Protoform: WAA.1 [EO] Roar, talk loudly
| Description: | Roar, talk loudly |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *waRa "speak" (Gty:1990:80). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Va/va | Hubbub; a situation where everyone is talking at once | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Va, va/va | Cris tumultueux, cris bruyants | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Vaa ke | Dispute bruyante; Vaa tau. :Cris de guerre | (Btn) |
| East Uvea | Vaa(vaa) | Rire de, se moquer de | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Vaa/vaa | Cri bruyant, rire bruyant | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Haka/vaa | To speak | (Chl) |
| Easter Island | Baaʔ/bá | Insultar Phonologically Irregular | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Ba/bá | Eco, resonancia; resonar | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Waa | Make a noise, roar, din, talk much | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Wa/waa | Tumultuous; racket, loud talk, echo, sound of distant voices, roar; rumored, talked about... | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Wa | Resound, hum, of a distant voice or roar | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Waa | Roar | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | V/va(a) | Make awful sound; loud noise | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ha(a)/v/vaa | Yell out | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ve/v/vaa | Make loud noise/sound | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Vaa | Exagérer les sons de la voix, en faire entend plus qu'il ne faut; parler d'un dommage; s'informer avec plainte d'une chose volée | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Vava | Muet; deaf and dumb, mute Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Chf) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Haka/va | Scream | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Va/va | Rauque | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wa/waa | Make loud indistinct noise | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/waa | Accuse, condemn, investigate | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whakawaa/waa | Recriminate, wrangle | (Wms) |
| Niue | Vaa | To mock Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | V/vaa | Noisy, loud | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Vaa (mult. vavaa) | Shout, call out | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Vaa | To make noise (in a group) | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Aude vaa/vaa | Don't talk about this to anyone! | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Vaa/vaa | Obscure, not clear; dumb, deaf-mute; obscure noise | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Vaa/vaa | To speak, make a noise | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Vaa/vaa | Converse in a familiar manner, yarn, engage in friendly gossip | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Baa | Deliberate, discuss | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Va | Noise | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | V(a)/vaa | Noise; be noisy | (Dnr) |
| Sikaiana | V/vaa | Speech heard but speakers unseen | (Sps) |
| Tahitian | Va/vaa | Les bruits du vent, de la pluie, de l'eau, de la mer; faire ces bruits | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Va | The rushing down of the rain that comes suddenly and is soon over | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | V/vaa | Noise; to make a vocal noise; (of fish) create turbulence near a canoe; loud, noisy | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Va(va) | Chatter, babble | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Vaa | Laugh loudly (of two or more) | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Vaa/vaa | Make growling noise at someone | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | X/va | To echo | (Cpl) |
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