Protoform: RORO.2 [CE] Fish sp.: *ro(o)ro(o)

Description: Fish sp.: *ro(o)ro(o)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
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Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Lolo Fish sp. Short for hinaalea 'akilolo, Yellow-tail Coris (Coris gaimard) (Pki)
Mangareva Ko/roro Poisson: Callyodon chlorodon (Scaridae) [Scarus sp.] (Rch)
Mangareva Rooroo Fish sp. (I) (Rch)
New Zealand Maori Upoko/roro Grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) a fresh-water fish (Wms)
Rarotongan Rooroo Long-mouthed wrasse, a fish whose shape resembles the coconut spathe; cream-coloured with green tip to tail; edible (Bse)
Tuamotu Roro Fish sp. (has deep blue back, white belly, and roundish body) (Stn)

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