Protoform: QAFU.1 [PN] To be hot and humid
| Description: | To be hot and humid |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. TO *qafua "fine (weather)", NP *ma-qafu "steamy" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | ʔAfu | Fumee, vapeur; etre chaud, brulant, en parlant de la cuisine | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | ʔAʔafu | Bruler, etre brulant | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | ʔAfu | Mettre le feu a le four Wallisien | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Yavu | Burned up, consumed | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Aʔu | Etre chaud, rouge de chaleur | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ma/ahu/ | Steamy | (Wms) |
| Niue | Afu, a/afu, afu/afu | Hot, oppressive, sultry, airless | (McE) |
| Niue | Te/afu, ta/afu | Tired Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Awu | Hot | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Ahu | Warm, feverish, hot (as the body) | (Stn) |
| Raʔivavae | A/ahu | Steam, vapor | (Stn) |
| Rennellese | ʔAʔahu | Burn, smart, hurt (as new tattooing); shake, as with fever | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Aafu | To be heated, to sweat | (Prt) |
| Samoan | ʔAfu | Sweat | (McP) |
| Tahitian | Ahu | Chaleur radiante; dégager de la chaleur par radiation, chauffer en parlant du piment; fièvre, avoir la fièvre | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Ahu/ahu | Hot, sultry, not airy; the heat of the sun or of clothes | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Afu | Be drenched; be moved emotionally, in warmth | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Aafu | Perspiration, sweat; (of plants) wither and die | (Sma) |
| Tongan | ʔAfu | Hot and steamy, of air, of an earth-oven, of a feverish person | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | ʔAʔafu | Very hot and steamy | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Aahu | Steam, vapour; hot from exertion | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Aafu | To sweat | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ahu | Be hot (about a sick person) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ahu/ahu | Be tired, weak, etc. due to pregnancy Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hvn) |
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