Protoform: NAMU.1A [PN] Odour, flavour; to smell
| Description: | Odour, flavour; to smell |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NO *manu.2 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Namu | Bad smell, stink | (Yen) |
| Anuta | Na/namu | To have an unpleasant odour, to stink; sour, pungent or other disagreeable odour, such as the smell of *ma*, or rotten fish | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Namu/kuu | Bad odour, flavour | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Namu | Odour | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Namu-kuu | Bad smell | (Rch) |
| Emae | Namu | Namu/atea. :Fishy-smelling | (Cpl) |
| Emae | Namu | Namu/namusauga. :A bit smelly | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | N/namu/ | Have a smell, smell | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | L/lamu | To smell of Phonologically Irregular | (Lbr) |
| Marquesas | Namu- | Odour. Mauvaise odeur (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Namu | ? Vagina, cunt | (Wms) |
| Niuafoʔou | Na/namu | To smell (of something) | (Gry) |
| Niuafoʔou | Naamu/ʔi | To smell (perceive smell) | (Gry) |
| Niue | Namu | Smell (n) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Namu | A scent, a smell | (Crn) |
| Nukuoro | Namo-tenua | Fragrant | (Crn) |
| Pukapuka | Namu | To be odorous | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Namu/namu | Musty (of smells) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Namu | Smell | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Naamu | Smell n.; to smell of | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Na/namu/ | Fragrance | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Nami/nami | Having an ill scent Phonologically Irregular | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Namu/rea | Fragrant, savoury, as food | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Namu | Odour, smell (used of strong or unpleasant smells) | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Namu | Odour | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Namoo. Na/namoo. | Odour (either good or bad). To smell, aromatic. | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Namu/namu | Having odour | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Namu-ia | Smell (n,v) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Faka/na/namu-i | To season; to eat good food with poor to give it a taste | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Namu/ia | To smell something | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | (H)namu | To smell, to give off an odor; to stink | (Dty) |
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