Protoform: KAWA-KAWA-QATUA [NP] Shrub or vine (Piper sp.)
| Description: | Shrub or vine (Piper sp.) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf.PPN *kawa.1 "(Piper methysticum)". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Kawakawa tua. Kavakavaatua (Fbg). | (Euphorbia atoto) | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Kavakava ʔatua | A climbing vine (Piper vaupelii) [Lauterb.] | (Bgs) |
| Easter Island | Kavakava ʔatua | A fern | (Mtx) |
| Marquesas | Kavakava atua | (Piper latifolium) and (Piper tristachyon) (Brn.) | (Dln) |
| Nukuoro | Kavakava-atua | A species of Piper methysticum... | (Crn) |
| Rapa | Kakatua | A bush (Piper excelsum) | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Kavakava atua, kaakava/atua | A shrub (Piper latifolium) (Wdr.) | (Bse) |
| Samoan | ʔAvaʔava/aitu, ʔavaʔava/tua | Species of pepper (Piper insectifugum, latifolium, puberulum) | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Kavakava (atua) | A wild pepper (Piper sp.) | (Fth) |
| West Futuna | Kaukava atua | 'Hemlock' | (Cpl) |
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