Protoform: NANU.A [PN] Speak indistinctly or confusedly
| Description: | Speak indistinctly or confusedly |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | E nanu tana fakaʔuvea | Il mélange son wallisien avec le français | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Namu | Unintelligible muttering, gibberish; to speak gibberish, to mumble; any foreign language, esp. English. Phonologically Irregular | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ma/gagu | To stammer Phonologically Irregular | (Ttr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Nanu | Speak indistinctly or confusedly, be inarticulate, indistinct (of speech) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Raru/raru | Be in trouble, confused; trouble Problematic | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Nanu/nanu | Murmur; talk in sleep | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Nanu/nanu | Talk in sleep | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Nanu | Mutter | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Nanu | Sing after a leader, knowing song imperfectly | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Nanu | Stammer, pronounce wrongly | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Nani | Talk indistinctly Phonologically Irregular | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Nanu/nanu | Confused (of speech), inarticulate | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Nanu | Mispronounce, mumble (e.g. small children); speak English | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Nenu | Speak falteringly or hesitantly. Bredouiller (Rch). | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Nanu | To mumble, murmur indistinctly; indistinct, inarticulate (of voice) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Nanu | Speak gibberish, or indistinctly. To be incoherent, to mumble (Jsn). | (Rby) |
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