Protoform: LEA [PN] Speak
| Description: | Speak |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Re(e)/rea | To speak (rarely used, probably archaic form) | (Fbg) |
| East Uvea | Lea | To speak | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rea | Murmur v | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hii/rea/ | Make an audible sound; indistinct, just audible; slight sound | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Haa/rea/rea | Heard indistinctly | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Lea | Speak | (Dye) |
| Niuafoʔou | Lea/ʔi | Scold | (Tmo) |
| Niue | Lea | To speak [exx. with negative] | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Gea | Speak, words, speech | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Rea | Speak | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Lea | Say, speak, tell, ask | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Lea | Speak; utter, make or produce a sound | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lea | Speech, voice, language, pronunciation | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Lea/ʔi | To speak to by way of reproof, admonition, encouragement or exhortation | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Rea | Murmur, speak | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tau/lea/ | Announce, proclaim | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lea | Speak, talk | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Le/le/ina | Swear at, talk badly about, judge | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Haka/lea | Talk to, approach | (Hvn) |
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