Protoform: PAASUA [EO] Tridacna clam sp
| Description: | Tridacna clam sp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *faasua, EC *paaua "bivalve sp." |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapingamarangi | Pahua | Tridacna with large oyster (sic); to collect such oysters | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Baehua | Mollusc sp. (Tridacna maxima) | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Paʔua | Clam sp.; oyster (I). Bénitier (Tridacna elonga) (Rch). | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Pahua | Clam (Tridacna) | (Krk) |
| Marquesas | Pahua | The gigantic oyster (Crk). Oyster species. Espèce d'huitre très grosse (Lch). Bénitier, giant clam [Southeast Marquesan Dialect] (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Nggela | Pau/pasua | Clam | (Fox) |
| Niue | Pa(pa)hua | Large bivalve shellfish often found embedded in coral. | (McE) |
| Niue | Pahua, pakua | Bone Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Baasua. Pasua (Crn). | Tridacna maxima | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Paasua | Tridacna shell; elongate clam (Tridacna maxima) and similar clams | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Pashu(è) | Large white corrugated clam | (Lmt) |
| Pukapuka | Paayua | Tridacna | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Paʔua | Bivalve (Charma sp.) | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Paaʔua | Various clams but typically (Tridacna maximus) | (Bse) |
| Sikaiana | Pasua | Edible clam sp. (?Tridacna hippopus hippopus) | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Paahua | Bénitier (coquillage) (Tridacna elonga) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Pahuua | Tridacna clam sp | (Stn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Pahua | Giant clam (Squamosa maxima) | (Grn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | P(h)aua | Giant clam shell. Meat of clam shell (Lch). | (Hvn) |
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