Protoform: NANU.B [NP] Grumble, mutter discontentedly, complain

Description: Grumble, mutter discontentedly, complain
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> TA *moe-nanu "talk in one's sleep"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Nanu Réprimander, gronder, blâmer (Gzl)
East Uvea Nanu Se plaindre, gronder (Rch)
Mangareva Naanu Maudire, charger d'imprécations; déclarer anathème sur quelqu'un (Rch)
Marquesas Coʔnaʔnu To mock, jeer (Rbs)
Marquesas Ko/nano Dédaigneux, qui méprise les autres; se moquer de quelqu'un, le ridiculiser Phonologically Irregular (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Nanu Murmur with discontent (Wms)
Nukuoro Nanu Grumble, complain (Crl)
Rarotongan Nanu Murmur with discontent (Bse)
Tahitian Nanu(nanu) To grudge or envy what another has; to be envious of another's possessions (Dvs)

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