Protoform: RAU.1 [PN] A kind of net made of coconut fronds
| Description: | A kind of net made of coconut fronds |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *lau.1 "leaf" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Yara/rau/ | Net made of coconut leaves | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Lau | Seine net | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Rau | Net of coconut leaves. Espèce de filet (guirlande de feuilles de cocotier) pour la pêche | (Jnu) |
| Mangareva | ʔAtu/rau | Longue chaîne hérissée avec des feuilles de cocotier pour la pêche | (Rch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rau | Catch, as in a net | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Ga/lau/na | A big net for fishing, requiring several persons to manipulate | (Crl) |
| Nukuoro | Rau/rau | A net | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Rau | Net of Coconut leaves | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Rau rau | Group fishing net | (Lmt) |
| Rapa | Rau | Leaf rope (old term) Problematic | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Rau | Net with net of coconut leaves | (Bse) |
| Rotuman | Rou/ vao | Cast net | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Lau | One unit (or several units) of a communald fishing device (lauloa) consisting of 18 to 24 ft. lengths of fau bast to which coconut-palm leaves are attached at intervals | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Lau | Strain through a cloth | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Rau | Pêcher avec des feuilles assemblées en forme de filets | (Aca) |
| Tikopia | Rau | To sweep with net | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Lau | Line of beaters in a fish drive | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Au | Fishing net made of long vine and coconut leaves | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Rau | Catch in net | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Rau-ere | A fishing net, made by twisting together leaves of the coconut... | (Atn) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Lau | Traditional way of fishing with a long line with coconut leaves attached to it and with a number of people taking part | (Hvn) |
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