Protoform: TAGO.C [CE] Dark; intensifier for words describing darkness
| Description: | Dark; intensifier for words describing darkness |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquesas | Tako (tako) (MQN), tano(tano) (MQS) | Obscur, sombre, noir, couvert, ténébreux | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tango/tango | Intensifier to words signifying darkness | (Bgs) |
| Rarotongan | Pooiri tango/tango | Pitch dark(ness), benighted ignorance | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Tao/tao | Great, extreme, applied to darkness (pouri taotao) | (Dvs) |
| West Futuna | Pauri xtaŋo | Thick darkness, darkness that can be felt Problematic | (Cpl) |
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