Protoform: KUU.1 [CE] Fish sp, squirrelfish: *ku(q)u(ku(q)u)

Description: Fish sp, squirrelfish: *ku(q)u(ku(q)u)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*2 PCP *kuru "Myripristis" (Geraghty).
*4 Cf. POC *kuru[ru] "Myripristis spp., squirrelfish" (LPO IV:54).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian ʔUuʔuu Squirrel fish (Pki)
Mangaia Kuu (Holocentris) and (Myripristis) spp. (Cek)
Mangareva Kuu Nom d'un poisson rouge, espèce de Myripristis? (Rch)
Penrhyn Kuukuu Squirrelfish; crowned squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema) and similar ‘crowned’ fish (Sta)
Tuamotu Kuu(kuu) Fish sp (Stn)

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