Protoform: MELE.2 [NP] A star (Venus or Antares)
| Description: | A star (Venus or Antares) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Mele/mele | Star name: Melemele and Polapola were said to be twin stars, the former male and the latter female | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Mele/mele | Antares and two adjacent stars | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Mere/mere | A star (Buck 1938:333) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Meʔe | Espece de constellation | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mere/mere | Venus as evening star | (Wms) |
| Nukumanu | Te Melemele | Star group, Orion's Sword | (Fbg) |
| Pukapuka | Mele/mele | The star Alpha Scorpionis (Antares) | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Mere | The star Sirius | (Sve) |
| Rarotongan | Miru | An evening star Phonologically Irregular | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Mere | The name of a star (= huitarava, three noted stars of Orion). Orion's Belt (Jmr). | (Dvs) |
| Takuu | Te Meremere | A constellation: three stars forming a straight line within Orion | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Melemele | The star Antares in the constellation Scorpio | (Sma) |
| Tuamotu | Mere | The name of a star; said to change color from red to yellow and white; ? Antares | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Mele/mele | Star name. Planet: Venus (Jsn). | (Rby) |
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