Protoform: TAKU.1 [PN] Mention (v), recite
| Description: | Mention (v), recite |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *taku-a.2 "reputedly, they say" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Taku vai ai? | Who said that? (idiomatic expression) | (Fbg) |
| East Uvea | Taaku/ga | Plaisanterie, jeu de mots | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Taku/a | Nommer, citer | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Taku | Charm, sorcery | (Mtx) |
| Easter Island | Ta/taku | Calcular, contar. Count (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Ifira-Mele | Taku/a | Say, tell, mention | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Taku | Speak, call out | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Dagu | Utter, call out (e.g. names) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Kaʔu | Scripture reading in church | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taa/taku/ | Utter slowly or deliberately, recite; saying, direction, command, any deliberate utterance | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taku/taku | Recite (chiefly of genealogy, incantations, etc.) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ta/taku/, taku/taku | Threaten (behind one's back) | (Wms) |
| Niue | To/toku | To tell, mention, say Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Niue | Toku/toku | To tell, mention; to give a bad reputation | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Taku/taku (pass. takutaku ria) | Preach | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Dagu | Speak, utter | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Taku(taku) | Pray, worship, invoke in prayer | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Taku | Request in prayer | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Taʔu | Tell, mention | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Taku | A type of prayer form that involves calling out the names of spirits {aitu, tupua} in exact order | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Tau | To invocate, to address in prayer | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | Ta/tau | To ask for, call out; to challenge | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Taku | (of a clan elder) Stand on the ritual arena and invoke ancestral protection for clan members from sickness and unfavourable weather conditions | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Taaku | Request, solicit (archaic/rare) | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Takuu | Chant in falling cadence | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Taku | Tell; say, pronounce; report; confess; announce | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Taku | Mention, refer to | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Taku | Recite, declaim | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Taku | Say, tell, acknowledge | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Taku-a | Say, tell, plan, think, decide ; order, command | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Taku/a (commonly tukua) | Say, tell; plan, think, decide; like (vt) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tuku/akina | To judge (vt) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Tuku/a | Say, tell; talk, speech | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Tax/táku-a (WFU) | To dare, challenge | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Taku/a | Oui, peut-être | (Hmn) |
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