Protoform: MOKO.4 [CE] Shoots, cuttings

Description: Shoots, cuttings
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Mangareva Moko/rei Fleur mâle du pandanus Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Moko/moko Butt end of coconut; parenchymatous material (Bck)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Moko/moko Butt end of coconut; parenchymatous material (Bck)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Moko/moko puapua Smallest stage of coconut (Bck)
Marquesas Moko/moko Espèce de fougere (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Moko Facial or body tattoo (perhaps from resemblance of curvilinear patterns to unfolding fronds) Problematic (Bgs)
Nuguria Moko New shoot of coconut Problematic (Dvl)
Rarotongan Moko Taro top or young tuber, sugar or pine-apple cuttings (Bse)
Tahitian Moo Taro shoots, or strips for planting (Dvs)
Tikopia Moko Outer covering, especially of bark, skin Problematic (Fth)
Tokelau Moko/moko Be young (e.g of drinking nut, bunch of nuts) Problematic (Sma)
West Uvea Moko Tige, vrille; pousser des feuilles [Heo Dialect] Problematic (Hmn)
West Uvea Moko/i/ufi Jeune pousse d'igname Problematic (Hmn)

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