Protoform: PALA.1C [NP] Excrement; soiled

Description: Excrement; soiled
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *pala-pala "filth, filthy"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Pala Dab of excreta (Pki)
Mangareva Paara Etre sale (à cause de feuilles, de produits naturels) (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Para/nga Excrement (Wms)
Penrhyn Para Dirt, dirty; left-over remnant, dregs, refuse; small bit (Sta)
Pukapuka Pala Dirt; soiled, very wet (Mta)
Pukapuka Pala/nga A lump of faeces (Mta)
Rarotongan Para Refuse, waste, sediment (Bse)
Samoan Pala A muddy deposit in the sea; black swamp mud used as dye (Prt)
Tahitian Para Manure, dung, dirt; the white slime of a new born infant (Dvs)
Tokelau Pala/pala Mud, dirt, blood (Sma)
Tuvalu Pa/pala/ Excrete (Rby)

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