Protoform: REHO [CE] Tiger cowrie (Maurea sp.)
| Description: | Tiger cowrie (Maurea sp.) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *fole "shellfish sp.", TA *poo-reho |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Leho | Cowrie, generic | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Reʔo | Coquillage: espèce de Tonna | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Eho | Shell, e.g. of oyster | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Reho | (Maurea tigris) | (Wms) |
| Tahitian | Reho | Porcelaine (coquillage) coupée qui sert à peler l'écorce des fruits à pain; peler l'écorce des fruits à pain. A tiger shell, cut for the purpose of scraping the rind of the breadfruit; to scrape the rind of breadfruit, &c. (Dvs). | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Reho/oŋa | (Littorina) | (Stn) |
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