Protoform: LAU.3 [EO] Surface area, expanse, breadth, size
| Description: | Surface area, expanse, breadth, size |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Rau | Flat surface of an object | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Lau/lasi | Broad, wide | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Lau/ʔikiʔiki | Etroit | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Lau/liki | Grouiller (gens, animaux) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Lau/lahi | Largeur | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Lau/laa | Broad, wide, liberal | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Lau/papa | Broad, flat (of coral, lava, reef) | (Pki) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau/iti | Small, fine, thin | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau/nui | Broad | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau/raha | Spread out | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau/rarahi | Broad, expansive | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau/rangi | Other time, another day | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau/roha | Spread about, scattered, extended (of the arms) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Lau/lahi | Wide, broad | (Sph) |
| Niue | Lau/tote | Narrow | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Lau | The size of something | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Lau/malie | Big, great | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Lau/dodole | Smallness | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Lau/liliki | Very thin | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Laa/nunui | Very big (eg. of coconuts | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Laa/liliki | Very small | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Gau | Size, width, to be of a size | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Gau/ʔeha | Wide | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Gau/ʔitiʔiti | Narrow | (Ebt) |
| Saʔa | Lau/wanga | The firmament, open space of heaven (S) (Ivens 1918) | (Ivs) |
| Saʔa | Maa/lau | Air, firmament (Ivs) | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Lau | Breadth | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Lau/tele | Broad, wide (of surfaces such as mats, leaves etc.) | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Lau/itiiti | Narrow | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Lau- | Flat surface | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Rau | Breadth, extent, expanse | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Lau/efa | Wide | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Rau/iti | Narrow | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Lau/fola | To spread abroad (what was secret) by talking about it | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lau/hakau | Area (in the sea) more or less covered with reefs | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lau/lahi | Broad, wide of a board, mat, road etc. | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lau/siʔi | Narrow (of a board, mat, road etc. | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lau/iiki | (dual or plural) Narrow (of a board, mat, road etc.) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Low | Measure of the surface of any thing | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Lau/efa | Wide | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Lau/liki | Narrow (Johnson) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lau/efa | Wide | (Ray) |
| West Uvea | Lau/efa | Largeur, large | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Lau/liki | Narrow (Leverd) | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Lau- | Préfixe nominal marquant le sens de "plat, étendu" | (Hmn) |
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