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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