Protoform: PALAI [OC] A yam (Dioscorea nummularia)
| Description: | A yam (Dioscorea nummularia) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *4 POC *balai "wild yam, Dioscorea sp." (ACD). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Palai | A yam. (Dioscorea nummularia) | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Palai | Sorte d'igname non-cultivée, trouvée en brousse (Dioscorea nummularia) | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Parai | Unidentified sea-plant growing on the rocks | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Palai | A fern (Microlepia setosa) | (Pki) |
| Niue | Palai | A variety of yam | (McE) |
| Rarotongan | Uʔi-/parai/ | Yam variety . Probably (Dioscorea mummularia) | (Whr) |
| Rennellese | Pagai | Wild yam sp. | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Palai | Dioscorea sp. | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Parai | A species of yam | (Dvs) |
| Tongan | Palai | Kind of yam | (Cwd) |
| Tupuaki | Uhi parai | Dioscorea sp. | (Atn) |
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