Protoform: LAGAI [EC] Raft, float
| Description: | Raft, float |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EC: Ellicean |
| Notes: | *0 < NP *laga.1b 'afloat, buoyant' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nukumanu | Laanai | Raft | (Hwd) |
| Samoan | Lagai | Shoal of dolphins Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Laanai | Deck of a two-hulled canoe or catamaran, raft; floating bier on which the ariki's body was formerly walked across the lagoon... | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Laga/lagai | Float (for holding oneself or a catch of fish near the surface of the sea; usually a block of light wood) | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Laangai | Surf board, or any board or raft used to play in water | (Bsr) |
5 entries found
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