Protoform: GOGO.2 [PN] To suck liquid from a container

Description: To suck liquid from a container
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PPN *faagogo "half coconut shell".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Hatu/nono Breast, udder (when full or firm with milk) Phonologically Irregular (Wbr)
Hawaiian Nono Oozing, seeping out (as water in the sand) (Pki)
Hawaiian Noo Seepage; to leak, ooze, seep, sink (Pki)
Mangareva Gogo/gogo Trou d'un vase, d'un baril (Jnu)
Mangareva I/gogo Absorber, tirer, aspirer de l'eau; cérémonie au cours de l'ordination des prêtres du culte ancien (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Ngongo Suck, suck out; nectar; tube; pool of water in a hollow at which birds drink (Wms)
Niue Gaga Drink (from liquid running down or pouring out) (e.g. from a coconut) Phonologically Irregular (Sph)
Takuu Non/nono Part of the body (Brain ?) Uncertain Semantic Connection (Hwd)
Tuamotu ŋoŋo Suck, as a baby at the breast (Stn)
West Futuna Gogo/tama A woman who has borne children (Dty)

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