Protoform: MAKA-VAA [SO] Distance, gap
| Description: | Distance, gap |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *waa.2 "interval (of space or time)" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangareva | Makuva/va | Ouverture de part en part; être percé | (Rch) |
| Nukuoro | Magavaa | Between; the time when | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Hai-maka-vaa | To watch, guard Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crn) |
| Rennellese | Makabaa | Distance; to be a short distance away, nearby | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Maʔavaa | Ajar (of door) | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Makovaa | Having one or more spaces, gaps, or intervals; gapped.... | (Mle) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | M(a)kavaa [NUP], mgavaa [VAE,TAU] | Point or period of time in past or future that is far away from the present time or the focal temporal point of the discourse | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mgavaa | Passage (e.g. between two islands); split, open (vi) | (Hvn) |
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