Protoform: TAGAROA [CE] A series of nights of the lunar cycle, waning moon
| Description: | A series of nights of the lunar cycle, waning moon |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tagaloa "a principle god of the pantheon" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Kaaloa | Names of three nights of the month...sacred to the god Kanaloa: Kaaloa Kuu Kahi, Kaaloa Kuu Lua, Kaaloa Pau (24-26) Phonologically Irregular | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Tagaroa-vei (otane) | Twenty-seventh night of the moon (Laval) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Takao/ʔakau, takaoa/atiati | Jour de lune | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Takaoa (MQN) | A series of three nights of the waning moon (25-27) | (Aud) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tangaroa | A night of the moon | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Tangaroa | 24th to 26th night of the lunar month | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Tangaroa | Series of moon nights, 22nd to 24th | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Taʔaroa-tahi | Twenty-fourth night of the moon | (Hry) |
| Tahitian | Taaroa | A series of three nights of the waning moon (24-26) | (Aud) |
| Tuamotu | Tangaroa | A series of nights of the waning moon (24-26 or 25-27) | (Aud) |
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