Protoform: TATAU.1 [PN] Tattoo
| Description: | Tattoo |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *taa.1c |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tatau | Tattoo | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Tatau | Tattoo | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Taa/tatau/ | Tattoo | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Sau | To cut reed, bamboos etc.; to prick, as in tattooing; tattoo marks | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Kaakau | Tattoo, write, print on tapa | (Pki) |
| Niue | Tatau | To tattoo | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Tatau | Tattoo (v) | (Ray) |
| Nukuoro | Dadau | Hit repeatedly Problematic | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Tatau | To mark, to tattoo | (Crn) |
| Pukapuka | Taa/tatau | Sp. of butterflyfish with four spots Problematic | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Ta(a)/tatau/ | Tattooing | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Tatau | Tattooing | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Jau | Beat, strike | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Tatau | Tattooing | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Tatau | The marks or points on the human skin; to mark or point on the skin | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Tatau | Tattoo marks | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tatau | Tattoo (n) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Taa/tatau | Tattoo | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Taatau | Tattoo; make designs on, mark (obs.) | (Stn) |
| West Uvea | Tatau | To draw (Leverd 1916) | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Taa/tatau | Tatouer, tatouage [Heo Dialect] | (Hmn) |
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