Protoform: KAKALA [PN] Fragrant
| Description: | Fragrant |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 Note. No long glottal stops are recorded for OJA. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Kakala | Fragrant plant | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kakara | Fragrant, perfumed | (Fts) |
| Emae | Kakara | Sweet | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAʔala | Fragrant, sweet-smelling | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Namu/kkara | Delicious | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | ʔAla | Fragrant | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Kakara | Fragrant | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Kakara | Odeur agréable; être odoriférant. Parfum, sentir bon; perfume, smell nice (Atl). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kakaʔa (MQN), kekaʔa (MQS) | Exhaler une bonne odeur, sentir bon. Odeur, arôme; smell, scent, aroma (Atl). | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Kara | Aromatic | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kakara | Fragrant | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Kkara | Very tasty (as for example smoked fish with dry coconut) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Kala | Fragrance (especially of food) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Kakara | Fragrant | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Kara/sia | Sweet, tasty | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kakala | Sweet smelling | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Kakara | Fragrant | (Bse) |
| Sikaiana | Kkala | Sweet, fragrant | (Sps) |
| Tahitian | Aara | Sweet, odoriferous as herbs; the sweet or fragrant scent of herbs | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Kkara | Fragrance, aroma; delicious, fragrant | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kakara, kara | Sweet | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kakala | Fragrant flower | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Cacala. Namoo cacala. | Any flower, a wreath or necklace of flowers. Sweet scent (as of flowers); odorous. | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Kakara, kara (Poetic) | Fragrant | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Namu khala | Smell sweet; sweet smell | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Xkara | To smell, have an odour | (Cpl) |
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