Protoform: NIU.1 [MP] Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
| Description: | Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> PN *poo-niu "early stage in coconut formation", CC *nui |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) (fruit and tree) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Niu | Coconut palm | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera). Palm (non-fruit-bearing) (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Emae | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Niu | The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Niu | Coconut palm, coconut meat | (Pki) |
| Ifira-Mele | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Clk) |
| Kapingamarangi | Niu | Coconut tree | (Lbr) |
| Luangiua | ŋiu | Coconut | (Smd) |
| Luangiua | Niu | Coconut (when almost ripe) Problematic | (Hbn) |
| Mangareva | Niu/mea | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera). Cocotier. | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Nii | Coconut | (McC) |
| Marquesas | Niu | Prefixed to several coconut varieties | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Niu | Divining stick | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Fox) |
| Nguna | Na-niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Stz) |
| Niuafoʔou | Niu | Coconut palm | (Dye) |
| Niue | Niu | Coconut palm | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Niu | Kokosnuss zum Trinken | (Ths) |
| Nukumanu | Niu | Coconut | (Fbg) |
| Penrhyn | Niu (nii- with modifiers) | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Sta) |
| Rennellese | Niu | Coconut palm | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Cwd) |
| Saʔa | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Ivs) |
| Samoan | Niu | Coconut palm | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Niu | Cocotier (arch. ou solonnel). A general name for the cocoanut tree (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Niu | Coconut palm and nut | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Niu | Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera); its wood or timber; coconut cream | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Niu | Coconut (tree or fruit) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Nioo | The cocoa, the cocoa-nut | (Mar) |
| Tuamotu | Niu | The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) (obs.) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Niu | Coconut, coconut palm | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ha/niu | Coconut palm | (Hvn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Niu/niu | Mangrove palm | (Hvn) |
| Waya | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Niu | Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) | (Dty) |
| West Uvea | Niu | Cocotier, noix de coco | (Hmn) |
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