Protoform: TAGAFA [OC] A fish (Cheilinus undulatus)

Description: A fish (Cheilinus undulatus)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic
Notes:

*4 POC *ta9apa(R,r) "large wrasse, including Cheilinus sp." (LPO IV:93).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Fijian Dagava A fish (Cheilinus undulatus) (Gty)
Luangiua (Ka)Ĺ‹aha Fish sp. (Smd)
New Zealand Maori Taangaha/ngaha Banded Parrotfish (Pseudolabrus spp.) (Wms)
Niuatoputapu Meai/tangafaa Wrasse (Dye)
Nuguria Tanaha Fish sp.: Maori Wrasse (Dvl)
Rennellese Tanaha Hump-headed Maori Wrasse (Ebt)
Rennellese Langoba Probably scarlet-breasted Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus) [Bloch] Problematic (Ebt)
Rotuman Fahaga A fish (Cwd)
Samoan Tagafa A fish, (Cheilinus sp.) when over three feet long (Prt)
Sikaiana Tanaha Parrot fish sp. (Dnr)
Takuu Tanafa A fish (Hwd)
Takuu Tanaha Fish sp., caught in the ocean (Mle)
Tikopia Tagafaa A sea-fish, apparently a wrasse (Fth)
Tongan Tangafa A fish (Cwd)
Tuvalu Tagafo Fish sp.: Cheilinus undulatus (mature) Phonologically Irregular (Bsr)
Waya Taagava A fish, prob. (Cheilinus undulatus) (Ply)

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