Protoform: POLATA [PN] Banana stem (Rby)
| Description: | Banana stem (Rby) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *7 Cf. PNCV *bulata "dry banana leaf" (Clark 2009) |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Polataa | Ecorce de bananier | (Rch) |
| East Futuna | Polata | Tronc de bananier évidé | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Polata | Tige de bananier | (Rch) |
| Niue | Lau/polata/ | Inner, dry skin of the banana plant (used for wrapping valuables). Banana bark (continuous with dried leaves) (Sph). | (McE) |
| Rennellese | Pogata | Banana stem | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Polofo | Stump of tree or plant Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Polata | Firewood ; layer of trunk of banana, honorific for firewood | (Prt) |
| Takuu | Porata | Trunk of the banana palm | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Polata | Trunk, main stem of plantain or banana plant | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Bolata | The stem either of the banana or the plantain tree | (Mar) |
| West Futuna | Prata | Target Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
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