Protoform: LOKU [MP] Bent, bowed down
| Description: | Bent, bowed down |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *noku "bend" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ro/roku (te pana) | To draw (a bow) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Lo/loku/ | Bend over/down | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Loku | Relever, retrousser | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Roko | In bowed or stooping position, to be | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Loʔu | Overhang; bend over; bent over | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Roku/roku | Prière finale au jeu de *rama* Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ro(ro)ku | Bend; weighed down; grow weak, decline; wane (of moon) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Lo/loku/ | Bend | (Sph) |
| Niue | Loku | Carry a heavy load; fish with a rod Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Nga/logu | Push in, crumple up, bend out of shape (temporarily) | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Lo/loku/ | To bend. Concentrate, trust (Sby). | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Goku | Bend | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Loʔu | Bend at an angle, fold, crease | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Loʔu | Bent, curved (to be) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Loku | Bend over Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Lo/loku | Bend (vt) (sg) | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Loku | Bend or bend straight (a stick or piece of pipe) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Loku | Bow (n) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ulu/loku | Give a compensation (to avoid conflict) [Taumako Dialect] | (Hvn) |
19 entries found
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