Protoform: TUMU-QAKI [PN] Top of head, summit, highest point
| Description: | Top of head, summit, highest point |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tumu-tumu, CE *tupuaki |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tumuoki | Top of human head | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tumuaki | Crown of head | (Mfr) |
| Luangiua | Kumu/li | Summit Problematic | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tumuaki | Crown of head | (Wms) |
| Niue | Tumuaki | Top (of achievement); crown of head | (Sph) |
| Niue | Tumuaki ulu | Top of head | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Timu | Crown of head Phonologically Irregular | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Dumuagi | Top of the head, bare hilltop | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Tumuʔaki | Rooftop above ridgepole, top of head | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tumuaʔi | Top of the head, fontanelle | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Timu | The part in a person's hair Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Tuumaki | Crown of the head; soft spot on the crown of an infant’s head Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tumuaki | Crown of the head, top, summit | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Tumuʔaki | Summit, highest point, centre; crown of head | (Cwd) |
| West Uvea | Tumoaki | Middle, mediocre Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hmn) |
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