Protoform: GEGE [NP] Weary

Description: Weary
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> NP *sa-gege "weak"
*1 Cf. *gaegae

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Ngenge Slow (Fbg)
Hawaiian Nene Fretting, teasing or nagging for something (Pki)
Luangiua ŋeŋe Soft, gentle (Smd)
Moriori Ngenge Jaded, fatigued (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Ngenge Tired (Wms)
Niue Gege Not reaching, not touching the surface, not properly secured; to be short of something Problematic (Sph)
Rarotongan Ngenge Benumbed; have pins and needles (Bse)
Samoan Gege To die, of animals, and of men abusively (Prt)
Takuu Neenee Illness with rapid breathing and shortness of breath (Hwd)
Tikopia Ngeengee Weak, inept (Fth)
Tokelau Gege Be chilled, have a bodily coldness and shivering Uncertain Semantic Connection (Sma)
Tuamotu ŋeŋe Tired, exhausted feeling (Stn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Ta/ngenge/ina Punish (Hvn)

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