Protoform: KALEQA [PN] A univalve shellfish sp
| Description: | A univalve shellfish sp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kaleʔa | An edible univalve mollusc | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Kalea | Nom de coquillages de la famille des strombidae | (Btn) |
| Emae | Karea | Conch shell sp. | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | ʔOlee | Conch shell (Charonia tritonis) | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | ʔOʔo/lea | Collect shells | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Garea | Conque Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Niuatoputapu | Keleʔa | Edible gastropod sp. (Trochus maculatus) | (Dye) |
| Nuguria | Karea | Large shellfish sp. | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | Karea | Trochus | (Fbg) |
| Rarotongan | Kareu | Sp. of shellfish Problematic | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Kageʔa | Conus sp., sometimes eaten; also strombus sp. | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Kageʔa huguhugu | Spider conch (lambis chiragra) | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | ʔAle | The name of a shellfish Problematic | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kalea | Shellfish sp. | (Sps) |
| Takuu | Karea | General term for various types of univalve molluscs. Conch-shell (Hwd). | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Kaleea | Small land snail, not eaten by Tikopia...Pythia scarabeus, Melampus flavus Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kalea | A small Cone-shell about 3 centimetres long | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Keleʔa | Conch, conch-shell (often used as a trumpet) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Gelea | A couch [sc. conch] | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Kalea | Spider-shell (Lambis sp.) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kalea | Trumpet shell (used to give signals for meetings, announcements, etc.) | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kle/vihi | Conch shell | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Karea | Sea-snail, conch...; shell axe fashioned from the conch shell. Térèbre (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Kalea | Mollusque gastéropode: Conidé à fond pointu et strombe sauteur (Strombus luhuanus) | (Hmn) |
| West Uvea | Fai/kalea | Jeu de la toupie | (Hmn) |
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