Protoform: GAALULU.A [PN] Shake, rattle, make noise
| Description: | Shake, rattle, make noise |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *lulu.3 “shake”, *gaalue “vibrate, shake, move to and fro”, *salulu “loud, low-pitched sound” |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ngaruru | Earthquake (n,v) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Galulu | Trembler (terre, objets) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Galulu | Ebranler; être secoué, agité | (Rch) |
| Emae | Garuuruu | Shake ; être effrayé | (Rve) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngalulu | To rattle around (inside something), to slosh | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngaruru mai rangi | Low, continued, rumbling thunder | (Wms) |
| Niue | Galulu | Shake, vibrate | (McE) |
| Nukuoro | Ngaalulu | Rattling round inside something shaken | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Ngalulu | Make a roaring sound (as waves on reef) | (Bge) |
| Samoan | Gaalulu | To shake (as a nut not full of juice) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Ngaruru | Move, quiver, stir, tremble | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Galulu | Tremble, vibrate, quake; swash, splash about (as the sound of milk in a ripe coconut) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngalulu | To shake or quake | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | ŋaaruru | To thunder, as a falling wave | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Galulu | To shake, rock; to be shaken, rocked, vibrate, quake | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Ngaruru | To sprinkle, to shake (water in coconut) | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Ngalulu | Bruit | (Hmn) |
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