Protoform: PULEWA [FJ] Marine substance/creature with stone-like or rough exterior
| Description: | Marine substance/creature with stone-like or rough exterior |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *bulewa "an organism growing on rocks, possibly encrusting brown rock coral (LPO IV:210). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Puleva | Espèce de bêche de mer | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Pureva | Stone (old word) | (Fts) |
| Fijian | Bulewa | Pumice-like stone found on reefs | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Puulewa | Kind of stone used as sinker for octopus hooks | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Purewe | Sand-paper-like growth on coral, used to smooth paddles | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Bulewe | Coral variety | (Lbr) |
| Mangareva | Pureva | Ecume jaune qui traîne sur la mer du 17 au 21 février et qui fait périr le poisson qui la mange; frai, oeufs de poisson; été, la plus chaude des saisons. Roe or eggs of fish; yellow scum floating on the sea from about the 17th to 21st of February, and this yellow substance is eaten by fish; summer (Tgr). | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Pueva. Puʔeva (Lch). | Démangeaison, démanger Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Pu/évva | To itch; itching pustules between the fingers Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Purewha | A mussel (Volcella areolatus) | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Puleva | Slimy brown slick on water (from coral) | (Sby) |
| Sikaiana | Puleva | Type of sea coral that is soft and spongy in the part where it is growing | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Pureva | Large sea anemone sp. | (Mle) |
| Tuvalu | Puleva | (Echidna nebulosa) (Gty.1994); Dragon Moray Eel > | (Rby) |
| Waya | Bulewa | A soft coral, sticks to reefs | (Ply) |
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