Protoform: PALA.1B [PN] Rotten, decayed

Description: Rotten, decayed
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> PN *pala-pala
*4 POC *mpa(l,d)a "overripe, rotten, withered" (Fwt. 1983).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Para Rotten (spoiled, but not to the point of being unrecognizable) (Fbg)
East Futuna Pala Etre pourri (fruits sauf fruit à pain, blessure) (Mfr)
East Uvea Pala Pourri, gâté, putride,... (Rch)
Easter Island Para Pudrirse (madera) (Fts)
Emae Para Rotten (of fruit) (Cpl)
Hawaiian Pala Rotten, as taro corm; soft, as an infected boil (Pki)
Kapingamarangi Para Rotten (of fish) (sg.) (Ebt)
Kapingamarangi Bala Decay v. (Lbr)
Luangiua Pala Over-ripe, rotten (Smd)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Para Rotten (of vegetables, fruit) (Bck)
Marquesas Paʔa/paʔa Gâté, pourri (Dln)
Marquesas Wa, paʔpa To spoil (Rbs)
New Zealand Maori Para/a Rotten (Wms)
Niuafoʔou Pala Rotten (of vegetables, fruit) (Gry)
Niue Pala/popo Rotting on ground (of over-abundant food) (McE)
Nuguria Para (pl. ppara) Rotten, rot (humans, animals) (Dvl)
Nukumanu P/para Rotten (of human remains) (plural) (Trt)
Pukapuka Pala Rotten (Mta)
Rapa Para/ua Rotten (Grn)
Rarotongan Para Rotten (Bse)
Rennellese Paga Rotten, as taro (Ebt)
Rotuman Para To rot, decay (Cwd)
Samoan Pala Rotten (Prt)
Sikaiana Pala Rotten (of fruit) (Dnr)
Tikopia Para Rotten (Fth)
Tokelau Pala Rot, decay (Sma)
Tongan Pala Rotten (Cwd)
Vaeakau-Taumako Pala Be rotten (about things made of tree, leaves) (Hvn)
West Futuna Para Spoiled, rotten, overripe. To decay; to be rotten with water; to be cooked (Cpl). (Dty)

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