Protoform: KIWA.2A [CE] A fern (Asplenium)

Description: A fern (Asplenium)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Compare PPN *katafa.
*8 Note. The bird's Nest fern (Asplenium nidus) is not found in New Zealand.

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian ʔIwa A fern (Asplenium horridum); Frigate-bird (Fregata) (Pki)
Hawaiian ʔIwa/ʔiwa Maidenhair ferns (Adiantum spp.) (Pki)
New Zealand Maori Kiwa/kiwa A fern (Blechnum fluviatilis) (Wms)
Tuamotu Kiva Young spiral shoot of kikipa fern (Stn)

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