Protoform: TOQO-GA [PN] Valuable, alienable property
| Description: | Valuable, alienable property |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *toqo "take" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niue | Tooga | A Samoan fine mat. A samoan mat; blanket (McE). Problematic | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Doonga | Tools, equipment (including fishing gear) | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Hai /toʔonga/ | Artefact, as mat or tapa, as offered to gods | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tooga | Fine mat, most valuable object in Samoan society ; property (an adopted child was regarded as tooga (Turner 1888) .> Borrowed | (Prt) |
| Tongan | Tooʔonga/poo | Special gift from a lover | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Tooga | Fine mats Problematic | (Bkr) |
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