Protoform: LAKA.1 [MP] Go, step, step over
| Description: | Go, step, step over |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *laka-laka 'walk with long strides...'. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Raka | Step over | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Laka | Go, step | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Laka/si | Enjamber, enjambé | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Laka/fia | Etre franchi, être attaqué | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Laka | Step outsmartly, etc | (Rch) |
| Emae | Raka-ia | Step over | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Laka/wa | Take a step | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Lako | Go | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Raka | Spring up, move away from position Problematic | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Laʔa | Go past; win (game); distant, once removed | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Haa/laʔa/ | Step over, overtake, beat | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Raka | Profaner, traiter sans respect une chose sacrée, un objet de culte | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Raka/ʔi | Profaner un lieu saint | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Raka/i/ga | Eclipse du soleil | (Rch) |
| Mota | Laka | Kick up the heels, dance | (Cdn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Raka | Go, spread abroad; agile, adept | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/raka/ | Step out | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Raka/pikipiki | Lie across one another | (Wms) |
| Niue | Laka | Step (n); step over something or somebody, overstep (often implies a 'cautionary' or 'ill-advised' action); to mate [exx. of animals]. To step, to cross over (McE). | (Sph) |
| Niue | Laka/fia | To step over the boundary, exceed; to take effect | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Raka (i aruna) | Be superior to, exceed | (Trt) |
| Nukumanu | Raka (pl. llaka) | Past (point in time); (days) pass, elapse | (Trt) |
| Nukumanu | Haere haka/raka (pl. oo hakallaka) | Pass by, go past | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | L/laga | Take a single step | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Laga/laga | Put down one foot after another as in walking | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Laka | To jump; move to front of line ; step on | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Lakalaka/i | Step carefully | (Sby) |
| Rapa | Ka/nako | To go Problematic | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Raka | Shift (of the wind) Problematic | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Gaka | Step, move (as to another district) | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Laʔa | Step | (Cwd) |
| Saʔa | Laka | Leap about | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Laʔa | Step, pass over | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Laʔa/sia | Step over, go beyond | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Laka | Cross over, pass, step over; be first, be best, pass (exam); pass (of time) | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Laka | (of a woman) Beautiful, or skilful at making something Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| Takuu | L/laka, raka | Pass or step above something without touching | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Raka, laka | Go past, pass over | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Raka | Take a step, step on, over | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Laka | Step (n,v) | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Laka/hia | Be stepped over (e.g. it is very bad for a woman to step over a fishing line) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Laka | Go, walk, especially for a short distance, march, step, proceed; go beyond, past, over | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Laka/si | Pass, go beyond, surpass, exceed, surmount | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Laka | Step | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | La/laka | To firm soil with foot | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laka(ua) | Step over | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Laka-ia | Pass, be beyond, overtake; pass (of time) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | (H)laka | To stride; begin to walk (as of a child). Enjamber, poser pied par terre (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Faka/laka | To make a thing with long spaces. To make with long open spaces, to space things (Dty) | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Faka/raka-i | To throw a stone at something over high obstacles | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Sop/raka/ia | To leap over | (Dty) |
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