Protoform: MALA-TEA [NP] Fish sp., (Cheilinus undulatus) (Hpr)

Description: Fish sp., (Cheilinus undulatus) (Hpr)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *mala.4 "fish sp.", *tea "white"
*1 Cf. PN *malali 'wrasse sp.'
*8 SAM form results from replacement of tea also found in other words.

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Mangareva Ma/maratea Poisson (Rch)
Mangareva Maritea Poisson: Hemigymnus fasciatus (Labridae) (plus connu) Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Malatea Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) (McC)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Maratea Large fish sp., hump-headed wrasse (Krk)
New Zealand Maori Maratea (Chironemus spectabilis) (Wms)
Niue Malau tea Medium-size bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) Problematic (Sph)
Niue Malautea A fish Problematic (Tgr)
Penrhyn Maratea A fish (Hemiptoronotus jenkinsi) (Ann.); hump-headed Maori wrasse, Napoleon, giant wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) (Sta)
Pukapuka Malatea (Cheilinus undulatus) (Hpr)
Rarotongan Maratea (Cheilinus undulatus) (Hpr)
Samoan Malauli Fish sp. (Caranx) (Prt)
Tokelau Malatea Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus) (Hpr)
Tuamotu Maratea (Cheilinus undulatus) (Hpr)
Tuvalu Malatea A fish (Rby)

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