Protoform: QUI [PN] Blue, green; type of coconut
| Description: | Blue, green; type of coconut |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *qusi "dark-coloured, including dark blues and greens" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Niu vi | Green coconut Phonologically Irregular | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Niu ui | Espèce de cocotier | (Gzl) |
| East Futuna | ʔUi | Variété de cocotier | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | ʔUi | Green, blue | (Rch) |
| Nukuoro | Nu/ui | Green | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Niu | Green, light blue | (Crn) |
| Rennellese | Niu ʔui | A kind of coconut with dark green nuts | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | -Ui | Dark (in compounds) | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Niu ui | Variety of coconut | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | U/ui | Green or blue | (Dnr) |
| Tikopia | Uvi | A word used about the green stage of fruits, esp. coconuts | (Mbg) |
| Tongan | ʔUi | Comparatively light in colour (of coconuts or the skin of natives) | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Niu ʔui | Kind of coconut whose unripe fruit is light green | (Cwd) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Ui/ui | Blue, green | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Ui/ui | Green, blue; turn blue or green; bruise | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | Niu wi | Clone coco | (Rve) |
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