Protoform: QASO.1 [FJ] A shark

Description: A shark
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic
Notes:

*2 PCP *qaso "k.o. large shark" (LPO IV:32).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Fijian Yaso Shark sp (Cpl)
New Zealand Maori Aho(aho) A fish (Wms)
Nukuoro Aso White-tipped Shark (Crl)
Pukapuka Aayou Large deep-sea shark with flabby skin Problematic (Bge)
Samoan Aso White-tipped Shark (Hpr)
Tokelau Aho A huge, clumsy, grey, deep-sea fish about twenty feet long and weighing about a ton. Probably belongs to the shark family but is not as fierce (Sma)
Tongan ʔAho Shark sp (Cwd)
Vaeakau-Taumako Ao A big type of shark (Hvn)

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