Protoform: QUGA-KOA [PN] Shellfish sp. (Vermetidae): *quga-ko(a,o)
| Description: | Shellfish sp. (Vermetidae): *quga-ko(a,o) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *quga "Hermit crab sp." |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Unaʔoa | A mollusk (Vermetidae sp.) | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Kaunaʔoa | A mollusk (Vermetidae sp.) | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Unga-goo | Mollusc sp, (Vermetid gastropod sp.) | (Lbr) |
| Mangaia | Ungakoa | Worm Shells (Vermetid spp.) | (Cek) |
| Marquesas | Ukako (MQN), unako (MQS) | Vermet, polype; trous dans les chairs, plaie vénérienne | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ukako (MQN) | (Plaie) creuser, ronger; (of a sore) eat into, fester | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Ukako(o) (Ua Pou), unaakoo (Hiva Oa) | Bernard-l'hermite, hermit crab | (Chf) |
| Niue | Ungakoo | Mollusc sp. (with cylindrical shell, usually attached to rocks or flat reef, sometimes in spiral form...). A limpet (McE). | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Unga-goo | Vermetid gastropod sp | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Ungakoa, ungakoo | Wormshell, marine worm staying in a tubular shell (not a Penrhynese word) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Unakoa, unukoa | Univalve shell, a mollusc which lives in a tunnel in the coral Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| Raʔivavae | Uŋaʔo | Marine worm | (Zpn) |
| Rarotongan | Ungakoa | Shellfish (Vermetid sp.) | (McC) |
| Rennellese | ʔUngakoa | Kind of sharp mollusc | (Ebt) |
| Tahitian | Uʔaʔoo | Vermet; mollusque qui vit dans des tubes calcaires sur le récif | (Lmt) |
| Tikopia | Ungakoo | Teredo mollusc, boring into timber | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Ugakoa | Variety of sharp prickly coral found on the upper surface of the reef, pinkish in colour | (Sma) |
| Tongan | ʔUngakoo | Small inedible shellfish | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Uŋakoo | Medium growth stage of edible marine worm | (Stn) |
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