Protoform: LAVA-A [SO] Able, capable
| Description: | Able, capable |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *lawa 'sufficient' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Lavaa | Etre capable de porter qqch. | (Mfr) |
| Luangiua | Lavaa, vallaa | Can, be able to | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Lavaaʔiŋa | Verstehen [know how to] | (Sar) |
| Nukumanu | Lavaa | Able, possible | (Trt) |
| Pukapuka | Lavaa | (of a capable person) Able to do or understand more | (Sby) |
| Samoan | Lavaa | Be able to | (Mnr) |
| Takuu | Lavaa, ravaa | Able to do something (do a task, meet a challenge) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Ravaa | Endure, cope | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Lavaa | Be able to; withstand, endure; manage, be capable of | (Sma) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Thae/lavaa | Be tired, be exhausted | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Te/lava/kina | Not strong enough to cope with, reach the limit of one's strength | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Te/reva | To be tired of something; not feel right; sense something amiss. Etre fatigué (Rve). | (Dty) |
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