Protoform: TOLOFI [PN] To approach stealthily or unexpectedly; to crawl over
| Description: | To approach stealthily or unexpectedly; to crawl over |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tolo.2 " crawl" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Tolofia | Etre piqué par quelque chose daigu (une épine, une écharde) | (Rch) |
| Emae | Torofi/a | (Ants) attack, infest | (Clk) |
| Ifira-Mele | Torofi/a | Crawl all over | (Clk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kau/torohi/ | Appear, especially, perhaps only of a dream lover | (Bgs) |
| Niue | Tolo/tolofi | To get together, assemble [of people] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Samoan | Tolofi/a | To have maggots in an ulcer or wound | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Torofi | To crawl (e.g. in apology) | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Tolofi | To creep up on, stalk (of an animal, or a woman for immoral purposes; to become infested by head-lice from another | (Cwd) |
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