Protoform: LOMA.1 [NP] Flood; high or rising tide
| Description: | Flood; high or rising tide |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *lolo.2 "flood", *loomaki.* "duck, dip under water". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifira-Mele | R/roma | High tide, to come in (of tide) | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Loma | Island Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Roma | Flood, flood tide, stream, current; channel | (Wms) |
| Tuamotu | Roma | Flood | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Loma | Overflow, rise up (of water) | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | L/loma | Flow freely (as milk from nipple) | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Loma | Wave; break (of waves) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tai loma | High tide or water | (Grn) |
| West Futuna | H/lom(a). X/loma (FUT), loma (ANI) (Cpl). | High (tide) | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Faka/ramo/sa (ANI) | Deluge; to flood. Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Ko/lom/lome | Tidal wave. La mer monte (Rve). | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Vei/loma/loma | Full of water (said of yams) | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Lom/loma | Rising, approaching high tide (of the sea). Monter (mer) (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Faka/ramo/si-a | To hold one under water; playing at bathing Phonologically Irregular | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Lo/loma | Marée montante/haute; inondation de la mer | (Hmn) |
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