Protoform: LUMA [PN] Ashamed, shy
| Description: | Ashamed, shy |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *5 PMP *malu` "sich schamen" (Dpf. 1938). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Luma | Avoir honte; honte; respect entre frères et soeurs | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Luma | Be ashamed | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Luma | One that is modest, retiring (figurative) | (Cpl) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruma/ki | Stoop, bow Problematic | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Luma | A personal peculiarity subjecting one to ridicule (as baldness, being crippled) | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Luuma/nga | Shameful abnormality | (Bge) |
| Samoan | Luma | Humiliation | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Ruma/ruma | Etre sombre, être maussade (se dit du ciel) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Ruma | Gloom, as of the evening; sullenness Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Ruma | Reputation (esp. of ill-repute); scandal; exposure to public shame | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Luma | Disgrace, shame, humiliation | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Luma | Taunt, jeer | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Ruma | Dark, gloomy, as clouds Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Faka/luma/ | Do something others may tease you for | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Ruma/ruma | Leave one's friends and stay with others | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Ruma/ruma-ia | To send away one who comes to the house | (Cpl) |
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