Protoform: TAKA-TAKA [FJ] Plant sp., a grass or sedge

Description: Plant sp., a grass or sedge
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *taka.2a "tread on, trample"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Fijian Takataka A climbing, evergreen plant (Pleiosmilax vitiensis) (Phm)
New Zealand Maori Takataka/poo A taro variety Uncertain Semantic Connection (Wms)
Nuguria Takataka Germinating coconut Uncertain Semantic Connection (Ray)
Samoan Taʔataʔa Goose grass (Eleusine indica) (Whr)
Samoan Taʔa taʔa (Eleusine indica) (Phm)
Samoan Taʔa taʔa (vili taliga) (Cyperus brevifolius, C. kyllingia) (Phm)
Tongan Takataka A glabrous, tufted herb (Fimbristylis autumnalis) (Ykr)
Tongan Takataka (ʔa leala) Goosefoot grass (Eleusine indica) (Whr)
Tongan Takataka A plant (Cyperus sp.) (Cwd)

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