Protoform: KARAEA [CE] Red ochre, red clay or earth
| Description: | Red ochre, red clay or earth |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kalae. |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | ʔAlaea | Water-soluble, colloidal ocherous earth; any red colouring matter | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Karaea | Terre rouge | (Rch) |
| Mangareva | Ka/karaea | Ocre; terre jaune tirant sur le rouge; rouille | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kaʔaeʔa | Pouzzolane (terre rougeâtre). Argile rouge (Lch). Argile, clay (Atl). Phonologically Irregular | (Dln) |
| Penrhyn | Karaea | An upright limestone slab found in marae | (Cbl) |
| Rapa | Konii karaea | Reddish clay-like stone | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Karaea | Kind of red clay, red ochre | (Sve) |
| Tahitian | Araea | Red earth, bricks, red crockery ware, reddish colour | (Dvs) |
| Tahitian | ʔAraea | Terre rouge, argile | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Karaea | Red earth, ochre | (Stn) |
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