Protoform: OFO.B [PN] Be surprised, amazed, startled; greet someone who has just appeared
| Description: | Be surprised, amazed, startled; greet someone who has just appeared |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | O/ofo | Surprise, étonnement; être surpris, stupéfait, s'étonner | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Oho | To call out, cry, yell...to leap up, as startled birds. | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Haga/oho | To yell, scream Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | ʔOho | Surprise, shock | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Oho | Start, jump with fright; scream | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | E oho e! | Appel amical | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Oho/ia, oho/kia | Tressailler de peur | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Oh/oho! | Cri qu'on pousse en se laissant porter sur le dos d'une lame de la mer | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Oho | Cri poussé par les cochons épouvantés | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Ho/mauri | Start | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Ok/oho/mauri | Arouse | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Oho/rere | Start suddenly; | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Oho | Start from fear, surprise, etc.; spring up; begin speaking | (Wms) |
| Niue | Ofo | To cause surprise; to be surprised, astonished; surprising, wonderul | (McE) |
| Nukumanu | Oho | Amazed | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Oho/oho | Frightened by noise | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Oho | To be excited, frightened, shocked | (Sta) |
| Rennellese | O/oho | To call *ooho*, as in welcome... | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Oho/kia | To shout, as in rituals | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Ofo | Announce approach of an expected person Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Ofo | To be astonished, to wonder; to salute on meeting; to shout before a fight; the first speech made on presenting food to visitors | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Oho/ttaa | To be startled | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Ofo | Scatter, rush away | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Ofo | Be astonished, amazed; lead off, start (a song) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ofo/ngi | To hail, to call out when someone or something suddenly comes into view | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Ofo | To feel surprise, be surprised, get a surprise | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Oho | To scatter, flee, dash, fly away, as birds or fish when startled by the approach of a person | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Ofo | Spring up in surprise | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Oho/kia | Lucky (accidentally, by chance) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hnh) |
| West Uvea | Ofo | Etonné, apeuré | (Hmn) |
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