Protoform: MOHE-QAHO [PN] Fish sp., probably shark (said to sleep during the day) *moe(moe)-qao
| Description: | Fish sp., probably shark (said to sleep during the day) *moe(moe)-qao |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *mohe "sleep", *qaho "day(time)" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapingamarangi | Moe-aa | Shark sp. | (Lbr) |
| Niuatoputapu | Moheʔaho | Fish sp. | (Dye) |
| Niue | Moheaho | A bluish parrotfish (Scarus sp.) | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Moeao | A kind of shark (brown) which sleeps all day | (Dvl) |
| Rennellese | Moeʔao | A kind of shark | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Moemoeao | K. shark, perhaps a basking shark | (Mnr) |
| Takuu | Moemoeao, moomoeao | Shark sp. that sleeps among the rocks during the day and eats clams and other shellfish | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Moemoeao | A species of toothless and harmless shark which sleeps during the day time | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Moheʔaho | K. fish (long, narrow) that sleeps in the daytime | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Moemoeao | Shark | (Jsn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Moiao | A big shark, maybe seven-gilled shark | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Mweao | Parrotfish sp. (Scarus troscheli). (Callyodon [Scarus] fasciatus) (Rve). | (Fkm) |
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