Protoform: PAPA.2 [SO] Fish sp.

Description: Fish sp.
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Papa Medium-sized red fish sp. (Bgs)
East Futuna Papa Poisson: "priacanthe sanglante" (Priacanthus cruentatus) (Mfr)
East Uvea Papa Generic term for some species of Cephalopholis (Groupers) (Rch)
Mangareva Ko/papa Espèce de poisson plat Problematic (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Paa/papa Small fish sp., like maomao Problematic (Wms)
Nukuoro Baba Fish sp (Crl)
Penrhyn Papa Shoal of fish Problematic (Sta)
Pukapuka Papa A fish (Variola louti) (Bge)
Samoan Papa A fish (Epinephelus sp.) (Prt)
Sikaiana Ppaa A yellow fin tuna fish when caught with a troll line (Dnr)
Takuu Ppaa Fish sp., similar to bonito but larger, with a shorter body (Hwd)
Tokelau Papa School of fish of certain species, especially Caranx sp.; a variety of sea-bass or grouper, reddish yellow with white spots (?Variola louti) (Sma)
West Futuna Papa (Cephalopholis spp.) (Rve)

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