Protoform: OO.2 [PN] Yes, response to call: *(q)oo
| Description: | Yes, response to call: *(q)oo |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *qo "yes; agree, give assent" (ACD). [Based on PN + Motu, Mono-Alu] |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Oo | Répondre (à qqn qui appelle) | (Mfr) |
| Easter Island | ʔOo | Contestar diciendo "o" | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Oo | Answer, reply "yes", agree, say, talk | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Oo/re | Yes | (Clk) |
| Mangareva | ʔOo | Exclamation pour appeler et pour répondre | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | A/o | Consentir, acquiescer, accéder; interjection, en réponse à un appel: présent | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | A/óu | To answer; to require a repetition; holloa! | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | E/o | Interjection pour appeler quelqu'un de près: hé! holà! dis! écoute! | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ai/óu | An exclamation to draw the attention of a person passing by or going away | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Oo | Call; answer a call by "Oo!" | (Bgs) |
| Niue | G/oo | Answer, reply, holler (in response to call) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Oe | Answer to a call | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Oou | Yeah! (the reply when one’s name is called); present! (this may be a reply when the roll is called at school) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Oo | Response to a call | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | ʔOo | Oh; yes | (Zpn) |
| Rennellese | ʔOo | Yes | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | O | Yes, in answer to a call | (Prt) |
| Samoan | ʔOo | Yes (in answer to a call by name) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Oo | Yes (declarative statement) | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | ʔOo | Réponse à un appel: entendu! oui! présent! c’est moi! comment? | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Oo | Exclamation of surprise Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | O | Yes (in answer to being called by one's name) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Oo | A familiar substitute for ko au in responding to a call | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Oo | Oi (interjection indicating pleasant surprise or something quite unexpected) Problematic | (Hvn) |
| Waya | Coo | Call, invocation; call someone to come | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | (H)o | Yes | (Dty) |
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