Protoform: LAA-LAA [SO] Dorsal fin of shark, etc.
| Description: | Dorsal fin of shark, etc. |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 < PN *laa 'sail' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luangiua | Laalaa | Fin of shark | (Smd) |
| Marquesas | ʔAʔa | Nageoires | (Dln) |
| Nuguria | Raaraa/ppura | Tiger shark | (Dvl) |
| Pukapuka | Laalaa/ila | Small shark sp. | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Gaagaa/ʔiga | A kind of shark | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Gaagaa | Back and belly fin, as of the bagukango [skipjack] and hu'aaika [trevally] fish | (Ebt) |
| Sikaiana | Laalaa | The fin of a shark | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Laaraa | Fixed dorsal fin of sharks, whales, porpoises and all large fish | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Laalaa/ila | White-tipped Reef White Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus), when very large | (Sma) |
| Tuvalu | Laalaa | Dorsal fin | (Rby) |
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