Protoform: MASA-IA [PN] High and dry, stranded by receding water
| Description: | High and dry, stranded by receding water |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *masa |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niue | Mahaia | Aground (of fish) | (Lws) |
| Nukuoro | Masaia | Trapped by low water (e.g. canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide) | (Crl) |
| Takuu | Masaria | Adversely sffected by the tide being shallow Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Mahaia | To be left stranded by the outgoing tide (e.g. fish or dolphin); to be no longer floating, to run aground (of a boat or canoe approaching the shore) | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Masaia | To be shallow, stranded by low tide | (Jsn) |
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