Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/rama

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *damaʀ.

Noun

*rama

  1. torch

Verb

*rama

  1. to fish at night with torches

Descendants

  • Tongic: *ama
    • Niuean: ama
    • Tongan: ama
      • →? Niuatoputapu: ama
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *lama

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “rama”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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