Protoform: TAFOLA.2 [PN] Shallow water over reef, reef flat
| Description: | Shallow water over reef, reef flat |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *ta-fola.1 "spread out" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Kohola | Reef flats, bare reef | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Doholo | Reef flat between where waves break and the islets | (Lbr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tahora | Uncultivated open country | (Wms) |
| Niue | Tofola | Flat area inside reef | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Dahola | A method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Tahora | Expanse of rocks and sand between the larger rocks in the lagoon, where people dive | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Taawola | Open space or area (e.g. field) | (Mta) |
| Raʔivavae | Tahora | An open, uncultivated stretch of level land; a beach area | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | Taaʔora | A bare expanse of sand or rock, esp. along the coast, e.g. a large sandpit | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Taahoga | Ocean side of barrier reef | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tafola | Shallow water (esp. over a sand bar) | (Mnr) |
| Tahitian | Tahora | Etendue d'eau, rivière. A bank, such as by the side of a river (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Tafora | Reef (common term i traditional formulae, esp. for inner part of reef) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tafola | Flat part of reef on ocean side | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Tahora | A smooth flat beach having no large stones; a shallow flat just under water | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tafola | The beach | (Rby) |
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