Protoform: MELO [PN] Red/brown (Clk)
| Description: | Red/brown (Clk) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *felo.1 "yellow" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Mero | Red | (Fbg) |
| Anuta | Me/mero | Pink | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Me/melo | Rouge | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Melo, melo/melo | Jaune, basane, brun | (Btn) |
| Mangareva | Meʔo/meʔo | Brun, tirant sur le noir Phonologically Irregular | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Paka meʔo | Tres sec, sans jus. Très cuit, desséché (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Niue | Melo/melo | Orange-coloured | (McE) |
| Niue | Melo | Mixed (of colour) (mainly refers to shades of yellow, green, red and brown); to redden (of face or eyes, as when close to tears) | (Sph) |
| Pukapuka | Melo | Deep in colour | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Melo/melo | Yellowish (of light colour) | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Me/melo/ | Deep red in colour | (Mta) |
| Rennellese | Mego | (Hibiscus rosa sinensis) | (Ebt) |
| Rennellese | Mego/mego | Appear reddish from a distance | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Melomelo | Red; mulieb. pudend. | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Mero | Red | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Melo(melo) | Brown, tan or dark yellow (e.g. gold, brown bread but not brown sugar) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Mello. Mello-mello. | Brown, yellow. Tawny. | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Mero/mero | Fish with light, bright reddish skin | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Mmelo | Reddish | (Rby) |
| West Futuna | Mero | To wither Problematic | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Melo | Rouge | (Hmn) |
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