Protoform: TERE.A [PN] Move swiftly and smoothly, in or on water: swim (as fish), sail (vi) (as canoe)
| Description: | Move swiftly and smoothly, in or on water: swim (as fish), sail (vi) (as canoe) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *faka-tere-tere 'practise sailing', NP *faka-tele 'sail (vt), steer, navigate', SO *tele.3 "run" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tere/tere | Sail | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Tele | Glisser rapidement sur l'eau (embarcation), flotter | (Mfr) |
| Easter Island | Tere | Sail | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Tere-vaka | Fisherman | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Tere | (Ship) sail; (fish) swim | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Kele | Sail v | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tere | Describes motion of many things that move smoothly without limbs: sail boats, cars...fish swimming, snakes crawling... | (Clk) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tet/tere ake | (Tide) begin to come in | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Tere | Sail, float | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Dele | Sail a canoe, drive | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Kele | Sail, float | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Tere | Voyage; aller, marcher (se dit des navires et embarcations) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tere | To sail | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Teʔe | Aller par mer, naviguer | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tere | Drift, float; swim (of fish, etc.) | (Wms) |
| Niue | (Te)tele | Crawl, run, move like a crab. Creep, float (in the sky, of a flag) (McE). Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Niue | Tele/tele | To glide along on tiptoe; to slide, to move smoothly. To shuffle (gait); to dribble (with a ball) (Sph). Phonologically Irregular | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Tere | Go (of boat) | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Tere | Go (by boat) | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Tele | Sail (canoe) | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Tere | Sail; swim (of fish) | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Tere | Sail | (Sve) |
| Sikaiana | Tele | Sail or ride in a boat; ride in an automobile | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Tere | Naviguer (bateau), nager (poisson), rouler (voiture), fonctionner (appareil) | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Tere | (of a canoe or ship or its occupants) Sail, travel over water; (of a car or other land vehicle or its occupants) go, drive; (of fish) run as a school | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Tele | Sail, travel under sail | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tee(tee) | Float, be floating | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Téë. Téë-téë. | To swim, to float. A float, to be buoyant. | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Tee/kina | To drift, drift about | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Tere | Sail | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tele | To sail. To ride (in a bus, on a bike) (Jsn). | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tele | Sail (v) | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Tere | To swim (of fish) | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Tele | (Bateau) naviguer | (Hmn) |
34 entries found
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