Protoform: RUKU [PN] Dive; submerge, immerse
| Description: | Dive; submerge, immerse |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. SO *uku |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Ruku | Sumergirse, zambullida; pescar debajo del agua | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Luʔu | Dive, plunge into water, immerse, duck, dip (as shrimp net) | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Ruku | Plonger dans la mer, se jeter tête première; se coucher (astre); se courber pour éviter un coup; eau qui entre en terre | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Taaruku/ruku | Duck in water | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | ʔUku (MQN), ʔuʔu (MQS). Uku (Dln). | Plonger. Plongé (Dln). | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | ʔUku | Se baigner, go swimming | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Haʔaʔuku (MQN), haʔaʔuʔu (MQS) | Dip | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | OO, queʔe | To dip | (Rbs) |
| Moriori | Ruku tuupo | Dive | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruku | Sink, dive, submerge | (Wms) |
| Niuatoputapu | Uku | Diving Problematic | (Dye) |
| Niue | Uku | To dive; to raise, bring up (lit. or fig.), look for | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Ruku | Dive for | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Luku | Dive down; pl. luuluku | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Guku, guʔu | To dive | (Zpn) |
| Rarotongan | Ruku | Dive under water | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Ruu | A mode of fishing | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Ruku/ruku | Deep place in the sea that is covered with seaweed and may contain coral formations | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Uku | To dive; (of a whale) to sound | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Ruku | Submerge oneself, disappear under water; dive deeply (as for shell) | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Ruku | To anoint at the sea | (Cpl) |
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