Protoform: GAA-LAFU [NP] Charcoal

Description: Charcoal
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> MQ *raagahu
*1 Cf. PN *ma-gaalafu "hearth", *refu "ashes"
*4 POC *rapu(R) "hearth, fireplace; ashes" (LPO I:59,147, II:73).
*5 PMP *dabuk "asche, staub, grausein" (Dpf. 1938). PMP *dapuR "Herd [hearth, fireplace]" (Dpf. 1938).
*6 PAN, PMP *dapuR "hearth, fireplace"
*7 PBN *ravu "ashes" (Lvy. 1979).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Easter Island ʔArahu Charcoal Borrowed (Wbr)
Easter Island ŋarahu White powder or dust used in tattooing (Fts)
Luangiua ŋaaŋahu Hearth in house Problematic (Smd)
Luangiua ŋalehu Charcoal Phonologically Irregular (Smd)
Mangareva Garaʔu Charbon de bois (Rch)
Marquesas Kaʔahu (MQN), ʔarahu (MQS) Charbon, charcoal (Chf)
Marquesas Kaʔahu (MQN), ʔaʔahu (MQS) Charbon, charbonné. Noir de fumée, suie (Dln) (Lch)
Marquesas Ta/kaʔahu Faire cuire sur la braise (Lch)
Marquesas Kaʔahu ahi (MQN), ʔanahu ahi (Ua Huka, Fatu Hiva) Braise, embers (Chf)
Moriori Ngarehu Charcoal (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Ngaarehu Charcoal (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Ngaarahu Charcoal (Wms)
Penrhyn Ngaarahu Charcoal (Sta)
Raʔivavae ŋaarahu Charcoal (Stn)
Rapa Ngaraʔu Fire (the common word today) (Sks)
Rarotongan Ngaaraʔu Charcoal (Bse)
Tahitian ʔAarahu Charbon (Lmt)
Takuu Naa nafu Encrusted layers of greyish ash residue in a hearth; dust Phonologically Irregular (Mle)
Takuu Nafu Ashes (Hwd)
Tokelau Gaalafu Fireplace (Sma)
Tuamotu ŋaarahu Charcoal (Stn)

21 entries found

Download: Pollex-Text, XML Format.