Protoform: QALOFI [SO] Coastal area
| Description: | Coastal area |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *qaro-fi "front" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Aropi/tai | Water covering the fringing reef | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | ʔAlofi | Name of island with sandy beaches screening Futuna from the trade-winds | (Bgs) |
| Takuu | Arofi | Sandy area of beach | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Arohi | Sandy area of beach on lagoon side of each island | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Arofi | Flat area, expanse, lowland | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Arofi fenua | Beach, in contrast to tua fenua (rock border) and arofi tai (reef area) | (Fth) |
| Tuvalu | Alofi | Frontage, especially of an island. | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Aalofi | Frontage of islet, island facing lagoon | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Alohi | Sea inside the reef, leeward | (Hvn) |
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