Protoform: QAFIO [PN] Go, be (chiefly term?)
| Description: | Go, be (chiefly term?) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | ʔAfio | Terme de respect pour Dieu et le Roi; majesté, noblesse, royauté | (Rch) |
| Niuafoʔou | ʔAfio | Sit (Chief). | (Tmo) |
| Niue | Fio/ia | To see (used only of chiefs or in worship). To wish to do something (Sph). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| Samoan | Afio | (chiefly) Come, go; reside, dwell; be present; say | (Mnr) |
| Tongan | ʔAfio | (of king or queen) To sit, to be present, to live (dwell, reside), or to look; Majesty | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Afio, (a)hio | Come, go | (Hvn) |
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