Protoform: PALAU [PN] To boast, brag
| Description: | To boast, brag |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *lau.2a |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Parau | Speak | (Chl) |
| Easter Island | Parau | Paper Borrowed | (Wbr) |
| East Futuna | Pa/la/lau | Parler (Sigave dialect). Speak, language (Bgs). | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Palau | Blagueur | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Vunau | Harangue Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Paalau | Exaggerate, tell tall tales | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | Peʔau | Speak. Dire, parler, raconter; commander, ordonner (Lch). | (Mtu) |
| Moriori | Parau | Corrupt Borrowed | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Para/parau/ | Making vain pretensions, speaking falsely | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Parau | False, dissembling | (Wms) |
| Niue | Palau | Boast, praise oneself | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Parao | Word | (Ray) |
| Penrhyn | Parau | Proud [< Eng?] Problematic | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Parau | Pride, conceit | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Parau | Parole, mot, le parler, langue (langage); parler, dire | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Palau | Brag | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Paa(paa)lau | Talk much but do little, to be all talk | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Parau | Talk, speak | (Stn) |
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