Protoform: FUAFUA.3 [PN] Young mullet or mullet-like fish sp (Rby)
| Description: | Young mullet or mullet-like fish sp (Rby) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *qaua.2 “mullet sp.”, CE *uoa “mullet-like fish” |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapingamarangi | Hu/oua | Young mullet | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Huhua | Fish sp. (red 'trout') | (Tbs) |
| Niue | Fuafua | A fish (young mullet) | (Sph) |
| Rennellese | Huahua | Some mullets and mullet-like fish, e.g. (Liza oligolepis) | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Fuafua | Baby Mullet Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Sikaiana | Huahua | Fish sp. | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Fuafua | Coral Trout, Leopard Cod (Plectropoma) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Huahua | Red Coral Trout or Leopard Cod (Plectropoma leopardus) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Fuafua/aaua | The little silvery mullet which are found in shoals just off the shore | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fua | Kind of fish similar to kanahe but rounder in cross-section | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Fua | Fish sp., a young Mullet | (Rby) |
11 entries found
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