Protoform: IKA-TAPU [XO] Large Carangid fish
| Description: | Large Carangid fish |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to XO: Outliers (NKO KAP NGR TAK NKM OJA SIK PIL REN TIK ANU MAE MFA WFU WEV) |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *ika 'fish', *tapu 'sacred' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ika tapu | A kind of fish reaching perhaps five pounds; very hard fighter and very good to eat; with navy blue and gold markings (pompano?) | (Fbg) |
| Ifira-Mele | Ikaatapu | Very large grouper | (Clk) |
| Luangiua | Akapu | Flat silver fish sp. with bony lateral line | (Tbs) |
| Sikaiana | Ika tapu | Fish sp., a blue colored trevally | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Ika tapu | Large trevally [Caranx sp.] | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Ikatapu | Jack (Caranx sp., prob. C.melampygus)... | (Fth) |
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