Protoform: NUKU.1 [FJ] Earth, land
| Description: | Earth, land |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *nuku “sandy ground, sand bank, sand spit” (LPO II:44). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Nuku | Island (archaic) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Nuku | Village name | (Bgs) |
| Fijian | Nuku | Sand | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Nuku | Small island | (Clk) |
| Kwaio | Nuʔu | Margins of sand, area of strand immediately above beach | (Ksg) |
| Mangareva | Nuku | Pays, endroit. A land, a country; a place (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Nuku- | First element in many place names | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Nuku | Earth, land | (Wms) |
| Niue | Nuku | Land, country, place (obs) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Nugu | Land, islet | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Nuku | Island; dwelling-place | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Nuku | Earth, land | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Nuku | Earth, land | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Nuʔu | District, country, island | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Nuʔu | Earth, land (only as part of place-names) | (???) |
| Tikopia | Nuku | Island; settlement | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Nuku | Village, town; country, place; home | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Nuku | Element in place-names | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Nuku | Earth, land | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Nuku | Country | (Rby) |
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