Protoform: ANE.A [AN] White ant, termite; attacked by such insects
| Description: | White ant, termite; attacked by such insects |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *ane "termite" (LPO IV:394). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arosi | Ane | White-ant | (Fox) |
| Arosi | Sane | White-ant | (Fox) |
| East Uvea | Ane | Insecte qui ronge l'étoffe. Mite (Rch). | (Btn) |
| Fijian | Yane | Moth sp | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Ane | A dermestid beetle that destroys feathers in feather-work; mites, as in chickens; insect-eaten, gnawed | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Aanea | Moth-eaten | (Pki) |
| Kwaraʔae | Sane | White-ant, Termite | (Shn) |
| Lau | Sane | White-ant | (Fox) |
| New Zealand Maori | H/ane/ | Rotten, as wood | (Bgs) |
| Nggela | Ane | White-ant | (Fox) |
| Rarotongan | Ane | White ant | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Ane | Nest of white grubs (the grubs sometimes fed to chickens); termite nest, the termites | (Ebt) |
| Saʔa | S/ane | White-ant | (Ivs) |
| Saʔa | S/ane/ʔa | Eaten by white ants | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Ane | The white ant (Termes) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Ane | White-ant. A small insect similar to a caterpillar that eats crops (Dnr). | (Sps) |
| Tikopia | Ane | Termite | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Ane | White ant (a pest that attacks wood) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ane | Moth, or more strictly its larva, that eats holes in clothes, etc.; also applied to silverfish | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Ane/a | Moth-eaten | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Ane | Insect sp.: termite | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ane | White ant | (Hvn) |
22 entries found
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