Protoform: KALU.B [PN] Viscous or clotted matter, e.g. mucus, clotted blood, dregs or residue
| Description: | Viscous or clotted matter, e.g. mucus, clotted blood, dregs or residue |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kalu | Crachat | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Kalu | Dépôt, sédiment, caillot, morve | (Rch) |
| Ifira-Mele | Karu/karu | Kind of seaweed | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Galu | Sputum, mucus | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Karu | Boue et terre molle où l'on s'enfonce | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kaʔu | Scories, ordures, balayures, bran, petits brins d'herbes, de broussailles; miettes; chose vile, méprisable | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Kaʔu/kaʔu | Particule, particle. Miettes, crumbs. Copeaux de bois, wood shavings. | (Chf) |
| Moriori | Karu/puru | Mud, dirt, bog (swamp) | (Dtn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Karu/karu | Spongy matter in a gourd, or anything of similar consistency: brains, matter from a sore, clotted blood | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kalu | Phlegm | (Sph) |
| Niue | Kalu/kalu | Watery sediment | (Lws) |
| Nukuoro | Galu/galu | Any jellylike substance | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Galu | Viscous sputum | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Kalu | Clear jellylike substance (e.g. in a fish eye) | (Mta) |
| Rotuman | Tee kArkAru | Any jelly-like substance resembling the mucus that comes from the nose Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | ʔAlu | Dregs, lees, congealed oil | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Karu | Dried residue from making oil from coconut cream | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Karu | Brown residue of coconut cream clarified with hot stones to yield oil | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kalu(kalu) | Lees, sediment (of a thick slimy liquid) | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Kalu | Seminal fluid | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Karu/paua | Pudding with coconut stirred into it | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Kar(u)/karu/tai | Salt, sea spray. Méduse (Rve). | (Dty) |
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