Protoform: KOATA [CE] A small gap or point

Description: A small gap or point
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian ʔO(w)aa A measurement equal to half the width of a finger, of fishing nets Phonologically Irregular (Pki)
Mangareva Koʔata Espace entre deux planches; planches mal jointes Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Koata Crown of stem or young shoots of Cordyline, etc. (Wms)
Rapa Koata Mesh of netting (Sks)
Tahitian ʔOata Mamelon (du sein); "oeil" principal d'un coco,qui laisse passage au germe; goulot d'une bouteille (Lmt)
Tahitian Oata The monkey's eyes on a cocoanut; the mouth or neck of a gourd; also the meshes of a fishing net (Dvs)
Tuamotu Kooata Principal eye of a coconut (Stn)

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