Protoform: TEFA.2 [SO] Stumble sideways, stagger
| Description: | Stumble sideways, stagger |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tepa "look sideways, glance at" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tepa/tepa | Stagger (as when wounded, drunk, famished) | (Fbg) |
| Fijian | Teva | Inexact, a little out, not quite satisfactory (Cpl) Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Vaka/teva/a | Go away so as to miss one; put back to front (Cpl) Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Marquesas | Teva | Guard oneself, fend off . Not in Borrowed Problematic | (Tgr) |
| Samoan | Tefa | To stumble sideways | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Tefa | Stagger, run round in circles | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Te/teva/ | Stagger, reel, stumble Problematic | (Sma) |
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