Protoform: TAKA.1B [PN] Be unmarried, single (Rby)
| Description: | Be unmarried, single (Rby) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Taka | Unmarried person | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Taka | Be unmarried, single | (Bgs) |
| Ifira-Mele | Taka | Of marriageable age | (Clk) |
| Mangareva | Taka/taka | Etre beau de visage Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Taka/ua | Alone | (Sve) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taka/kau | Free from the marriage tie; at leisure | (Wms) |
| Niue | Taka/pe | Widow; to be widowed Problematic | (Sph) |
| Niue | Faka/taka | A harlot | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Taka | Unmarried, widowed | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Taka/ʔua | Left one one's own, esp. of a widower; someone left alone through bereavement, etc. | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Taʔa | Party to whom marriage proposal is taken . Loose, unchaste, wanton (of women) | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Taʔa | To be single or separate, as unmarried persons | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Taka | Unmarried state | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Táca/bé | Unmarried (applied only to females), whether a widow or not | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Taka | Unmarried, an unmarried adult | (Rby) |
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