Protoform: LOOMAKI.* [PN] Duck or dip under water: *lo(o)maki
| Description: | Duck or dip under water: *lo(o)maki |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *loma.1 "flood caused by high seas or tides", *lomi 'press down upon' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Romaki | To plant a seedling by first digging a hole for it and placing the plant into the hole... | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Loomaki | Flooded, as by large waves | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Loomaki | Le Déluge | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Lomaki | Enfoncer dans l'eau, tremper dans l'eau | (Btn) |
| Niue | Lomoki | To dip, submerge, duck (under water) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Sikaiana | Lomaki | To push into the ground, as in planting | (Dnr) |
| Tokelau | Loomaki | Lower into water (of a noose to trap fish) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Loomaki | Flood (n,v) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Loomaki/ʔi | Hold a person under water | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Lomagi | To drown, to founder | (Mar) |
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