Protoform: WAWAO [NP] Separate antagonists; mediate: *wawa(q)o
| Description: | Separate antagonists; mediate: *wawa(q)o |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangareva | Vavao | Emissaire; protéger, aider quelqu'un; être l'avocat de quelqu'un. Protect, aid, sustain (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Vavao | Médiateur, proteur, arbitre, défenseur, avocat; s'interposer, séparer des combatants | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wawao | To separate antagonists; to mediate | (Bgs) |
| Rarotongan | Vavao | To separate combatants, break up a fight | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Vavao, vao-sia | Prevent, restrain | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Vavao | An interposer between hostile parties; to interpose between contending parties; to separate combatants | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Vavao | Restrain, stop someone from doing something; curfew, time when people are restricted from walking about the village... | (Sma) |
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