Protoform: GAO-HAQA [PN] Rough and stony of terrain or path
| Description: | Rough and stony of terrain or path |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. *gao "adze marks or grooves on worked timber" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Gaoʔa | Encombré, obstrué, embarrassée | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Gaohaʔa | Encombrement, embarras; encombré Borrowed | (Rch) |
| Luangiua | ʔEke ŋaoa | Bag for rubbish | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | ʔEke ŋaua | Basket of sweepings | (Sar) |
| Rennellese | Ngaoaʔa | Rocky, piled with rubbish | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Gaaoaa | Rocky, stony | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Gaosaa | Untidy, overgrown with bushes, weeds etc. Problematic | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Naoaa | Heap of rubbish | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Naoa | Period when flotsam arrives (approximately December - May); cluster of floating logs on the ocean; guts of humans, turtles and pigs... | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Ngaoaa | Abundance of pebbles or boulders | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Gaoaa | Rough terrain, rocky road | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Gaaohaa | Untidy (of house), overgrown (of road) Problematic | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngaohaʔa | Littered with garbage | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Gao/gaoa/ | Untidy | (Rby) |
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