Protoform: SORA [CE] (Tephrosia purpurea), a plant used to poison fish: *(f,s)ora
| Description: | (Tephrosia purpurea), a plant used to poison fish: *(f,s)ora |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
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Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Hola | Flower of (Amorphophallus campanulatus) Problematic | (Btn) |
| Hawaiian | Hola | (Tephrosia purpurea), a slender shrubby legume used for poisoning fish | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | ʔOra | Poisonous, poison; catch fish using a fish poison | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Hora | Poison Problematic | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Ola | To poison fish Phonologically Irregular | (Sby) |
| Raʔivavae | Hora | A variety of shrub (Tephrosia piscatoria)... | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔOra | Fish poisoning | (Mka) |
| Tahitian | Hora | Plante utilisée pour empoisonner le poisson, pécher le poisson à l'aide du hora (Tephrosia purpurea) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Hora | Decoction of roots of (Morinda citrifolia) used as fish poison. Tree sp. (Morinda citrifolia) (Sct). | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | Hora | Tephrosia piscatoria | (Atn) |
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