Protoform: AKIAKI [PN] A tern (probably White Tern, Gygis alba)
| Description: | A tern (probably White Tern, Gygis alba) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *kaakaa.1b |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Akiaki | Fairy tern | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Akiaki | Sterne blanche (Gygis alba) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Akiaki | Oiseau blanc | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Kiakia | A sea bird (Gygis alba); also given to another variety known as Albus royanus Phonologically Irregular | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Aʔiaʔi | Fair, white, clear | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Agiagi | White tern (Gygis alba) | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Iai | White seagull | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | I aʔi | White sea bird | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Kiakia | Le cri du *kotake* (Gygis alba) Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Mota | Giregire | Tropic bird | (Cdn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Akiaki | Red-billed Gull (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus) | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Akiaki | White sea bird sp. | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Te/akiaki | White tern (Gygis alba) | (Hdn) |
| Nukuoro | Agiagi | Fairy tern, Gygis alba | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Akiaki | Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) | (Sby) |
| Tahitian | Aiai | Fair, clear, unsoiled, white, comely Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Akiaki | Fairy tern (Gygis alba) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Akiaki | White Tern (Gygis alba) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ekiaki | Young tropic bird (tavake). It is quite white. | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Akiaki/puŋa | Light coloured bird sp | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Akiaki | Fairy Tern. White Tern (Jsn). | (Rby) |
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