Protoform: PUU.1 [OC] Trumpet shell; trumpet: Pu(q)u

Description: Trumpet shell; trumpet: Pu(q)u
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic
Notes:

*4 POC *buu 'conch shell trumpet' (ACD) (LPO VI:196)

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Puu/kaa Shell trumpet; conch; conch shell which is blown to signify the start of church) (Fbg)
Easter Island Puu Trumpet (Chl)
Emae Puu Conch shell (Cpl)
Hawaiian Puu Trumpet (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Puu Conch shell (Clk)
Kapingamarangi Buu Sea shell other than bivalve, trumpet shell (Lbr)
Luangiua Puu Trumpet shell (Smd)
Mangareva Puu Trumpet. Conque marine qu'on fait retentir (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Pu Shell trumpet (Bck)
Marquesas Puu Toute sorte d'instrument à vent. Nom générique des instruments à vent (Lch). (Dln)
Marquesas Pu/ávva Cowrie, and other similar small shells (Crk)
Marquesas Pu/ihu Espèce de flûte qu'on joue avec le nez (Lch)
Marquesas Pu/kohe (MQN), pu/ʔohe (MQS) (Atl). Tube, tuyau; longue boîte cylindrique, petite boîte à briquet en bambou. Portion de bambou; tube, tuyau; torche en bambou (Fatu Hiva) (Atl). (Dln)
Marquesas Pu/kava, pu/áva Genre de coquillage (Dln)
Marquesas Bu A conch; flute; piece of bamboo (Crk)
New Zealand Maori Puu Trumpet (Wms)
Niue Puu Univalve mollusc shell; trumpet; horn of a motor-car (McE)
Nuguria Pue Muschelhorn Problematic (Ths)
Nuguria Puu Shellfish sp. (inedible); trumpet (made of puu roa shell); containers to scoop water (Dvl)
Nuguria Puu roa Conch or trumpet shell (Dvl)
Nukumanu Puu Trumpet (Trt)
Nukuoro Buu. Pu (Crn). Shell trumpet (Crl)
Penrhyn Puu Trumpet; Triton shell, trumpet shell (Sta)
Pukapuka Puu Conch shell blown as trumpet (Bge)
Rapa Pu Triton sp., trumpet shell (Sks)
Rarotongan Puu Trumpet (Bse)
Samoan Puu Trumpet (Prt)
Sikaiana Puu Conch shell, generic term for several different species; conch shell trumpet (Dnr)
Tahitian Puu Coquillage (tous les gastéropodes de grande taille), en particulier la conque (Cymatium tritonis); conque, trompette, les cuivres en général (Lmt)
Takuu Puu Conch or trumpet shell [Cassis cornuta], horn of a ship, car (Mle)
Tikopia Puu Trumpet (Fth)
Tokelau Puu Trumpet (Sma)
Tongan Puu To fart Uncertain Semantic Connection (Cwd)
Tuamotu Puu Trumpet (Stn)
Tuvalu Puu Horn (blown to summon people) (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Pu talau Horned helmet shell (Grn)
West Futuna Pu Conch, conch shell trumpet (Dty)
West Futuna Pu/ia To blow a trumpet. Souffler dans conque (Rve). (Dty)

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