Protoform: GATETE [PN] Shake, tremble, be mobile: *gate(e)te(e)
| Description: | Shake, tremble, be mobile: *gate(e)te(e) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. *gatata. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Gateetee | Move about, be mobile (as water in a bottle) | (Bgs) |
| Hawaiian | Nakeke | Rattling (as a window), rustling (as paper) | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ngatete | Grope about | (Sve) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngatete | Crackle, move | (Wms) |
| Niue | Gatiti | Jingling sound. Jingle, rattle (McE). Problematic | (Sph) |
| Raʔivavae | ŋatete | To jingle, rattle | (Stn) |
| Samoan | Gatete | Shake, tremble | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAtete | Tintement, bruit de ferraille; tinter, faire ces bruits (se dit des objets qui se heurtent les uns les autres) | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Atete | To rattle or tinkle; to chatter as the teeth through cold | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Ngatete | Rattle | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Gatete | Tremble with fear | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngatete(tete) | Tremble, shiver, quake | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | ŋatete | Tinkle, jingle, rustle | (Stn) |
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