Protoform: GAARARA [EP] Lizard
| Description: | Lizard |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | ŋarara | Ant-lion; cockroach ; beetles (Métraux 1937:54) | (Fts) |
| Marquesas | Ka(a)ka(a)ʔa (MQN), naanaaʔa, naanaaʔo (MQS) (Atl). Kaakaʔa (Mtu). | Petit lézard, gecko. Salamandre, espèce de sourd (Dln). Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Kokká (NKH), nenná | The large house-lizard | (Crk) |
| Moriori | Ngarara | Lizard, insect | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngaarara | Reptile, monster; insect | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Ngaarara | Gecko spp. large lizard spp. which live mainly on coconut trees; mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris), Polynesian gecko (Gehyra oceanica) | (Cbl) |
| Rarotongan | Ngarara | Lizard which grows to length of twelve inches ; a large lizard (Gehyra oceanica), common around dwellings and in the forest | (Sve) |
| Tahitian | Arara | Name given to the most common and lively sort of lizard | (Lmt) |
8 entries found
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