Protoform: SUMU.3 [PN] Name of a celestial object
| Description: | Name of a celestial object |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Sumu | Tache noire dans la Voie Lactée. The Coal-Sack (Jmr) | (Mfr) |
| Hawaiian | Humu | The star Altair, in Aquila, said to have been used for navigation from Hawai'i to Tahiti | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ti-humu-te, Ti-humu-mhe | A star: Hadar (Beta Centauri) (Emory 1965) | (Jmr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Ti-humu-uri | A star: Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri) (Emory 1965) | (Jmr) |
| Mangareva | Umu | Nom d'une étoile qui rayonnait sur la tête des personnes au moment ou l'on préparait ce four | (Rch) |
| Samoan | Sumu | The Southern Cross (Akerblom 1968). A cluster of stars -- the sumu (fish) and toloa (duck) were taken up to heaven and became signs (Prt). | (Jmr) |
| Takuu | Simu | Two four-star constellations in the southern sky considered as islands rather than stars, said to resemble a triggerfish... | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Humu | A dark patch of nebulosity near the Southern Cross (Makemson 1941), presumably the Coal-Sack. | (Jmr) |
| Tuamotu | Humu-iti, Humu-nui | Constellations (Makemson 1941) | (Jmr) |
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