Protoform: MAQITO [OC] Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), possibly (Ctenochaetus striatus) (Quoy & Gaimard)
| Description: | Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae), possibly (Ctenochaetus striatus) (Quoy & Gaimard) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *ma(k,q)eto "a dark fish, possibly Ctenochaetus striatus" (LPO IV:106). Cf. POC *maqeto(m) "black". |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Maʔito | (C. striatus) | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Maʔito | Whitebar Surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius) | (Rce) |
| Emae | Maito/ito | Fish sp. (Ctenochaetus?) | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Maiko(iko) | (Acanthurus spp.) | (Pki) |
| Lau | Maeto | Surgeon fish sp. | (Ami) |
| Mangareva | Maʔito/ʔito | Poisson Problematic | (Rch) |
| Niue | Meito | Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus). A black fish (McE). | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Maito | Black surgeonfish Ctenochaetu spp.) | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Mahito | Striped bristletooth (Ctenochaetus striatus) Problematic | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Maito | Similar to ma but with red stripes on the back ; species of Surgeonfish | (Sby) |
| Rapa | Maito | (C. striatus) | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Maito | Black surgeon fish (Acanthurus and Ctenochaetus spp.) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Maʔito | Some species of small surgeonfish, as black-spot surgeonfish (Acanthurus bariene) [Lesson] | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Maito | Poisson-chirurgien, famille des Acanthuridae (Acanthurus nigroris) et espèces voisines | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Maito | A fish | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Maito | Fish sp., like parai, but small and black | (Atn) |
| Tuvalu | Maito | (A.achilles) [Shaw], Red-spotted surgeon fish (Zann) | (Rby) |
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