Protoform: LAFU.3 [XW] In poor condition (surface of soil or body)
| Description: | In poor condition (surface of soil or body) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XW: West Polynesia (TON,NIU,EUV,EFU,SAM,TOK,TUV,NFO) |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *refu 'ashes', *efu 'dust' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Lafu/lafu | Stérile (pour la terre) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Lafu/lafu | Etre pâle (couleur de malade); gris, grisâtre | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | La/lafu | Faiblir, décliner, dépérir, avoir la couleur pâle d’un malade’ | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Dravu/dravu/a | Covered with ashes; grey in colour; poor, poverty | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Pa/raʔu | Etre gâté, abîmé, endommagé Problematic | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Raʔu | Etre rongé en terre par des insectes (ignames, pommes de terre) Problematic | (Rch) |
| Samoan | Laafu/lafu | Dingy, dusky, as the body for want of oiling | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Lafu/lafu (adv. lafulafu/aa) | Barren, unproductive, exhausted (of land) | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Lahu/tia | Sick from eating bad food; rash appearing on skin after eating food to which one is allergic | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Laafu/aʔa, (mod.) la/lafu | (Of soil) impoverished, exhausted by constant used; (of house and surroundings) old and "done for" | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lafu/lafu/a | (Of human body) dingy or dull for want of oiling | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Nafu/nafu/a | (Of the skin) rough and cracked as the result of over-indulgence in kava | (Cwd) |
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