Protoform: SAPUTU [PN] Fish sp. (Lutjanus sp.) *sa(a)putu

Description: Fish sp. (Lutjanus sp.) *sa(a)putu
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*4 POC *sabutu "snapper (Lutjanus) or emperor (Lethrinus) sp. or spp." (LPO IV:76).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Taaputu A type of fish...(pompano?) (Fbg)
East Uvea Hoputu tokelau Lethrinus chrysostomos Borrowed (Rch)
Emae Saaputu A snapper (Lethrinus lentjan) (Cpl)
Fijian Sabutu (Lethrinus spp.). Like a Bream, short and reddish (Cpl)
Luangiua Sapuku Fish sp. (red with bright red fins, red mouth) (Tbs)
Nukuoro Saabudu Fish sp (Crl)
Rarotongan ʔAputu Deep-sea fish, dark grey, up to 2 feet long (Bse)
Rotuman Saputu A fish Problematic (Cwd)
Sikaiana Saaputu A fish Problematic (Dnr)
Tahitian Haaputu The name of a fish that is often poisonous Problematic (Dvs)
Tahitian Haputu Maori snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) (Rdl)
Takuu Saaputu Snapper or Emperorfish (Mle)
Tikopia Saputu Maori snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) or an Emperor (Lethrinus kallopterus) (Fth)
Tokelau Saaputu Maori snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus) (Hpr)
Tongan Hoputu Snapper sp. (Lethrinus miniat) (Cwd)
Tuamotu Haputu Blue cod (Cephalopholis argus) (Stn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Aput A fish (Ray)
West Futuna Sápuka Fish sp Phonologically Irregular (Cpl)

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