Protoform: MATA-QELE [PN] Fish sp. (Serranidae) *mata(q,k)ele
| Description: | Fish sp. (Serranidae) *mata(q,k)ele |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Mataele | Poissons: "loche écarlate" (Epinephelus fasciatus); "mérou drapeau" (Cephalopholis urodelus); "mérou fauve" (Cephalopholis leopardus) (Serranidae) | (Mfr) |
| Luangiua | Makaele | Fish sp. (like huhua 'trout' but more orange coloured with small brown spots) | (Tbs) |
| Mangareva | Mata/ʔere | Poisson: Myripristis murdjan (Priacanthidae) Problematic | (Rch) |
| Niuatoputapu | Mataele | Fish sp. | (???) |
| Niue | Mataele | Flagtail Grouper (Cephalopholis urodela) | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Mataele | Rock grouper (Cephalopholis leopardus) | (Bge) |
| Samoan | Mataʔele | Fish (Epinephelus sp.) | (Mnr) |
| Samoan | Mataʔele/ʔele | Fish of genus Lethrinus when about 1 ft. long | (Mnr) |
| Takuu | Mataere | Fish sp., Grouper (Plectropomus sp.) (red with black spots and blue lateral lines...) | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Mataele | Flag-tailed Sea Bass (Cephalopolis urodelus) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Matakele/kele | Fish sp. | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Mataele | Type of fish: Flag-tailed Sea Bass | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Maele | A fish Problematic | (Hvn) |
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