Protoform: MALALI [NP] Fish sp., wrasse
| Description: | Fish sp., wrasse |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *merari, EC *lali.3 "fish sp." |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Molali | Cheilinus spp. (generic) Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Marari | A fish | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Maarari | Bluespotted Wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus) | (Rce) |
| Kapingamarangi | Malali | Ornated wrasse | (???) |
| Luangiua | Malali | Combfish | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Maalali | Rainbow fish | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | ʔAlali | Parrot fish (Thalassoma trilobatum) Phonologically Irregular | (Hbn) |
| Mangareva | Marari | Poisson: Coris aygula (Labridae) | (Rch) |
| Moriori | Marar(i) | Kelp-fish | (Bke) |
| New Zealand Maori | Marari/i | Butterfish (Coridodax pullus) | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Marari | Kind of small fish used as bait for vaka-hii | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Marari | Wrasse (Gomphosus varius [Lacepede]); trilobed Maori wrass Cheilinus trilobatus} | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Malali | A fish, species of wrasse (Anampses godeffroyi). Triple-tail Wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) (Sby). | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Marari | Fairly small reddish-brown lagoon fish | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Marari | Smooth-bodied fish with very thin soft scales, brown-grey with whitish spots Wrasse spp. A fish, marori = mararai (Cwd). Borrowed | (Smt) |
| Samoan | Malali/aʔa | A fish | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Malali | Clouded Rainbow Fish | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Marari | General term for all species of small fish caught in saavake fishing and used as live bait for tuna fishing | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Molali | Fish sp., Trilobed Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) Phonologically Irregular | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Marari | A fish | (Stn) |
| Tuamotu | Marari/i | A fish | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Po/marari | Fish sp. | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | Marari/hsega | Carangid fish sp. Poisson (Rve). | (Fkm) |
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