Protoform: POGA.1 [PN] A tree fern (Cyathea sp.)
| Description: | A tree fern (Cyathea sp.) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *pona "knot, joint, swelling" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Poga | Hair cut short leaving only top Problematic | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Poga | A tree with black timber | (Btn) |
| Moriori | Kaakaa/ponga | Black fern | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ponga | A tree fern (Cyathea dealbata) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Pango | Fern sp. (Cyclosorus invisus) Phonologically Irregular | (Sph) |
| Rarotongan | Ponga | A tree fern (Cyathea dealbata) ; knot (in wood), notch, nick, dent | (Sve) |
| Rarotongan | Panga | Native tree ferns (Cyathea spp.) Phonologically Irregular | (Whr) |
| Samoan | Paoga | A tree fern (Alsophila lunulata) . (Cyathea spp.) | (Whr) |
| Tongan | Ponga | Cyathea lunulata | (Whr) |
| Tuvalu | Pago | Plant sp., a rush (Cyperus odoratus) Phonologically Irregular | (Rby) |
| West Uvea | Panggo | Fougère épiphyte (Platycerium grande) Phonologically Irregular | (Hmn) |
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