Protoform: QAMIO [PN] Variable (of direction of motion)
| Description: | Variable (of direction of motion) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *mio 'turn, twist', EC *mio-mio "whirlpool" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | ʔAmio | Variable (of direction of motion) , tortueux, en zigzag | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | ʔAamio | Tortueux, en zigzag | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Amio | Pass in and out | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Amio | (_matagi) Vent qui vient de tous les cotés, qui souffle par saccades | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Amio | Rechercher, poursuivre | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Amimio | Giddy | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Pokai/amio | Encircle | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Amio | Roam, go round about, circle round | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Aamio/mio | Turn round and round | (Wms) |
| Raʔivavae | A/amio | To contract and expand gently; said of the vaginal muscles | (Stn) |
| Raʔivavae | A/amio/mio | To move gently back and forth; as the strands of the cat's cradle in the figure called 'Utaami | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Amio | Whirl, turn round rapidly | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Aamio/mio | Go about | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Aamio | Conduct, behaviour; habits, ways Problematic | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Amio | Unsettled, changeable | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Aamio | Manners, ways, actions; behave, conduct oneself Problematic | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fakaʔaa/ʔaamio/ | Twisted, wriggle out of something | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Aamio | Contract and expand gently | (Stn) |
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