Protoform: LAWA.3 [PN] Item of clothing, loincloth, skirt: *lawa(-lawa)
| Description: | Item of clothing, loincloth, skirt: *lawa(-lawa) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *8 Note: Probably connected with *lawa.2 bind". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Rava | European cloth worn wrapped around a man's waist | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Rava/rava | Women's skirt, either of bark cloth or European cloth | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Lava | Vetement, tout ce que sert a envelopper le corps | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Lava | Ceinture en cuir ou en tapa que l'on met on bandouliere comme l'etole du diacre | (Btn) |
| Emae | Rava/rava | Lavalava | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Rava/rava | Lavalava, sarong, waist-cloth | (Clk) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ra/roa | A loin cloth Phonologically Irregular | (Sve) |
| Niue | Lava/kimata | Bark-cloth hat | (McE) |
| Samoan | Lava/lava (Prt), Laava/lava (Mnr) | Clothes | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Rava | Skirt of woman; kilt of man; a "wrap around" garment | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Laava/lava | Clothes; wear a kie (wrap-around garment) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vala | Clothes, especially loincloth | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Lava | Garment, clothes | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Lava/lava | Fabric loincloth worn by men Phonologically Irregular | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | H/lava | Belt, strap, strip of cloth; to wear a strip of cloth around the waist | (Dty) |
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