Protoform: KAA-RETU [CE] A fragrant plant
| Description: | A fragrant plant |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. MAO returetu "a floating plant (Azolla rubra) (Wms). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Qale/seva | A kind of fern (Bua dialect) Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | Aretu | A fragrant weed. Espèce d'herbe odoriférante (Rch). Phonologically Irregular | (Bck) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kaaretu | A scented grass (Hierochloe antarctica) | (Wms) |
| Tahitian | ʔAaretu | Graminée (Andropogon tahitensis) | (Lmt) |
| Tupuaki | ʔAretu | A grass sp. (Best 1942:28) | (???) |
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