Protoform: RAKOA.1 [TA] Sea bird sp.
| Description: | Sea bird sp. |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to TA: Tahitic |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangaia | Raakoa | Shearwater, petrel | (Sta) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rako/rakoa/ | A bird (? Phaethon rubricauda, tropic bird) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Haakoakoa | Bird spp.: fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia), Southern skua (Catharacta antarctia) Problematic | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Rakoa | White-tailed tropic bird (Phaeton lepturus) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Laakoa | Bird species (only in chants) Problematic | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Raakoa | White-tailed Tropic Bird (Phaethon lepturus) | (Bse) |
| Tuamotu | Rako | A variety of owl, now extinct; a variety of large black bird, similar to the kari9a or ruru Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
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