Protoform: NAMO [MP] Enclosed area of water, lagoon, pool
Description: | Enclosed area of water, lagoon, pool |
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Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
Notes: | *4 POC *namo "lagoon inside a reef, deep pool or hole in reef" (LPO II:109 |
Pollex entries:
Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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East Futuna | Namo | Large shallow area on reef. Partie en creux du platier qui reste recouverte d'eau (entre le tu'a tete et la plage) (Mfr). | (Bgs) |
East Uvea | Namo | Lagoon; shallow area of the sea | (Rch) |
Emae | Namo | Pool, place in lagoon with sandy bottom | (Cpl) |
Lau | Namo | Deep water in a lagoon | (Ivs) |
Luangiua | Ĺ‹amo | Distance Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
Niuatoputapu | Namo | Reef flat (including littoral zones) | (Dye) |
Niue | Namo | Lake, lagoon. Pond (McE). | (Sph) |
Niue | Namo/namo | Be full to the brim; the deep (of sea) | (Sph) |
Niue | Puke namo | Quite full | (McE) |
Nuguria | Namu | Lagoon Phonologically Irregular | (Dvl) |
Nukumanu | Namo | Sea, lake | (Trt) |
Samoan | Namo | Place in lagoon abounding in fish | (Prt) |
Sikaiana | Namo | The area inside the reef; the lagoon (moana) and surrounding shallow area | (Dnr) |
Takuu | Namo | Lagoon | (Mle) |
Tokelau | Namo | Lagoon | (Sma) |
Tongan | Namo | Lagoon; sea near the land, esp. between reef and shore | (Cwd) |
Tuvalu | Namo | Lagoon | (Rby) |
Vaeakau-Taumako | Namo | Lagoon. Where large boulders are on reef (Lch). | (Hvn) |
West Futuna | Namo | Pool of water | (Dty) |
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