Protoform: WAI-PUNA [PN] Spring (of water)
| Description: | Spring (of water) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *wai.1 "fresh water", *puna "spring" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Vai/a-puna | The name of a place Problematic | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Wai puna | Spring water | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Vaipuna | Water that springs from among stones. Eau qui sort des rochers; source trouble. | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Vai puna | Eau de source, source d'eau | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | E wiae, poonah | Spring, fountain | (Rbs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wai puna | Spring of water | (Wms) |
| Niue | Vai-puna | A spring | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Naa vai e puna | Spring (place of bubbling in the sea) | (Dvl) |
| Samoan | Vaipuna | Spring of water | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Vaipuna, vaipihae [vaipihua?] | Water that bubbles up; spring water | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Vaipuna | Spring, water-source | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vaipuna | Spring | (Cwd) |
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