Protoform: LAULAUFAU [SO] Fish sp., butterfly fish sp., or moorish idol
| Description: | Fish sp., butterfly fish sp., or moorish idol |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangareva | Raurau | Poisson: le petit du matarau. Name of the fish matarau when small (Tgr). Problematic | (Rch) |
| Pukapuka | Luuluuau | Moorish Idol (Zanclus canescens) | (Hpr) |
| Rennellese | Gaugauhau | Butterfly fish, when dominantly striped | (Hpr) |
| Samoan | Laulaufau | Heniochus sp. | (Hpr) |
| Takuu | Ppee laurauhau | Moorish Idol (Zanclus canescens); type of large butterfly | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Rauraufaauu | Small reef and sea fish (? Zanclus sp. of Angelfish) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Laulaufau | Moorish Idol (Zanclus canescens) | (Hpr) |
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