Protoform: TOAFA [PN] Upland area of leached, infertile soil; desert
| Description: | Upland area of leached, infertile soil; desert |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Toafa | Upland fern desert | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Toafa | Upland fern desert | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Ataha | Désert. inhabité [terre] Problematic | (Lch) |
| Niue | Toafa | Coastal area before the cliffs | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Toaha | Crumbly yellowish lateritic soil | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Toafa | Bare of trees, barren; the name of one of the two gods that controlled rain (Turner 1884) | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Toaha | An area of Takuu Island’s gardens adjacent to Te Ara Ttoro in the centre of Takuu Island where taro is still grown in laumea plots | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Toafa | Uncultivated land with no trees or bushes | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Twawfa | A heath, a common | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Toafa | The desert | (Rby) |
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