Protoform: GUGU.1 [PN] Munch or crunch food
| Description: | Munch or crunch food |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | 0* >> PN *ma-gugu, *pa-gugu |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Gugu | Chew (as of bones) | (Bgs) |
| Easter Island | ŋuŋu/ŋuŋu | Eat raw food or fruit | (Fts) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ngungu | Chew, masticate solids which make noise | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Nguunguu | Gnaw | (Wms) |
| Niue | Gugu | Crunch in the mouth (e.g.iceblocks) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Ngungu | Chew, masticate | (Crl) |
| Rarotongan | Ngungu | Gnaw | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Gugu | Scranch v | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Ngungu | Crunch; mumble [food] | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Gugu | Crumble or crush with the teeth (something crunchy in the mouth, e.g. bone, biscuit etc.) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngungu | Eat with a munching or crunch noise | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ngungu/hia | Crush hard food (e.g. tupoe) with the teeth, gnaw | (Hvn) |
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