Protoform: SAKA.1 [MP] Dance
| Description: | Dance |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *sagaR 'dance (n,v)' (LPO VI:220). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Saka | Dance with hand and foot action | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Haka | Dance | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Caka | Work, do | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Haʔa | Dance | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haka | Stride along, walk vigorously | (Ebt) |
| Luangiua | Saʔa | Song - for dying | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔAka | To dance in traditional fashion; dance accompanied by chant, usually of a warlike nature | (Bgs) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Haka | Chant | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Haka | Danser. Danse ancienne; traditional dance (Atl). | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Haka | Dance | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Haka | A kind of dance (with whale teeth) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Saga | Glide in air Problematic | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Saka | Kind of dance | (Yda) |
| Penrhyn | Shukai | A kind of dance | (Lmt) |
| Pukapuka | Yaka | A style of dancing | (Mta) |
| Raʔivavae | Haʔa | To make violent physical motions...; to struggle, fight;...to dance; a war-dance... | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAka | Dance | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Saka | Song without instruments or clapping | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Saka | To display vigour Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Saʔa | Dance | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Saka | Type of song composed for secret lovers {hina} or to insult the opposite sex... | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Saka | Perform rites in traditional ritual system Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Haka | Dance | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Haka | Hand action while singing | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Haka | Dance | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Haka | Actions of dance | (Rby) |
| Waya | Caka | In several compounds referring to carrying out of a task or activity | (Ply) |
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