Protoform: LEWA.1 [NP] Free-float in air or on water, be suspended
| Description: | Free-float in air or on water, be suspended |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> EP *rewa.1a "set sail", *rewa.1b "flag", CC *taa-rewa "flap, flutter", SO *eva 'float, fly' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Taa/neva | To jump | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Reva | Hanging, suspended | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Rewa | High, height (not used of stature) Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Lewa | Hanging, float | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Lewe/lewe | Free fall through the air | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Lewe | Ancient dance-song; phonograph Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Rev | Dancing Problematic | (Ray) |
| Luangiua | Leva | Empty (hunger) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Eva | Etre pendant (e.g. un bras devenu raide dans une maladie) Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Eva/eva | Pendre, être suspendu Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Tu/reva | Etre de passage dans un endroit Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Reva | Float; (moon) rise to zenith | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ma/reva | Air | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | ʔEva | Suspendu, pendant, pendiller, pendre | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | ʔE/ʔeva | Sans force, sans vigueur, mou, affaibli, accablé, ennuyé Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | ʔEva/ʔeva | Bercer, agiter | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Tau/ʔeva | Suspendu; peser à la balance romaine ou au crochet | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Áiva | To lag, droop, or hang down like a dog's ears; the red flesh hanging from a fowl's neck | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Rewa | Swim | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rewa | Float, elevated | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/rewa | Suspend | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Leva | Sail through the air | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Reva | Float; sky, air; weather | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Leva/leva | Loose, not fitting tightly | (Sby) |
| Rennellese | Geba | Soar, fly evenly, as flying fish or plane | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Reva | Espace céleste (au-dessous de la voute céleste ra'i) | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Reva/reva | To be flying, as many flags | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Leeva | Not firmly fixed, dissociated, light-headed, free-floating Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Reva | Hang | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Leva | Be unstable, on the point of falling, almost losing one's balance, fall | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Tu/leva | Change about; not rest in one place | (Cpl) |
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