Protoform: TUFU.1 [AN] Fresh-water spring, usually on the beach
| Description: | Fresh-water spring, usually on the beach |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *t(o,u)pu(R) "freshwater spring on the beach, often brackish" (LPO II:59). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Tufu | Spring of water, usually on the beach | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Tufu | Spring on the beach | (Rch) |
| Emae | Tufu | Fresh-water spring in the sea; brackish | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Tuvu | Spring of fresh water on the beach | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Kihu | Container full of rain water | (Smd) |
| Mota | Tov | Spring below high-water mark | (Cdn) |
| Nggela | Tuvu | A well | (Fox) |
| Rennellese | Tuhu | Natural salt-water ponds connected underground with the sea | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Lubu | Small deep spring, as in limestone cave . (Bst) Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tufu | Pool or spring of fresh water situated near the shore | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Tufu | Spring of brackish water | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Tufu | Spring of water, especially one on beach | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hutu | Well, spring, stream, brook Phonologically Irregular | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Rufu. Tufu (WFU) (Cpl) | Spring of water | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Ta/lufu | Spring by the seaside | (Cpl) |
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