Protoform: MERARI [TO] Fish sp., wrasse

Description: Fish sp., wrasse
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to TO: TO
Notes:

*1 > NP *malali
*2 PMC *merari (Gty.1991).
*4 POC *merari "wrasse or parrotfish" (LPO IV:94).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Uvea Meai Nom de poisson, Bodianus perditio Borrowed (Rch)
East Uvea Meai tanu Nom de poisson, Novaculichthys taeniourus Borrowed (Rch)
Niuatoputapu Meai Wrasse (Dye)
Niue Meai Five-striped surge wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum) (Sph)
Tongan Meai K.fish, somewhat like a parrot-fish (Cwd)

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