Protoform: KATA.2 [MP] Sprig of kava (Piper sp.); stem (of flower or fruit)
| Description: | Sprig of kava (Piper sp.); stem (of flower or fruit) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *kaja- "kava stem", PFJ *kasa (Gty. 1991). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Kata | Sprig of kava (Piper sp.) | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Kata | Petite branche de kava pour planter | (Btn) |
| Fijian | Kasa | The petiole stem, pedicule of a leaf, flower or fruit; stalks or small branches of some plant | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Kada/kada | Acalypha rivularis Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Gata | Gleichenia linearis Problematic | (Hkt) |
| Mangareva | Kata/kata | Les doigts de pied Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Kata | Pédoncle, pétiole, petites branches, tige de plantes. Queue (des fruits, feuilles); stalk (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Penrhyn | Kata (niikau) | Coconut leaflet Problematic | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Kata | Plant cutting, especially of kumara or manioc | (Bse) |
| Samoan | ʔAta | Sprig of kava (Piper sp.) | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | ʔAta | Tige de l’igname, de la vanille, du manioc, de la patate; bouture de ces plantes ou du taro | (Lmt) |
| Tongan | Kata | Sprig of kava (piper sp.) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kata | Twig | (Stn) |
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