Protoform: KULA.1B [PN] Bird spp
| Description: | Bird spp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *kula "Collared Lory, Phygis solitarius" (LPO IV:329). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Kura | Short, multi-coloured feathers of certain birds | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Kula(kula) | Collared Lory (Phigys solitarius), Red-headed Parrot-finch (Erythrura cynanovirens) | (Gty) |
| Hawaiian | ʔUla | Red-tailed bird | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Oiseau rouge dont les plumes servaient dʔornement | (Rch) | |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tara/kura | A bird: black, red marking on the neck | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Kuʔa | Red, bird species | (Dln) |
| Nuguria | Kura | A kind of bird with red feathers | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Kuro | A kind of parrot | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | Wulu kula | Red feathers from western islands | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Kura/a | Red-plumaged bird | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Kura | ? Tropic-bird (red phase) Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Tahitian | Ura | Red feathers formerly sacred to the gods | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Kula | Bird spp., feathers of same. | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Coola | A species of the paroquet; beads | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Kura | Red-plumaged bird | (???) |
| West Futuna | Sara kura | Parrot. Vini palmarum (loriquet des palmes) (Rve). | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Kula | Poil de roussette | (Hmn) |
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