Protoform: MANU-TAGI-LUA [SO] Bird sp., probably a petrel
| Description: | Bird sp., probably a petrel |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 PN *manu, *tagi, *rua |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luangiua | Maŋu kaŋilua | Small bird, like frigate bird | (Smd) |
| Takuu | Manu tanirua | Bird whose nocturnal call as it flies north...is different from its call when it returns; hence its name 'two-cry bird'.... | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Manu-tani-lua | Bird that overflies Takuu at night and has a peculiar cry that sounds partially egressive and partially ingressive (not seen) | (Hwd) |
| Tokelau | Manutagilua | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus). "if one hears the cry of the manutagilua during a storm, it indicates that the storm is almost over." | (Wdz) |
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