Protoform: MAIKA [EP] Banana (Musa sp.): *m(a,e)ika
| Description: | Banana (Musa sp.): *m(a,e)ika |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Maika | Banana | (Mtx) |
| Easter Island | Meika | Banana | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Maiʔa | Banana (Musa sp.) | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Meika | Banana. Banane (Musa paradisiaca) (Musacées) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Meika | Banana | (Osn) |
| Marquesas | Meika (MQN), meiʔa (MQS) | Banane. | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maaika(ika), maamaaika | (Orthoceras strictum), (? Thelymitra pulchella) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ika/ika | (Orthoceras strictum) a terrestrial orchid Problematic | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Maika | Banana | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Meika | "Banana" recorded in old chant | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | Aaiʔa | Banana | (Zpn) |
| Rapa | Meia hamoa, meia papaa | Introduced varieties of banana Borrowed | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Meika | The aboriginally introduced banana (Musa xparadisica L.) | (Whr) |
| Tahitian | Meiʔa | Banane (Musa sapientum) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Maaika | Banana | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Meika | Banana | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Meia | Musa var. | (Atn) |
| Tuvalu | Maika | Banana (Musa sp.) Problematic | (Rby) |
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