Protoform: TAPARURU [CE] Buzzing, whirring; unsteady; uncontrolled behaviour

Description: Buzzing, whirring; unsteady; uncontrolled behaviour
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *lulu 'shake'

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Kapalulu Whirring, of quail taking flight; buzzing; roaring, as of an airplane; crackling, as of a fire; (Pki)
Mangareva Taparuru Trembler; être agité; s'ébranler facilement. Bouger bruyamment; move noisily (Atl). (Rch)
Marquesas Tapaʔuʔu Engourdissement; vibrations d'une corde détendue (Dln)
Marquesas Tapaʔuʔu (MQN) Eméché; tipsy, merry (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Taparuru Slow, dawdling (Wms)
Rarotongan Tapariri Wriggle, squirm Phonologically Irregular (Bse)
Tahitian Taparuru Ungovernable anger or rage (Dvs)
Tahitian Taparuru Bruit sourd de tonalité grave (bruit de chute sur le plancher, de coups sur la coque d'un navire; faire boum; spasme d'un animal avant de mourir; avoir ce spasme (Lmt)
Tuamotu Tapariri Writhe, flounder, wriggle, thrash about, throb, shudder... Phonologically Irregular (Stn)

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