Protoform: WANU [XW] Deep place, precipice
| Description: | Deep place, precipice |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XW: West Polynesia (TON,NIU,EUV,EFU,SAM,TOK,TUV,NFO) |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Vanu | Trou profond, abime, précipice | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Vanu | Précipice, lieu escarpé | (Rch) |
| Niue | (Va)vanu | Endless depth, bottomless pit | (Sph) |
| Niue | Va/vanu | To go on and on, go out of sight | (McE) |
| Samoan | Vanu | A valley, a ravine, a chasm | (Prt) |
| Tokelau | Vanu | Valley, gorge, canyon | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vanu | Very deep gully or valley, ravine (obs.) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Vanu/too | (of land) Go down steeply so as to form deep valley or ravine | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Vanu | Valley, canyon | (Jsn) |
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