Protoform: KEA.2 [OC] Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Description: Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic
Notes:

*4 POC *keRa9 "hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata" (LPO IV:250).
*41 PCEMP *keRa(n,9) "hawksbill turtle" (ACD).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian ʔEa Hawk-bill turtle (Pki)
Kapingamarangi Gee Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) (Lbr)
Kapingamarangi Ke(a) Turtle (Emy)
Luangiua Papu e keea Humpbacked Maori Wrasse Uncertain Semantic Connection (Smd)
Mangareva Kea Turtle. Espèce de tortue; nom d'un oiseau (Rch). (Bck)
Marquesas Káia The shell of a tortoise (Crk)
Marquesas Cair, oʔno Tortoise, turtle (Rbs)
Motu Era Turtle; shell turtle (Lst)
New Zealand Maori Kea A parrot (Nestor notabilis) (Wms)
Nguna Kea Turtle sp. (Stz)
Nukuoro Gea Hawk's bill turtle (Crl)
Pukapuka Kea Turtle ; hawksbill turtle (Sby)
Rapa Kea A bird, petrel Problematic (Sks)
Rennellese Kea Small turtle (Ebt)
Tokelau Kea Young turtle (Sma)
Tuamotu Kea Turtle sp (Stn)
Tuvalu Kea Small turtle; person with small head (Rby)

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