Protoform: QUGA-QUGA [XW] Decay (of teeth, yams, coconuts): *quga(-quga)
| Description: | Decay (of teeth, yams, coconuts): *quga(-quga) |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XW: West Polynesia (TON,NIU,EUV,EFU,SAM,TOK,TUV,NFO) |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | ʔUgaʔuga | Mal recousu; carié (dent); ébréché; raboteux; laid | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔUga | Tartre qui s'attache aux dents, la carie dentaire; (coco) gâté, non sain | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Ugauga | Pitted or riddled, as worm-eaten wood; the worm that eats the wood | (Cpl) |
| Niue | Ungaunga | Small cuts, wounds (as on a yam etc.); to carve | (McE) |
| Samoan | Uga | Rotten, of teeth | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Ugauga | Partially grey, of hair; small [ex. house] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Uga | The scale or deposit on humans' teeth | (Sma) |
| Tongan | ʔUngoʔunga | Full of holes, made by insects, worms, grubs, etc. | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | ʔUnga/a | (of teeth) Hollow or decayed; (of coconuts) withered or imperfectly formed inside | (Cwd) |
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