Protoform: TAFA-TAFA [PN] Edge, border
| Description: | Edge, border |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *tafa.1 "side" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Tafatafa | Au bord de | (Mfr) |
| Easter Island | Tahataha | Border, edge, limit, margin, side | (Fts) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tahataha | Steep bank of river, etc.; slope of hill | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Dahadaha | Embankment around a taro plot | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Tawatawa | Part of the reef that separates the deep from the shallow lagoon | (Mta) |
| Rennellese | Tahataha | Outskirts of village; along the side | (Ebt) |
| Tikopia | Tafatafa | Edge; bordering | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tafatafa | Side (= tafa); polite word for latrine, toilet | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tafatafa | Side (of chief or sovereign) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Tahataha | The littoral; whole length of land | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tafatafa | (loc) Alongside, beside | (Jsn) |
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