Protoform: NAA-NAA [CE] Look at
| Description: | Look at |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *na “there (by addressee)” |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Naa | Waylay, lie in wait for an enemy, expect, wait for Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Naanaa | Look at, see, observe, notice, inspect; care for, pay attention to | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Naanaa | Regarder, examiner de près; espionner; soupçonner | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Nana/ʔua | Regarder de tous côtés promptement et furtivement; avoir les yeux hagards | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Haka/nana (MQN), haʔa/nana (MQS) (Atl). | Guetter; épier pour surprendre, tendre des embûches... | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Na(a) | Behold . So; see | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hii/nana/ | Staring angrily, looking fierce | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Naanaa | Tend carefully, nurse | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Nana | Look! Behold! | (Wms) |
| Rarotongan | Naana | To raise up, to lift up, to gaze upwards | (Mka) |
| Rarotongan | Naanaa | Turn or raise the eyes, look at; turn, look, glance | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | I/naa | Look! Lo and behold! Look out (you) there! | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Naʔa | Know, etc Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Naʔanaʔa | Careful, cautious, wary; wonder, speculate, suppose Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Naanaa | Regarder (arch.) | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Na | Lo! See! Behold! | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Nanaa | To look at, observe | (Stn) |
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