Protoform: FAA-FAA [PN] Feel, touch, grope
| Description: | Feel, touch, grope |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Haahaa | Touch with care; feel one`s way. Feel (examining, registering) (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Poo/haahaa | Darkness; obscure | (Wbr) |
| East Futuna | Faafaa | Feel, touch | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Faafaa | Toucher, palper (I) | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Vaa | Tread softly Problematic | (Hkt) |
| Hawaiian | Haahaa | Feel with hands | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haahaa | Feel about in the dark, grope | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Haahaa | Pat, touch | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔAaʔaa | Chercher son père, sa mère Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Whaa(whaa) | Feel, grope, meddle with; handle, manipulate | (Sve) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Wha/wha | To assist, to take a hand or share in performing a work | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Fafa (MQS), haha (MQN) | Tâtonner, chercher avec la main comme un aveugle; sonder Borrowed | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Haha (MQN), fafa (MQS) | Feel with hands. Tâtonner, chercher en tatonnant; tâter de, essayer; sonder. Tâter avec la main (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Whawha | Lay hold of, take | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaawhaa | Feel with hands. | (Wms) |
| Niue | Faafaa | Look out for someone, reconnoitre. Find out, check (Sph). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Haahaa | Touch, feel (in darkness) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Haahaa | Search for in dark using hands only | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Haahaa | Touch, feel with the hands. Groping (method of night fishing) (Bck). | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Waawaa | Grope, or feel round in the dark | (Mta) |
| Raʔivavae | Haahaa | To feel, grope about | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAaʔaa | Feel with the hands, grope | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Haahaa | To grope, feel | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | Haahaa | Feel, touch | (Sps) |
| Tahitian | Faafaa | Toucher, palper; sonder les intentions de quelqu'un | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Haahaa | Touch with the hand, feel around for something, grope | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Faafaa | Touch with the hands, feel, grope | (Hwd) |
| Tikopia | Faafaa | Grope | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Faafaa | Feel with hands or feet, grope; massage | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fá-fá | To feel, to grope about | (Mar) |
| Tongan | Faa(faa) | Feel with hands | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Faafaa | Feel with fingers | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Haahaa | Feel with fingers | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Faafaa | Feel for, grope for, touch | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Hahaa | Search for, look for something you do not know where is | (Hvn) |
| West Uvea | Faafaa(kia) | Tâtonner, chercher sans voir | (Hmn) |
36 entries found
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