Protoform: TUAI [OC] Of ancient times, old; (take) a long time, late, slow
| Description: | Of ancient times, old; (take) a long time, late, slow |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *3 PEO *tuaRi "ancient, long time" (Gty. 1990.75). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tuei | Old, ancient; wait [= (taking a long time)] | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Koi tuei | Not yet | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Tuuai | Antiguo. Old (of inanimates) (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Tuai | Old, past | (Fts) |
| East Futuna | Tuvai | Late, tardy | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Tuvai | Tarder; lentement | (Btn) |
| Emae | Tuai | Old | (Cpl) |
| Ifira-Mele | Tuuai | Old (of things); long ago | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Tuai | Old, slow, late | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Duai | Late, take a long time | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Kuai | Worn out | (Smd) |
| Niue | Tuai | Old, ancient; stale (of food); (postverbal) marks perfect aspect: already, early | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Tuai | Old (things, not people) | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Rua-/tuai | Cave (hole old) | (Ray) |
| Nukumanu | Tuai | Old | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Duai | Old, in the past | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Tuai | Ancient, to be, ancient times, be late | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tuai | Former, old | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Tuai | Move slowly, delay, dawdle | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Tuai | (of an object) Old, ancient; (at the same endeavour or location) for a long time | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tuei | Delayed, waiting, late; old, ancient, traditional | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tuai | Lateness; being late | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tuai | From days long since gone by | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Too-ý | Dilatory, slow | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Tuai | Late; be delayed | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Tuai | The past, a long time before | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | I/tuai | Of old, long ago | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Tuai | Vieux, longtemps, retard, tarder | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | I/tuai | Il y a longtemps (dans un passé lointain) | (Hmn) |
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