Protoform: PALALAFA [MP] Butt end of coconut frond midrib
| Description: | Butt end of coconut frond midrib |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. SO *paka-lafa, PN *lafa-lafa "flat, wide" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Pararaha kekeʔu | Shoulder blade | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Pararafa | Base of fallen coconut frond, still attached to tree | (Cpl) |
| New Zealand Maori | Pararaha | A shallow vessel made by cutting a slice from a gourd | (Wms) |
| Niue | Palelafa | Midrib of the coconut frond Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Karrapa | Central coconut leaf midrib Phonologically Irregular | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Pararaha | Midrib of coconut frond; carrying pole; mashing stick | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Palelawa | Midrib of coconut leaf | (Bge) |
| Rennellese | Kagagapa | Butt end of coconut fronds as used to pound taro Problematic | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Parafa | Midrib of a coconut leaf Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Takuu | Kallapa | Base of a coconut frond on which a large canoe is placed to keep it off the ground while being stored Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Pararafa | Stem of coconut frond | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Palalafa | Stalk and midrib of a coconut leaf | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | Pallafa | Green coconut mid-rib | (Rby) |
| West Uvea | Palalaa (jeunes: palalaha) | Attache de la feuille de cocotier; os de la hanche Phonologically Irregular | (Hmn) |
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