Protoform: FAU.A [MP] A tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Description: A tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian
Notes:

*2 PCP *vau (Geraghty 2004).
*3 PEO *vaRu "k. tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus)" (Gty:1990:78).
*4 POC *paRu "Hibiscus tiliaceus" (LPO III:138).
*5 PMP *baRu "a small shore tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus" (ACD).
*7 PBN *valu "Hibiscus" (Lvy. 1979).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Fau (Pariti tiliaceum) (Mfr)
East Uvea Fau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (le bourao) (Myr)
Emae Fau Shore Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Cpl)
Fijian Vau A tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Cpl)
Hawaiian Hau Hibiscus (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Fau Shore Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Clk)
Kapingamarangi Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Lbr)
Luangiua Hau Beach Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Tbs)
Luangiua Ke/hau Tree sp. with yellow flowers, deep red inside (Smd)
Mangareva ʔAu Arbre: Hibiscus tiliaceus (Malvacées) (Rch)
Marquesas Hau (MQN), fau (MQS) (Hibiscus tiliaceus). Bourao, sea hibiscus (Atl). (Dln)
Marquesas Ko/fáou [= fáou] The *purou* tree; an ornament for the ears made from the wood of the *fáou* (Crk)
New Zealand Maori Whau Tree sp (Wms)
Niue Fou (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Sph)
Nuguria Hau Hibiscus (Ths)
Nuguria Tai/hau Tree sp. (Dvl)
Nuguria Hau Tree used in making cord (Tok Pisin mangas) (Dvl)
Nukuoro Goe/hau/ (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Crl)
Nukuoro Hau The hibiscus plant (H.tiliaceus) (Crn)
Penrhyn Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus (Sta)
Pukapuka Wau The tree Pipturus velutinus [argenteus]. Bark used for cordage (Mta). (Bge)
Raʔivavae Hau The hibiscus tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Stn)
Rarotongan ʔAu Beach hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Bse)
Rennellese Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Ebt)
Roviana Varu A tree (Hibiscus sp.) (Whe)
Samoan Fau Hibiscus sp.; (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Whr) (Mnr)
Tahitian Fau Ancien nom du purau (encore en usage aux ISV) (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Lmt)
Tahitian Hau [Iles Sous le Vent (Leeward islands) Dialect] Espèce d'arbre (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Lmt)
Takuu Fau A tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Hwd)
Takuu Hau Tree, Sea Coast Mallow (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Mle)
Tikopia Fau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Fth)
Tokelau Fau Trees (Hibiscus tiliaceus) and (Pipturus argenteus) (Whr)
Tongan Fau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Whr)
Tuamotu Fau Hibiscus (Stn)
Tupuaki Fau/rau maire Hibiscus trilobatus (Atn)
Tuvalu Fau tuu (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Rby)
West Futuna Fau Hibiscus tree (Dty)

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