Protoform: KAKE-GA [NP] Ladder, steps: *ka(a)kega
| Description: | Ladder, steps: *ka(a)kega |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *kake 'climb', *-ga 'nominalizing suffix' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kaakega | Echelle | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kakega | Echelle, escalier | (Rch) |
| Kapingamarangi | Gaagenge | Ladder, stairway | (Lbr) |
| Mangaia | Kakenga | Stone steps in the cliff | (Sta) |
| Marquesas | Kakena, Kakeka (Ua Pou) | Escarpé, montueux, qui va toujours en montant. Endroit ou la montée commence (Dln). | (Lch) |
| Nuguria | Kaakena | Step of a house; ladder | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Gaagenga | Ladder, stairway | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Ara kaakenga | Ladder | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Kaakenga | Way of ascent, ladder, stairway | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Kaakenga | Steps, stairway, ladder; small tree used as a step to a larger tree | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Aʔega | A pole or beam, used for a ladder | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kaakena | A ladder; the holes cut in the side of coconut trees to make them easier to climb; a stretcher for carrying a person | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Kakenga | Something to climb on, e.g. ladder of forked tree limb with rungs of twisted vine or short branches | (Fth) |
| Tuvalu | Kaakega | Place to climb; notches cut in a perpendicular tree to assist ascent; a ladder | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kakenga | Ladder. Log bridge (Hnh). | (Hvn) |
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