Protoform: LIMU [MP] Moss, seaweed
| Description: | Moss, seaweed |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> TA *remu "moss" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Rimu | Seaweed, algae growing on the reef | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Rimu/ngauta | Moss | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Limu | Seaweed, moss, freshwater algae (i) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Limu | Seaweed, moss, freshwater algae (i) | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Rimu | Kind of seaweed (Dried) | (Fts) |
| Emae | Rimu | Seaweed | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Lumi | Seaweed, moss | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Limu | Seaweed, moss | (Pki) |
| Kwaraʔae | Lumulumu | Moss | (???) |
| Luangiua | Limu | Seaweed | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Rimu | Plante marine: algue; mousse des arbres (rimu akau); mousse des rochers (rimu poatu) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | ʔImu tai | Mousse marine, algue | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | ʔImu | Seaweed, moss. Mousse de terre, fougères aux nombreuses variétés... (Lch). Lichen (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Moriori | Rimu | Seaweed | (Shd) |
| Mota | Lumu/ta | Moss | (Cdn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rimu | Seaweed, moss | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Lumu | Moss | (Fox) |
| Nguna | Na-lumulumu | Moss | (Stz) |
| Niuatoputapu | Limu | Seaweed | (Dye) |
| Niue | Limu | Seaweed, moss | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Rimu | Moss, lichen; sea algae (used to caulk canoes) | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Rimu | Sea-weed | (Crn) |
| Nukuoro | Limi/limi | Coral sp.: brain coral? Phonologically Irregular | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Mulu/mulu aamanu | Moss (on rocks or coral) Phonologically Irregular | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Limu | Moss, seaweed | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Rimu/rimu | Generic for mosses; Hymenophyllum cuneatum | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Rimu/papa | A sea weed, cooked with ru | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Rimu | Moss | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Rimu | Moss, seaweed | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Gimu | Kinds of seaweed | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Lumu | Seaweed, moss | (Cwd) |
| Rotuman | Rimu, rimi | Greyish lichen growing on tree trunks Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Saʔa | Lumu | Moss | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Limu | Seaweed, moss | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Limu | Seaweed, moss | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Rimu | A general name for moss; sponge; sea weed | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Rimu | Generic term for certain types of seaweeds that grow singly or in clumps but do not send out runners | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Lomu | Green algae growing on rocks or drift logs; lichen or moss growth on the side of a tree Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Rimu | Coralline growth on reef used to whiten and preserve wood | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Limu | Mosses, lichens, algae, seaweed | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Limu | Seaweed, moss | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Limoo | Sea-weed | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Rimu | Seaweed, moss | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Rimu pape | Water-cress | (Atn) |
| Tuvalu | Limu | Seaweed, moss, fungus on trees | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Limu | Seaweed, used to make colour for puke-canoe. Type of seaweed rubbed into canoes; produces a white surface as protection against seaworms (Lch). | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lumu | Moss | (Ray) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Limu/a | Paint with seaweed | (Hvn) |
| Waya | Lumi | Edible seaweed | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Rim/rimu (ANI) | Moss, sponge | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Rimu | Seaweed | (Cpl) |
| West Uvea | Limu | Algues | (Hmn) |
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