Protoform: KANIWA [PN] The Milky Way
| Description: | The Milky Way |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *nuanua “rainbow”. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kaniva | Voie lactée | (Rch) |
| East Uvea | Kaniva | Voie lactée | (Rch) |
| Emae | Kaniva | The Milky Way | (Cpl) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ganiwa | Milky Way | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | Aŋiva | Southern Cross | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Ke Ngiva | The Milky Way | (Hbn) |
| Marquesas | Aniva | Nom du 18e jour de la lune | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Tha ah newa, A Ena | The milky way Problematic | (Rbs) |
| Niue | Kaniva | Milky way; a vein | (Lws) |
| Niue | Kaniva | Upper corner [of a room] Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Kaniva | Milky Way, rain cloud (Passatwolke) | (Ths) |
| Nuguria | Kaniva | Cloud; sky, heavens | (Dvl) |
| Nukumanu | (Te) Kaniva | The Milky Way | (Fbg) |
| Rennellese | Kaiba (hetuʔu) | Milky Way Phonologically Irregular | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Kaniva | The Milky Way Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | ʔAniva | The Milky Way | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Kaniva | A rainbow; a beautiful person | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Kaniva | Cloud Borrowed | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Takaniva | The Milky Way | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Te kau tu /keniva/ | The Milky Way | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Kaniva | The Milky Way | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Kaniva | Galaxy, Milky Way | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Kaniva | The Milky Way | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Koniva | Rainbow Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Kaniva | The Milky Way | (Dty) |
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