Protoform: KAWEIGA [PN] That which is steered for (usually a star)
| Description: | That which is steered for (usually a star) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kaavenga | Guide star | (Fbg) |
| East Uvea | Kaveiga | Groupes d'etoiles sur lequel on se dirige dans la navigation | (Btn) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kaveinga | Direction to steer by | (Bck) |
| Pukapuka | Kaveinga | Compass ; a group of stars on the same declination, thought of as a constellation ; bearing | (Sby) |
| Rapa | Kevenga | Star | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Kaveinga | Direction, guide to direction, course, compass | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Kavei | Take as a mark to steer by Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | Aveia | A mark to steer by when at sea, the sun by day, and moon and stars by night; a mariner's compass | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAveiʔa | Boussole, compas de marine; guide (biblique) | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Kavenga | Guiding star | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kaveinga | That which is steered for | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kave(e)iŋa | Guiding star (used to steer by) | (Stn) |
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