Protoform: LONA [PN] Hiccups, have hiccups; to choke: *lo(o)na(a)
| Description: | Hiccups, have hiccups; to choke: *lo(o)na(a) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *laqoa 'be choked' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Lona | Avoir le gosier embarrassé d'avoir trop bu ou trop mangé | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Lonaa | Hoquet; avoir le hoquet | (Rch) |
| Kapingamarangi | Noonaa | Food stuck in the throat; to choke (because there is too much to swallow) Phonologically Irregular | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rona/rona | Strangle | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Loonaa | The sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid) | (Crl) |
| Samoan | Lona | To be pained by swallowing a hard unmasticated substance | (Pki) |
| Samoan | Lona, loga | Hiccup | (Mnr) |
| Tokelau | Lonaa | Be choked on a piece of food | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Lonaa | (To have) hiccups | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lona | The hiccups (singular) | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Loonaa | To have food stuck in windpipe, to choke | (Jsn) |
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