Protoform: SAGA.2 [MP] To be forked; forked or branching object
| Description: | To be forked; forked or branching object |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *masaga.1 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Anga/nga | Tongs for placing and removing fish, vegetable foods or stones from a fire... | (Fbg) |
| Fijian | Saga | A crotch; crotched, esp. of a branch which forms a crotch with the tree | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Caga | Span Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Hana | Notch, as in a tree | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Saaga/ta | Groin | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Hanga | Open at one end, to spread apart at one end; | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Saŋa | Sparre [rafter] | (Sar) |
| New Zealand Maori | Koi/hanga/ | Thigh | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Sanga | Have sexual intercourse, fornicate Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Sanga/nga | Forked, branching | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Saga | Thigh | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Saga | Flipper of a turtle | (Prt) |
| Waya | Caga | Span between thumb and extended middle finger | (Ply) |
| Waya | Ba/saga | Bifurcate, forked, crotched; crotch or fork (in a branch, road etc.) | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Faka/saŋ/saŋa (ANI) | To straddle | (Cpl) |
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