Protoform: LAU.2A [PN] Speak formally; mention, enumerate, recite; count; read
| Description: | Speak formally; mention, enumerate, recite; count; read |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Rau | To count | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Lau | Dire, désigner; raconter; lire; compte; chant | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Lau | Compter, calculer | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Lau/tohi | Lire | (Rch) |
| Emae | Faka/rau/a | Tell (a story) | (Cpl) |
| Emae | Lau/lau/a | To praise Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
| Emae | Faka/rau muna | Talk, converse | (Rve) |
| Niuafoʔou | Lau | Count | (Dye) |
| Niue | Lau | Chorus (sung when dragging weights, etc.) | (McE) |
| Pukapuka | Waka/lau | Count | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Lau mako | Sound of chanting | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | La/lau | Fishing chant | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Gau | Curse mentioning a close relative | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Rau | Enumerate, mention one by one, read, recite Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Lau | Give out song verse by verse. Read out, call out (Mnr). | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Rau | Enumerate, count, tally; run through items on a list; recite titles | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Lau | Read; call out one by one, dictate | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Lau | Speak, talk (polite for lea or talanoa); mention, refer to; recite; count, reckon; read | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Low | To discourse, to relate; hearsay, report. To calculate. | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Lau/ʔi | Talk or gossip about (esp. in derogatory or critical way), say things about | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Lau | Count; a tune | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | L/lau | Magic spell, magical chant, incantation | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lu/i-a | Swear (at), talk badly about, abuse | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Mako /lau/fia | Hum (tune) (1860 Balad) | (Hmn) |
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