Protoform: LELEFUA.* [SO] Moth, butterfly
| Description: | Moth, butterfly |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *pulele-fua |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Lehua | Flower of the `oohi`a tree Problematic | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Refue | A kind of moth | (Clk) |
| Niue | Lefua | Chief (wife's term for husband in respectful language) Problematic | (Sph) |
| Samoan | Lelefua | Moth | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Rerefua, ?rerefue | Anglerfish (Antennaridae), with filament hanging down above mouth and used in attracting prey | (Fth) |
| Tikopia | Rerefue | Large moth sp | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Lelefua | Moth | (Sma) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lelehua | A kind of moth | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Sa/rafue/ | Butterfly, moth | (Dty) |
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