Protoform: KAUPAPA [NP] Rock platform or shelf

Description: Rock platform or shelf
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PPN *papa "flat surface"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Kaupapa A rock shelf or ledge (Fbg)
East Futuna Kau papa Plank Problematic (Mfr)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Kaupapa Wall plate Uncertain Semantic Connection (Bck)
New Zealand Maori Kaupapa Level surface, floor, stage, platform (Wms)
Pukapuka Kaupapa A block of coral conglomerate (Bge)
Tahitian Aupàpà The flatness of the roof of a house, or of a tree that grows flat (Dvs)
Tikopia Kaupapa White limestone, very hard (Fth)
Tokelau Kaupapa Area of rock on reef or along the shore (Sma)
Tuvalu Kaupapa Reef; flat area of rock (Rby)

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