Protoform: GAFA [OC] Measured part or portion
| Description: | Measured part or portion |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *9apa "fathom" (ACD). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emae | Gava/ina | Mark off, measure | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | ʔAga | Brasse, mesure (environ 1,80 m) Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Aga kauB | Brasse d'étoffe Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Nukuoro | Ngafa | A fathom | (Crn) |
| Pukapuka | Ngawa | Measurement from tip to tip of fingers with outstretched arms, across chest | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Ngawa mangamanga a lima | Span of hand from thumb to longest finger (measurement of length) | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Ngaha | Portion of food | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Ngaha kau kiba | Distance between elbow ends with hands or fingertips touching over chest | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Gafa | Fathom, measure. Genealogy (McP. | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Ngafa | Lay hands on, grasp, grip Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Gafa | Fathom, armspan | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngafa | Share of work, length or section of tapa cloth | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Gnafa | A fathom, the measure of the extended arms | (Mar) |
| West Uvea | Ngafa | Brasse (mesure entre les jambes/les pieds) | (Hmn) |
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