Protoform: HAGA.1 [MP] Span (measurement)
| Description: | Span (measurement) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *za9a "span" (Gty. 1983). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Haga | Empan (mesure) Problematic | (Rch) |
| Emae | Aga | Span | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Caga | Span (measurement) | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Ana | Measure | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Anga | Unit of measure, span | (Lbr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Anga honu | Finger span | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Aka, ʔana | Mésurer à la brasse | (Dln) |
| Niue | Haga/tike | Span (from tip of tumb to tip of index finger) | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | He/ana | Measure (vt) [ex. with fingers] | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Anga | Span (measurement) | (Crl) |
| Raʔivavae | Aŋa | Span. To measure across the chest, as a stick or cord (Stn). | (Zpn) |
| Rotuman | Aga | Fathom Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Aga | Span (Measurement) | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Aa | To measure length or breadth | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Aga | Hand-span (used as a measuring-unit) | (Hpr) |
| Tongan | Hanga | Span (Measurement) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Hanga fesi | Distance measured by spanning and then bending the hand over onto the knuckles, thus adding to the span the length of the two top joints of the fingers | (Cct) |
| Tuamotu | Aŋa | Measure across chest to fingertips | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Aga | Measure in spans | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | N/aga/ii | Unit of length: span (end of thumb to little finger) Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Anga | Gap, opening. Time period (Lch). | (Hvn) |
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