Protoform: KENA.1B [PN] Booby (Sula sp.)
| Description: | Booby (Sula sp.) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> CO *maua-kena |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kena | Piquero blanco con la punta de la cola y parte de las alas negras; booby or pikebird, white with black markings on the tail and wings | (Kvt) |
| Mangareva | Kena | Oiseau de mer, fou à pieds rouges (Sula dactylatra) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Kena | A seabird (Sula sula) ; Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) | (Bse) |
| Marquesas | Kena | A seabird (Sula leucogaster). Fou brun, oiseau de la famille des sulidés (Lch). Fou masqué, Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra). Puffin du Pacifique; Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ua Huka) (Atl). | (Lvs) |
| Niue | Kena | Grey noddy. Black bosun bird (Sph). | (McE) |
| Penrhyn | Kena | White morph of Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kena | Bird name in chants, assoc. with noa (S. leucogaster): prob. old name for lulu (S. dactylatra) | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Kena | Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Maua/kena/ | (Sula sp.) | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Manu/ʔena/ | White Sentinal Tern. So-called by fisherman instead of manu sina ; Fairy Tern (Gygis alba) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Mua/kena | (Sula leucogaster) | (Clk) |
| Takuu | Mauo/kena/ | Bird sp., a type of kanapu | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Maua/kena/ | (Sula sp.) | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Kena | Booby, sp. Blue-faced booby (Sula dactylatra) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Kena | Blue-faced booby (Sula dactylatra) | (Clk) |
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