Protoform: TAAULA [PN] Priest, medium, shaman (Clk) (Rby): *taaula(-qatua)
| Description: | Priest, medium, shaman (Clk) (Rby): *taaula(-qatua) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *qatua "deity" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Taulaa atua | Anciens Dieux (appartiennent au monde naturel : roche, soleil, arbre, etc.) | (Mfr) |
| East Futuna | Taula/amuʔa | Etre un chef important, le grand chef | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Taulaa ʔatua | Pretre paien ou pretresse | (Rch) |
| Hawaiian | Kaaula | Prophet, seer | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Koula/iku | Medium, by means of whom the *kipua* [spirits] are able to speak to the living directly Phonologically Irregular | (Hbn) |
| Mangareva | Toʔura | Pretre qui dépend d'un autre dans la jurisdiction Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Taura | Pretre du culte polynésien; expert. The priest of an idol (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Tawa | Inspired men | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Tauʔa | Pretre, pretresse, medecin. Prêtre de l'ancien temps (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ea Dow ah | A prophet or priest | (Rbs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taaura | Priest who accompanies army | (Wms) |
| Niue | Taula/atua | Witch doctor, shaman. Shaman or priest of heathen times (McE). | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Taura | Priest ; ritual specialist, medium, healer | (Bck) |
| Pukapuka | Taula/atua | Person who can perform miracles of foresee the future | (Mta) |
| Rapa | Taura Atua | God | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Taura/-atua | Sorcerer, priest of the ancient gods | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Taauga ʔatua | Medium possessed by a district god | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Tauga | A medium, one possessed, a prophet | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Taaula/ga | A sacred offering | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Taaula. Taula (Mnr). | The priest of an *aitu*; the keeper or feeder of a chief's dog. | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Taula/a/aitu | Spirit medium; one who treats illnesses with supernatural origins Phonologically Irregular | (McP) |
| Samoan | Taulaaitu | A priest of the *aitu*; a doctor, who worked by charms. | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Taura | A pretended prophet, or some one inspired by some god or goddess | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Taura/atua | Traditional spirit medium of principal clan god | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Taaula/ga | Offering, giving (to a church) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Taula | Priest or priestess | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Taaura | Diviner, seer, prophet | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Faka/taaula/ | Bodyguard | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Taula/ga | Sacrifice (n); offerings (gifts made to the church...) | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Taula/itu | Seer, prophet, shaman | (Hvn) |
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