Protoform: WAA.2 [PN] Interval (of space or time)

Description: Interval (of space or time)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *waa.2, FU *vaasiqa, PN *wasa
*2 Cf. *zaRa9 "having wide intervals, seldom" (Bst. 1989:177).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Vaa/maunga Valley (Fbg)
Anuta Vaa Interval of space; descent line (Fbg)
East Uvea Vaa Distance; durée, temps (Rch)
Hawaiian Waa Period of time; space, interval, as between two objects or times (Pki)
Luangiua Va/hau [time] (Sar)
Luangiua Vaa Locative - present location (Smd)
Marquesas Ava Distance, intervalle, espace de temps Phonologically Irregular (Lch)
Moriori Wa Time (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Waa Period, interval (of space or time). Definite space, interval, area region; indefinite, unenclosed country; time, season (Bgs)
New Zealand Maori Aa Period of time. Probably a variant of waa (Bgs)
Nuguria Vaa (Period of) time (Dvl)
Nuguria Te va/ne Jetzt (Ths)
Nukumanu Va/hao Time; ever (postverbal) Problematic (Trt)
Nukuoro Vaa/dagidahi Scattered (not in a cluster) (Crl)
Penrhyn Vaa Interval, gap, opening ; position; to be apart, open (Rmn)
Pukapuka Vaa The space (between) (Bge)
Rarotongan Vaa Gap, intervening space or distance; period of time, interval (Bse)
Rennellese Baa Open sea; distance, to be at a distance (Ebt)
Rotuman Vae/vaa/ Separated from (at a considerable distance) (Cwd)
Samoan Vaa Space between. Distance, space (between two places, things, or people); relationship, relations (between two things or people) (Mnr). (Prt)
Sikaiana Vaa- Prefix: space, land (Dnr)
Tahitian Va The space between the edges of the layers of thatch on the Tahitian houses (Dvs)
Takuu Vaa Distance along a known (and usually stated) route (noun of place, not preceded by an article); in compounds, gap or distance between two or more objects... (Mle)
Tikopia Vaa Space (Fth)
Tokelau Vaa Space, distance or room between two points, things; relationship between two people or groups of people; be apart, be separated; be on bad terms (Sma)
Tongan Vaa Distance between, distance apart; attitude, feeling, relationship towards each other (Cwd)
Tuamotu Vaa Interval (of space or time) (Stn)
Tuvalu Vaa Space between (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Va Vertical overlays of lau (slats of house) (Lch)
Vaeakau-Taumako Vaa Space, interval (Hvn)
West Futuna No/va Epoque (Rve)
West Futuna Ro/va The space between things (Cpl)

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