Protoform: QALA-QALA [NP] Talk, converse

Description: Talk, converse
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 < PN *qara 'awake'
Cf. TOK gloss below

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Araara To chat, discuss; discussion (Fbg)
Anuta Araara/panga Story (Fbg)
New Zealand Maori Araara Renowned, much talked of (Wms)
Rarotongan Araara Say, talk, speak (Bse)
Rennellese ʔAgaʔaga To shout, dance, pray, as while carving a canoe or to alleviate the pain of one being tattooed and to keep him from fainting (Ebt)
Tikopia Araara Talk, discuss, yarn (Fth)
Tokelau Alaala Sit up and talk during the evening (Sma)

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