Protoform: WAI.1 [MP] Fresh water
| Description: | Fresh water |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> NP *wai-uu "milk" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Vai | Generic term for water; water container; fresh water supply | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Vai | Water | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Vai | Water | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Vai | Water, liquid, juice; drink, beverage | (Fts) |
| Emae | Vai | Water | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Wai | Water | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Wai | Water | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Vai | Fresh water | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Wai | Water , | (Ebt) |
| Kwaraʔae | Kwai | Water | (???) |
| Lau | Qai | Water | (Ivs) |
| Luangiua | Vai. Vae (Sar). | Water | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Vai | Water. Eau. | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Vai | Water | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Vai | Water (I). Eau, liquide, jus, suc (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Na/vai (MQS), ka/vai (MQN) | Délayer la popoi; mêler, mélanger | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Wai | River | (Shd) |
| Mota | Pei | Water | (Cdn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wai | Water, especially fresh wate; creek, river | (Wms) |
| Nguna | N/oai | Water | (Stz) |
| Niuafoʔou | Vai | Water | (Dye) |
| Niuatoputapu | Vai | Fresh water | (Dye) |
| Niue | Vai | Water; medicine; chemical compound | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Vai | Water | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Vai | Water | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Vai | Water, liquid | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Vai | Water | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Vai neu | Coconut water | (Lmt) |
| Pukapuka | Vai | Fresh water, well | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Vai | Water (Sks) | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Vai | Water | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Bai | Water | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Vai | Water | (Cwd) |
| Saʔa | Wai | Water | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Vai | Water | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Vai | Water, juice, liquid, sap | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Vai | Water (see the modern pape) | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Vai | Fresh water, liquid, well for drawing water, puddle, lake, or other body of water | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Vai | Water, liquid; pool, spring | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Vai | Water | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vai | Water | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Vy | Water, liquid, fluidity, juice, a pond, any thing serous or watery | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Vai | Water | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Vai | Water | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Vai | Water; well; river, current; water container | (Hvn) |
| Waya | Wai | Water | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Vai | Fresh water | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Vai | Contenant. Eau douce (B 1860) | (Hmn) |
48 entries found
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