stn)
Tuamotu ŋafaa Burst open, split apart, crack (Stn)

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