Protoform: NEWA.A [PN] Wander, move aimlessly or unsteadily
| Description: | Wander, move aimlessly or unsteadily |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> NP *aa-newa 'dizzy, unsteady, weak'' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Newa | Reel, stagger | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Taka/neva | To wander about aimlessly, for no reason | (Sve) |
| Niue | Neva | To wander aimlessly; to go for a leisurely walk | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Neva/neva | Wander aimlessly as an idiot | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Mata /neva/neva | Distraught | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Neva | Saunter, stroll ; wander about having nowhere to go | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Neva/neva | Sway from side to side | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Neva/neva | Instable, inconstant. Wild, unsteady; wandering, applied to the eye (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Neva | Hover; (walk) unsteadily | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Neva/neva | (of stomach) Unsettled from hunger; (of body) exhausted; (of birds) hover | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Faka/neva/neva | At leisure, spiritless, unemployed | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Neva | Rise, soar | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Neva/neva | Wander, of the eyes | (Stn) |
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