Protoform: WALE.2 [PN] Mad, ignorant,stupid, unskilled, careless, forgetful *wale-a
| Description: | Mad, ignorant,stupid, unskilled, careless, forgetful *wale-a |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> EC *vale "left (hand)" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Vare | Foolish, stupid, mentally unbalanced (person) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Vale | Mad, ignorant, unskilled | (Mfr) |
| Kapingamarangi | W/wale | Numb (of limbs through holding in one position for a long time) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Vale | Drunk | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Vare | Be deluded; forget | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Vaʔe | Tame | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ware | Ignorant, careless | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ware/ware | Forgetful | (Wms) |
| Niuatoputapu | Vale | Foolish, ignorant | (Dye) |
| Niue | Vale | Angry, wild, mad with somebody | (Sph) |
| Niue | Faa/vale | Fierce, savage, wild; to act violently, to growl | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Va/vare | Dumm | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | V/vare | Crazy; drunk, intoxicated | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | V/vale | Having emotional or intellectual deficiencies; drunk | (Fbg) |
| Nukumanu | V/vare | Fool; in error; madly | (Trt) |
| Nukuoro | Haga/v/vale | Spirit possession | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Vale/vale | Foolish | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Vare | Be deluded, be convinced ; be deceived, overcome; tame | (Rmn) |
| Pukapuka | Vale | Stupid, numb ; be senile, lose memory ; deluded; forget | (Mta) |
| Rarotongan | Vare | Duped, deceived, misled, cajoled | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Bage | Do carelessly | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Ag vare | Behave rudely Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Vale | Idiot | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | V/vale | Crazy, stupid, insane, peculiar, unusual | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Vare | Etre dupe, être trompé | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | V/vare | Insensible, ignorant, lacking sensibility or knowledge; (of a limb) asleep, numb; drunk, intoxicated; foolish, silly, crazy; ignorant person | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Vare | Stupid, foolish, silly | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Vale | Mentally ill person; idiot, fool, lunatic (in colloquial sense); be totally absorbed in some activity | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Vale | Foolish, silly, ignorant; unskilled, incapable, incompetent; mad on, over-fond of | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Vale, valea. Cow-vale. Ky-vale. | Mad, insane, foolish, crazy, delirious; ignorant. A pack of fools. Greedy, gluttonous. | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Vare | Forget | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Vale | Mad, foolish | (Rby) |
| Tuvalu | Vale | Drunk; fool, idiot, lunatic, retarded person | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lala/vale | Get lost, get confused, not knowing the way | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Mda/vale/ina | Not recognize | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Vare | Ignorant, forgetful, senile | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Vare/vare | Blunt Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Var/vare | Baby Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
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