Protoform: SOGI [PN] Smell v.t., touch noses in greeting
| Description: | Smell v.t., touch noses in greeting |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *manogi "fragrant, perfumed" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ongi | Touch noses. To press noses in greeting as a sign of affection (Fbg). Problematic | (Yen) |
| Easter Island | Hoŋi | Smell (vt); kiss | (Wbr) |
| East Futuna | Sogi | Touch noses | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Hogi | Smell | (Rch) |
| Emae | Sogi | To kiss | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Honi | Touch noses, smell | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Sogi/sogi | Kiss | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Hongi | Smell, kiss | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Vai/soŋi | Rub noses | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Vei/songi | Cunnilinctus | (Hbn) |
| Luangiua | Soŋi | Watching on while others eat Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Vei/soŋi | Touch noses | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | ʔOgi | Sentir [obs.] | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | ʔOŋi/ʔoŋi | Odeur, arôme; smell, scent, aroma | (Chf) |
| Mangareva | ʔOgi ki te iʔu | S'embrasser en se touchant mutuellement le nez (le salut traditionel) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Ho/hongi | Press noses | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Hingo | To sniff Phonologically Irregular | (Ttr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Faka/hongi, haka/hongi | To smell | (Krk) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Hongi | Kiss; smell | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Hoki (MQN), honi (MQS) | Flairer, sentir; baiser; frotter nez contre nez. Scent, smell (v). Embrasser, kiss. (Atl). | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Hone, hóge (NKH) | To touch noses together, saluting; to smell (THT). | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Hongi | Touch noses, smell | (Wms) |
| Niue | Hogi | To smell, to sniff | (Sph) |
| Niue | Honogi | To smell something... Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nukumanu | Mo/honi | Kiss | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | He/songi/ | Touch noses, smell | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Shungè, shungai, shungae | Salutation; parting kiss | (Lmt) |
| Penrhyn | Songi | Touch noses; kiss | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Yongi | Smell, sniff, kiss | (Mta) |
| Raʔivavae | Hoŋi, honi, hoʔi | To sniff | (Zpn) |
| Raʔivavae | Hoŋi | To sniff, rub the nose upon the face of another in affection or love | (Stn) |
| Rapa | ʔOngi | To smell | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | ʔOngi | Touch noses, smell (I) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Songi | Press noses, kiss | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Sogi/sogi | Smell | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Sogi | Touch noses | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Vei/soni | Touch noses | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Hoʔi | Flairer, toucher avec le nez | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Vai/soni | Kiss, rub or press noses in formal greeting or farewell | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Songi | Smell | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Fe/songi | Touch noses | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Hogi | Smell, sniff; kiss | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Hongi | Sniff up | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Hoŋi | Touch noses, smell | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Hogi | Touch noses | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Hohogi | Smell | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ongi/a | Kiss (originally by rubbing noses, today also used about kissing with the lips), embrace | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Sogi/sogi | To kiss, smell, scent, sniff | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Sogi | Kiss (n,v) | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Fe/songi | Se toquer du nez en salutation, s'embrasser | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Songi-a | (odorat) Sentir quelquechose | (Hmn) |
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