Protoform: WANA-WANA [PN] Spiny, prickly, bristly (Clk)
| Description: | Spiny, prickly, bristly (Clk) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *wana “sea-urchin sp.” |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Vanavana | Radiate, said of any object with its parts radiating horizontally from a central axis | (Fts) |
| East Uvea | Va(na)vana | Etre stupefait; dont le poil se dresse de surprise | (Btn) |
| Hawaiian | Wanawana | Spiny, thorny | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Wanawana | Sticking out, jut out from a surface | (Lbr) |
| Marquesas | Vanavana | Tacheté, bigarré de diverses couleurs Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wawana | Gooseflesh | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wanawana | Spines, bristles | (Wms) |
| Niue | Vanavana | Spiny, prickly | (Sph) |
| Rarotongan | Vana | Stand up on end (hair, spines of fish) | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Vanavana | Gooseflesh | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Vanavana | Ressentir des picotements, des foumillements. Rough, ragged, unpolished; a sensation felt when something disagreable touches the body, as a worm crawling, &c.; rough, ragged, unpolished (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Vanavana | Spiny, bristling; quiver, thrill, shiver as from cold, quaver, as voice | (Stn) |
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