Protoform: TAI-TAI [PN] Salty, brackish
| Description: | Salty, brackish |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *tahi "sea, salt water" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Taitai/a | Etre mouillé (par l'eau de mer) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Taitai | Mouillé par l'eau de mer | (Rch) |
| Emae | Akona nam/taitai | Salt | (Clk) |
| Marquesas | Taitai | Salé, saumâtre | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maa/taitai | Salty, brackish | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Manu/taitai | Smell of something which has drifted for a long time in the sea | (Dvl) |
| Rarotongan | Maa/taitai | Salty, brackish | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Taitai | Salt, saltish, brackish; bitter | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Taitai | Coming from the sea; salt-stained, wet with sea-water | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Taitai | Brackish Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Taitai/a | To be covered with salt water, to smell of salt water, salty | (Jsn) |
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