Protoform: KAFA-KAFA.* [NP] A fish, perhaps small-sized kafa
| Description: | A fish, perhaps small-sized kafa |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *kafa.3 "Diamond-scaled Mullet (Mugil vaigiensis)". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Kafakafa | Liza vaigiensis (Diamond-Scaled Mullet) | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Kaʔakaʔa | Nom des petits du poisson nommé ka'a | (Rch) |
| Niuatoputapu | Kafakafa | (Liza vaigiensis) | (Dye) |
| Pukapuka | Kawakawa | Baby kawa fish | (Mta) |
| Samoan | ʔAfaʔafa | Name of a fish | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Ahaaha | A fish remarkable for its rapidity in swimming | (Dvs) |
| Tokelau | Kafakafa | The tiny little diamond-scaled mullet, the young of the kafa | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Kafakafa | A common fish , mullet (Chelon vaigiensis) | (Bsr) |
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