Protoform: SAWA.2 [XO] Arm movements in dance
| Description: | Arm movements in dance |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XO: Outliers (NKO KAP NGR TAK NKM OJA SIK PIL REN TIK ANU MAE MFA WFU WEV) |
| Notes: | *8 Note. *sawa "dance" is widely attested in Northern Vanuatu, from which Tikopia has undoubtedly borrowed some words....I wouldn't be surprised if the REN were also a non-Polynesian loan (Clk). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rennellese | Saba | To swing taut arms as in a dance; to soar, as frigate birds; have fins stretched taut, as sharks | (Ebt) |
| Takuu | Sava | Dance gesture, esp. in sau dances | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Sava | Make hand and arm movements of formal kind in dance | (Fth) |
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