Protoform: OLO.1 [FJ] Clump of trees, bush, hillside

Description: Clump of trees, bush, hillside
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic
Notes:

*4 POC *oro "mountain, hill" (ACD).
*8 Note: remove if no further evidence forthcoming.

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Olo/olo Espace au delà du mur à cochons et après le coin-cuisine Uncertain Semantic Connection (Mfr)
East Uvea ʔOlo Pente douce Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
East Uvea ʔOlo/ʔolo (obs.) Pente, descente sur le bord de la mer Phonologically Irregular (Rch)
Fijian Olo A tree (Couthovia corynocarpa) Problematic (Cpl)
Fijian Colo Inland country, mountain country (Cpl)
Hawaiian Olo Hill (rare except in place names) (Pki)
Lau Tolo Bush; land (opp. asi 'sea') (Ami)
New Zealand Maori Oro Clump of trees, copse (Wms)
Niue Olo Stumps in the game of cricket Borrowed (McE)
Pukapuka Olo Plantation place name, Te Olo a Valu Problematic (Bge)
Rennellese Ogo Mountain, slope, bush, settlement (Ebt)
Tokelau Olo/laakau Grove of bushes and trees (Sma)
Tokelau Olo Fortress, shelter (from enemy); stumps, wicket (in cricket) Borrowed (Sma)
Tongan Olo/olo Uncultivated bushland near the coast. Pente, descent sur le bord de la mer (Btn). (Cwd)
Tuamotu Oro A plume-like tuft, cluster of feathers of frigate-bird Uncertain Semantic Connection (Stn)
West Futuna Ora Hill, mountain Phonologically Irregular (Dty)

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