Protoform: WAHE [OC] Divide, division; separate

Description: Divide, division; separate
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic
Notes:

*0 >> PN *ma-wahe "divided", *wahe-ga "division", *wahe-rua "divide in half"
*1 Cf. PN *wase
*3 PEO *wase "divide" (Gty. 1983).
*4 POC *vase (dbl.*vaze) (Mke. 1961).
*41 POC *wa(s,z)e "divide, distribute" (Mke.1968).
*42 PEMP *wa(n)se "divide" (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta (Va)vae, vae/vae To divide (Fbg)
Anuta Vae Vicinity [area surrounding] (Fbg)
Easter Island Vae Elegir, escoger, seleccionar. Choose (Wbr). (Kvt)
East Futuna Vae Divide, division, Separate (Mfr)
East Uvea Vahe Partager, diviser, séparer Borrowed (Rch)
Emae Vae/a Divide, share out (Cpl)
Kapingamarangi W/wae To separate into groups (Lbr)
Luangiua Va/vai Distribute (Hbn)
Luangiua Vaa/vae Deal out, divide (Smd)
Mangareva Vae Choose, select. Choisir ce que convient le mieux, élire (Rch). (Jnu)
Marquesas Vae Choose, select (I). Choisir, élire (Lch). (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Wae Divide, division, separate (Wms)
Niuafoʔou Vahe/vahe Share (vt) (Tmo)
Niuatoputapu Vahe/vahe Distribution of catch (Dye)
Niuatoputapu Vahe To pay (Dye)
Nuguria V/vae (pass. vae/a) Separate, divide, share something with somebody (Dvl)
Nuguria Vaevae Separated, apart (Dvl)
Nukumanu Vae/vae, vvae (plural) Divide (vt), distribute, share (Trt)
Nukuoro Vae Separate, Divide (Crl)
Pukapuka Vae/vae Divide, distribute (Bge)
Pukapuka Va/vae Separate, divide into parts (Bge)
Rarotongan Vae Divide, division, Separate (Bse)
Rennellese Bae Separate v. or get rid of (Ebt)
Rotuman Vae Divide (Cwd)
Samoan Vaae/faa Divide into four (Prt)
Samoan Vae To divide (Prt)
Sikaiana V/vae Divide, be divided (Dnr)
Takuu V/vae Distribute, divide (Mle)
Tikopia Vae/faga Point of division (Fth)
Tikopia Vae Divide; separate off (Fth)
Tokelau Vavae Divide, share (Sma)
Tongan Vahe To parcel, to divide; to separate, or be separated, as two combatanta; parted from (Mar)
Tongan Vahe Divide, division, Separate (Cwd)
Tuamotu Vae Divide, division, separate (Stn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Vae/a Separate (vt) things that stick together; distribute, share (Hvn)
West Futuna X/vae Barrier, line of division (Cpl)
West Futuna Vai-a To divide (Cpl)
West Futuna Ve/ve (amrae) Separate after living together (e.g. married couple) (Cpl)
West Futuna Vae/a Divide, share. Partager (argent), diviser en tas (Rve). (Dty)

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