Protoform: WAI-A [PN] Wet, watery
| Description: | Wet, watery |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *wai, *-a |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Vaia | Etre rempli d'eau | (Mfr) |
| Mangareva | Vaia/kae | Déluge | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Vaia | Grande pluie, pluie torrentielle, inondation; déluge | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Waia | Wet, watery, watered | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Vaia | Abounding in water | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Vaia/a | To be watery, waterish | (Sta) |
| Samoan | Vaia | To be wet. Watery (Mnr). | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Vaia | Have excess of water, be watery [ex. 'water-logged'] | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vaia | To become wet or watery; to be affected or damaged by wetness; to become liquid.... | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Vaia | To be watery, to have an excess of water | (Jsn) |
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