Protoform: NASE [FJ] A large fern (Angiopteris sp.) with edible root
| Description: | A large fern (Angiopteris sp.) with edible root |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *nas(e,i) "edible roots of certain plants ?" (LPO III:224) |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Nehe/nehe | Fern spp. | (Chl) |
| Fijian | Naci | The greater roots of the yaqona plant | (Cpl) |
| Mangaia | Naʔe | The giant fern | (Chn) |
| Marquesas | Nahe/i | Root eaten in times of scarcity (Leach 2003) | (Crk) |
| Rapa | Ngaie | A fern Phonologically Irregular | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Ngaʔe | A fern (same as na'e ?) Phonologically Irregular | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Naʔe | A fern (Asplenium obtusatum) | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Naʔe | A tree-fern (Angiopteris evecta) | (Whr) |
| Rarotongan | ʔAa/naʔe | Kingfern (Angiopteris longifolia) | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Nase | The giant fern (Angiopteris erecta) and (Marattia fraxinea) (Prt); (Angiopteris evecta) (Whr) | (Whr) |
| Tahitian | Nahe | The gigantic fern, the root of which is used for food . (Angiopteris evecta) | (Whr) |
| Tuamotu | ŋahe | Giant fern sp Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Nahe | Angiopteris evecta | (Atn) |
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