Protoform: SOPU.2 [OC] Dive
| Description: | Dive |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *jo(bp)u "dive" (Gty. 1991). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Hopu | Bathe in sea. | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Sobu | Down, downwards, descend, go ashore from a canoe | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔOpu | Jump into water feet first without making a splash Problematic | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Sopu | Dive. | (Clk) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Hopu | Dive; (sun) set | (Krk) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Hopu/hopu, hopu vai | Swim, bathe | (Ttr) |
| Marquesas | Hobu | Dive | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hopu/hopu | Porpoise | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hoopu/a | Depressed, like a cup or trough | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Sovusovu | Splash about in sea | (Fox) |
| Penrhyn | Sopu | Dive into the sea | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Hopu | Sink, set Problematic | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Yopu | Descend, swoop down (e.g. of wind); get off a canoe | (Sby) |
| Pukapuka | Waka/yopu | Jump out of a canoe at sea | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Yopu ki tai | Go down into the sea | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | Hopu | To bathe; (mod.) to dive (for) | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔOpu | Sink (of boat or stone), set (of sun, moon, stars), fade away | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | ʔOpuʔopu | Dive and sport about in water | (Sve) |
| Rotuman | Jopu | Dive, swim under water | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | Hopu, hapu | Plonger; se baigner; se doucher | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Hopu | Dive straight down | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Hopu | To bathe, to dive | (Atn) |
22 entries found
Download: Pollex-Text, XML Format.
