Protoform: TAO [MP] Spear, lance
| Description: | Spear, lance |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *jao "spear" PFJ *saa (Gty. 1981). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tao | Spear | (Yen) |
| Anuta | Tao/ria | To be struck by a projectile such as an arrow or spear | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tao | Lance en general | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Tao | Spear | (Rch) |
| Emae | Tao | Spear | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Saa | Spear [Western Fijian Dialect] | (Gty) |
| Hawaiian | Kao | Dart, fish spear, javelin | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Tao | Spear. Lance, instrument en fer ou en bois | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | To | Darts | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Uku/tao, ko/tao (MQN), uʔu/tao, ʔo/tao (MQS) | Plonger dans la mer, dans l'eau, la tête la première | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Tao | Spear | (Bke) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tao | Spear about six feet long | (Wms) |
| Niuatoputapu | Tao | Spear | (Dye) |
| Niue | Tao | Spear | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Tao | Spear | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Dao | Spear | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Too | A spear ; ancient short throwing spear; to spear, thrust | (Cbl) |
| Penrhyn | Tau | Spear | (Lmt) |
| Pukapuka | Tao | Spear, beak of bird | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Tao | Spear, pike (Rapa term for TAH omore ?). Fork (Grn). | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Tao | A short throwing spear | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Tao | Spear, dart for fishing, fighting, fowling | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Jao | Javelin, spear | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Tao | Spear | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Tao | Spear | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Tao | A spear used in war; a stick carried on the shoulder, with a bundle on each end | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Tao | Spear, lance | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tao | Spear | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tao | Spear (n) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tao | Spear or javelin | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Táö | A dart, lance, spear | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Tao | A very long kind of spear | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tao | Spear, fishing spear | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tao | Spear (used for fishing) | (Ray) |
| West Futuna | Tao. To (Cpl) | Spear (esp. long handled spear with one, two or three prongs, used for spearing crabs) | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Tau (ANI) | A dart | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Tao | Sagaie, lance (de chasse/guerre), bois épointé; flèche de case; poutre, chevron, poteau de case [Heo Dialect] | (Hmn) |
37 entries found
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