Protoform: TAA-REWA [CC] Flap, flutter (e.g. as a flag)

Description: Flap, flutter (e.g. as a flag)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CC: CC
Notes:

*0 << PN *lewa.1 "free-float in air or water"
*1 Cf. EP *rewa.1b "flag"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Kaalewa To float or move with the wind; to swing; swinging, hanging (Pki)
Marquesas ʔOu/taeva Cueillir des fruits au moyen d'un longue perche, sans monter sur l'arbre Uncertain Semantic Connection (Lch)
Marquesas Taeva, taʔeva Suspendre (en l'air) (Dln)
Moriori Tarewa Hang (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Taarewa Hanging, afloat, trailing (Wms)
Nukuoro Daleba Flap briskly in the wind (Crl)
Penrhyn Taareva To wave (Sta)
Rarotongan Taareva Fluttering, waving, as a flag in the breeze (Sve)
Tahitian Tarereva Hollow of an overhanging rock Problematic (Dvs)
Tuamotu Taareva Loose an arrow, hurl a spear (Stn)

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