Protoform: KAAKAA.1A [OC] Parrot sp
| Description: | Parrot sp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *kaRa "male Eclectus parrot, Eclectus roratus" (LPO IV:321). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kaka | A kind of bird | (Fbg) |
| Fijian | Kakaa | Musk Parrots (Prosopeia spp.) | (Gty) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAaʔaa | Male `oo`oo bird, (Acrulocercus spp.) | (Pki) |
| Moriori | Kaka/riki | Parakeet | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kaakaa | Bird sp., (Nestor meridionalis) | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Gaga | Bird sp Problematic | (Crl) |
| Roviana | Kara | General name for parrots (Whe) | (Whe) |
| Saʔa | ʔAʔa | Large green parrot, red under wings | (Ivs) |
| Tahitian | ʔAʔaa | Parrot sp. | (Wte) |
| Tahitian | Aʔa/taevao | Parakeet (Cyanorhampus zelandicus) | (Clk) |
| Tahitian | Aa | The name of a bird of the paroquet kind, or small parrot; there are two sorts, the one called aa taevao, which has fine red feathers, the other, aa mahu, has no red feathers | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Kakaa | Red-breasted Musk Parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) | (Clk) |
| Tuamotu | Kaakaa | Chatter loudly, screech, as birds | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Kaa | Parrot | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Kaakaa | Cri de perruche | (Hmn) |
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