Protoform: OQO [PN] Able to enter or be contained
| Description: | Able to enter or be contained |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *oso "tight, jammed, full, overflow, enter with difficulty" (Gce). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | O | Pouvoir etre contenu, pouvoir entrer | (Gzl) |
| East Futuna | Oo | Avoir une place; entrer (dans un vêtement) Phonologically Irregular | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Oʔo | Etre profond; s'enfoncer aisément | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Oʔo | Enter. Enter, insert (of e.g. a person entering a house through a window to steal or violate) (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Oo | To remain, endure, survive, continue, go on, exist Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Oo | Having space, having room, roomy | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Oo | Find room, be capable of being contained or enclosed; get in | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Oo | Fit to (or into) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Oo | To get in ; go into, fall into a narrow place | (Yda) |
| Pukapuka | Oo | Pass through a narrow space ; to get in, fit inside | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Oo | Find room, fit into, get into, become involved in | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Oʔo | To be crowded | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Haka/oʔo/hia | To be possessed, crazy | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | O | To penetrate, as a spear into the body; to go deep down, as a stick stuck into the ground, and meeting with no obstacle | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Oo | Entrer, pénétrer | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Oo | Loose-fitting | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Oʔo | Reach or penetrate to | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Oo | Penetrate, enter into; find room, get in (implying difficulty or reluctance) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Oo | To surround, enclose; pen, coop, enclosure Problematic | (Jsn) |
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