Protoform: LAGA.1B [NP] Be afloat, buoyant
| Description: | Be afloat, buoyant |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Paka/ranga | To rise to the surface | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Laga | Be carried on a canoe without sinking | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Laga | Etre porté par une pirogue | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Raŋa | To flow; to form a puddle. (Of water from heavy rains or flood) to run together to form a lake. Float (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Lana | Floating, buoyant | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Langa/dia | Buoyant | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Langa | Riding high in the water (canoe) | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Raga | Swim or float on surface of the water. Surnager, raser l'eau. | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | ʔAka (MQN), ʔana. | Be afloat. Surnager, être à flot, planer dans les airs; être inondé | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Anga, no’Tha’wiae | To float on a river | (Rbs) |
| Marquesas | ʔAkaʔaka (MQN), anaʔana (MQS) | Light. Léger, peu lourd; agile, prompt; aller mieux, éprouver du soulagement en parlant d'un malade. | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Papa ʔana/tai (MQS), papa ʔaʔa/tai, papa ʔaʔa/heke (MQN) | Planche à surfer | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Tai/ʔaʔa | Se laisser aller sur la vague qui porte sur le sable; surfer Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ranga | Sandbank, fishing ground; shoal of fish | (Wms) |
| Niue | Laga | The biggest wave within a series Problematic | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Rana (pl./freq. ranarana) | Float (vi) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | L/laga/ | Float (on surface of water) | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Langa | Ship from one place to another | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Langa/dia | Able to remain afloat with a load | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Aa/langa(langa) | Buoyant (of boat with heavy load) | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Ganga | Float, be buoyant | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | L/lana | To float in water | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Lana, rana | Float, be afloat, buoyant, riding high in the water | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | (La)laga | (school of skipjack) Rise, appear | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Laga/ina | Carry (said of the number of people etc. that a canoe can carry without sinking) | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | La(ga)laga | To float | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Laga | School of fish near the surface | (Rby) |
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