Protoform: UMELE [NP] Kind of song or chant
| Description: | Kind of song or chant |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | ʔUmele | Tousser d'une manière offensive Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Mele | Sing song, chant Problematic | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Umere | Marcher en foule; accompagner (se dit de plusieurs personnes accompagnant un noble). Train, retinue of followers; to walk in a crowd of others (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Moriori | Umere | Shout (n) | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Umere | Sing or chant to keep time in any united effort; shout in wonder, satisfaction, etc.; shout, applause | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Ume/umele | Wondering in amazement (old word) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Uumere | Wonder, be amazed Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Umege | Traditional and usually meaningless chorus | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | Sua/mele | Type of men's song with actions... | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Umere | Saying of praise in behalf of a place or of a party; to wonder, admire; to vaunt over a thing | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔUmere | Louange; louanger Phonologically Irregular | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Sua/mere | A type of dance | (Hwd) |
| Tuamotu | Umere | Applaud vociferously, shout in wonder, astonishment | (Stn) |
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