Protoform: KAO.3 [OC] Green heron (Butorides striatus) (Clk)
| Description: | Green heron (Butorides striatus) (Clk) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *kao(i), *kaopa "heron, probably Egretta sp." (LPO IV:289). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Ngao, ngau | A kind of bird Problematic | (Fbg) |
| Fijian | Visa/koo | Mangrove Heron (Butorides striatus) | (Gty) |
| Hawaiian | ʔAʔo | Newell's puffin or shearwater (Puffinus newelli) Problematic | (Pki) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kao/riki | Little bittern (ixobrychus novaezelandiae) | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Kaua | The blue heron Phonologically Irregular | (Crn) |
| Nukuoro | Gava | Reef heron (Demiegretta sacra) Phonologically Irregular | (Crl) |
| Rennellese | Ghou | Black Bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis Borrowed | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAo | Butorides striatus, Little Mangrove Heron | (Clk) |
| Takuu | Kao | Long-necked sea bird similar to a heron which walks in shallow water and stabs fish with its beak | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Keo | Reef Heron | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Kao/kao | The heron | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Keo | A bird similar to heron, living on the beach | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Kova | Heron, egret Borrowed | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Keo | A bird | (Dty) |
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