Protoform: KULU-KULU.1 [PN] A dove (Ptilinopus sp.)

Description: A dove (Ptilinopus sp.)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*4 POC *(ku(r,l)u)ku(r,l)u "pigeon sp." (LPO IV:318).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Kulukulu Tourterelle (Mfr)
East Uvea Kulukulu Colombe (Ptilinopus fasciatus) (Rch)
Emae Kulukulu A dove (Ptilinopus sp.) Phonologically Irregular (Cpl)
Fijian Kulu/votu Many-coloured Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus perousii) (Gty)
Marquesas Kuukuu Dove (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Kuukuu New Zealand pigeon (Waikato dialect) Problematic (Bgs)
Niue Kulukulu Purple-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyraceus) (Sph)
Tongan Kulukulu Small bluish-green dove (Cwd)
Tongan Cooloo-cooloo A species of the dove (the columba purpurata) (Mar)

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