Protoform: KOO-LELO [NP] Speak, orate, recite
| Description: | Speak, orate, recite |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *qalelo "tongue" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Rero/rero | To write, to draw (escribir signos, figuras). Write (archaic) (Wbr). Problematic | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | ʔOolelo | Language, speech, word | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | ʔOolelo | Talk stupidly [for a long time] | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Korero | Speech, talk to a crowd (I) | (???) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Koorero | Speak | (Osn) |
| Moriori | Korero | Speak; story. Account, narration | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Koorero-tia | Talk, speak, say; tale, story | (Bgs) |
| Penrhyn | Koorero | Talk | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Koorero | Oral traditions, traditional lore | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Orero | Language, speech, oration; to speak, to address, make an oration; an orator or public speaker | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔOorero | Faire un discours | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Koorero | Recite, orate, tell, talk, speak | (Stn) |
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