Protoform: KORO.1 [PN] Throat, larynx, gular pouch of frigate bird: *koro(koro)

Description: Throat, larynx, gular pouch of frigate bird: *koro(koro)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*4 Cf. POC *kadro 'neck?' (LPO V:140).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian ʔOlo Double chin, sagging skin, jowls, calf of leg, scrotum, wattles, etc. (Pki)
Mangareva Koro/koro Larynx très prononcé a l'extérieur, tumeur au larynx. Plaie qui s'y forme (Rch). (Jnu)
Marquesas Koʔo Enflé, gros par l'effet du sommeil Problematic (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Koro/koro Throat; loose, slack (Wms)
Niue Kookoo Throat (Sph)
Nukuoro Koro The throat (Crn)
Pukapuka Kolo/kolo Throat, double-chin ; loose skin at throat, as in (kotawa) kolokolo kula ("red-throated frigatebird") (Sby)
Roviana Koro/koro/na Lungs (Whe)
Tahitian Oro/feto To be choking; to be unable to eat or swallow on account of alarm; not eatable, as some kinds of food (Dvs)
Tongan Koo/koo Windpipe of a fowl (Cwd)
Tuamotu Koro Gular pouch of frigate bird, wattles, testes (Stn)
Tupuaki Raau oro/moo Remedy for sore throat (Atn)

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