Protoform: REI-GAA [CE] A jumping-place
| Description: | A jumping-place |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < NP *lei 'leap' + *-ga |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Leina | Spring, leap, bound; place to leap from | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Leina-a-ke-akua | Place where the spirits leaped into the nether world | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Reinga | A jumping off place for bathers. (A word used on Atiu) | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Re/reeinga kuʔane | Place where spirits leap into sea (I) | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Te Reinga | Place name. The point from which dead spirits leaped down to the underworld | (Bgs) |
| Rarotongan | Reinga | Traces where someone has leaped over; leaping-over place | (Bse) |
| Tuamotu | Reeiŋa | Jumping-off place | (Stn) |
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