Protoform: MUTU.2 [MP] Fish sp. (Pomacentridae, particularly Abudefduf (Sergeant Major))

Description: Fish sp. (Pomacentridae, particularly Abudefduf (Sergeant Major))
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian
Notes:

*4 POC *mutu "Pomacentridae, particularly Abudefduf" (LPO IV:91).
*5 PMP *mutu "damselfish" (ACD). [Based on PN + Palauan]

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Mutu Fish sp., small (Mfr)
East Uvea Mutu/mutu Abudefduf sordidus (Rch)
Hawaiian Muku/muku/-waha-niu Trigger-fish(?) (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Mutu Fish sp. probably damselfish (Abudefduf sp.) (Clk)
KwaraŹ”ae Muu Fish sp. (Shn)
Luangiua A/moku/moku Damsel fish Phonologically Irregular (Smd)
Luangiua Moku/moku Banded Demoiselle Fish (Glyphisodon bengalensis) Phonologically Irregular (Hbn)
Marquesas Mutu/keo Espece de poisson (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Mutu Fish sp (Wms)
Niuatoputapu Mutu (Abudefduf septemfasciatus) (Dye)
Niue Mutu/mutu A small grey fish with dark vertical bands and a yellowish patch on the back (Sph)
Nukuoro Mudu/mudu Damsel fish (Crl)
Penrhyn Koo/mutu/mutu Humbug dascyllus Dascylluaruanu) (Sta)
Rennellese Mutu Kind of small fish caught in nets and on the reef (Ebt)
Rotuman Mutu Small, dark-grey fish Borrowed (Cwd)
Samoan Mutu Abudefuf sp. , fish sp. (Prt)
Tikopia Mutu Small, striped, edible fish taken on reef in hand-net (Pomacentidae cf. Abudefduf spp.) (Fth)
Tokelau Mutu Tropical ragfish (Abudefduf sp.) (Sma)
Tongan Mutu/mutu Fish sp (Cwd)
Tuvalu Mutu/mutu (Abudefduf sp.) (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Mutu limu A parrotfish Uncertain Semantic Connection (Hvn)
West Futuna Mutu Fish sp. 'Bigbel' (= toadfish?) (Fkm) (Mylio [Acanthopagurus] berda [Goldsilk Seabream]) (Rve). (Dty)

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