Protoform: KUUKUU.1 [NP] Pigeon
| Description: | Pigeon |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapingamarangi | Koko | Fruit pigeon [extinct since 1918] Phonologically Irregular | (Emy) |
| Mangareva | Kuukuu | A pigeon said now to be extinct. Oiseau de terre: espèce de pigeon (Ptilinopus); n'existe plus à Mangareva (Rch). | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Gúku | The green dove | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Kuku | Turtle dove, (Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii). Tourterelle verte, ptilope des Marquises, oiseau de la famille des colombidés (Lch). | (Clk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Kuukuu | Pigeon (Tainui dialect) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Kukuu | Noise of manutagi Problematic | (Lws) |
| Tahitian | ʔUuʔuu/ʔairaʔo | Nom générique des pigeons; en particulier (Gallicolumba erythroptera) | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Kuukuu | An unidentified bird, described as a dark petrel, but actual existence doubtful | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Kuukuu | To coo (of the kulukulu) | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Kuku | Bird sp. (?pigeon) | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Kuku | Dove with red head. Pigeon (Ptilinopus spp.) (Rve). Problematic | (Cpl) |
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