Protoform: MUMU [PN] Crowded together
| Description: | Crowded together |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *mui "assemble, gather around, swarm over". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | So/mumu/ca | Swarm towards Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Muu | Gathered together, of people Problematic | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Mumu (ika) | Small shoal (of fish) | (Sve) |
| Niue | Mumu | To gather around, to come together in a crowd (implies noise and commotion) | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Mumu | Gather, crowd around; passive form: muuia | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Muumuu | Cluster round, congregate | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Mumu | Swarm, crowd (like flies) | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Mumu | Said of flies covering the body | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Mumu | Crowded closely together | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Mumu | Crowded together | (Rby) |
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