Protoform: PAA-PAKU [NP] Shallow: *pa(a)paku

Description: Shallow: *pa(a)paku
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *paku.a "dried up".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island Tai papaku Low tide (Wbr)
Fijian Vaavaku Thick (of a board) Problematic (Cpl)
Hawaiian Paapaʔu Shallow, shoal (Pki)
Luangiua Pu/paʔu Tide, low water; empty (Hbn)
Luangiua Pau/paʔu Empty, dry, shallow (Smd)
Mangareva ʔAka/papaaku Ne pas creuser profond un trou, une fosse. To dig a hole, but not very deep (Tgr). (Rch)
Mangareva Papaaku Peu profond (fosse, puits) (Rch)
Marquesas Papaku (MQN), papaʔu (MQS). Papau (Dln). Shallow. Bas, peu élevé, peu profond. (Lch)
Marquesas Pappóu A shoal; shallow (Crk)
Moriori Papaku Shallow (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Paapaku Shallow (Wms)
Niue Pakupaku Dry, shallow, low (of tide) Problematic (McE)
Penrhyn Paapaku Shallow; shoal (Sta)
Rapa Paku/paku Shallow place (Grn)
Samoan Papaʔu Shallow (Prt)
Tahitian Paapaʔu Endroit peu profond, haut-fond; peu profond (Lmt)
Tokelau Papaku Shallow, shallowness (Sma)
Tuamotu Paapaku Shallow (Stn)

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