Protoform: GA-OQI [PN] To move, be busy, active
| Description: | To move, be busy, active |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. NP *oqi.b "shake, agitate, move around" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | ŋaeʔi | Move (from one place to another) Phonologically Irregular | (Wbr) |
| East Futuna | Gaaʔoi | To work; work | (Bgs) |
| East Futuna | Gaʔoi | Travailler, travail | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Gaoʔi | Jouer, se distraire, s'amuser, passer le temps | (Rch) |
| Niue | Gaoi | To fidget | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Ngaoʔi | To move a little | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Aoi | To move a thing a little; to shake, as the wind does a tree | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Gaoi | Make haste (in doing s.th.); move | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Gaaoi/oi | Move; (of a variety of jobs, such as household work) work, perform, do; be active, be industrious | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngaaoʔi | To persist in doing something (in spite of prohibition or difficulty, etc.) | (Cwd) |
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