Protoform: MA-NIA.2 [NP] Smooth, slippery
| Description: | Smooth, slippery |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. CE *nia "smooth" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Mania | Drowsy, inactive, sleepy Problematic | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Maŋia | Shiny, slippery | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Maŋea | Bald Phonologically Irregular | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Mania | Etre glissant (mais non par humidité) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Mania, menia | Smooth, flat, of a surface. Uni, poli; plat; plaine, terrain uni; lisse, glissant; mer calme | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Mania | Slippery | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mania | Slippery | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Mania | Calm; smooth | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Mania | Smooth, flat, blunt | (Bse) |
| Sikaiana | Mania | Smooth, glassy feeling | (Sps) |
| Tahitian | Mania | Calm, no wind stirring; serene, unruffled, applied to the mind | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Mania | Calme; être calme (se dit de la mer); émoussé, être émoussé | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Mania | Absolutely smooth...; slippery | (Mle) |
| Tuamotu | Mania | Smooth, still, calm | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Mania | Smooth, level (of a surface) | (Rby) |
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