Protoform: TAKULUA [PN] A star and month name, probably Sirius, but with qualifiers the name is used for other stars
| Description: | A star and month name, probably Sirius, but with qualifiers the name is used for other stars |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Kaulua | Month name, June-July or February-March; a star, Sirius Phonologically Irregular | (Pki) |
| Mangaia | Takurua | A feast, picnic | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Takurua | An unidentified star (Buck 1938a) | (Jmr) |
| Marquesas | Takuʔua | Star name, Sirius ; Month name, July | (Mkn) |
| New Zealand Maori | Takurua | Season (winter); star name (Sirius) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Takurua-whare-ana | Altair (WD6) | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Takurua-pare-wai | Altair (Best 1910:97-99) | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Taro | Evening star Problematic | (Ray) |
| Rarotongan | Takurua | A feast; a luxury food or delicacy | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Takurua-rau | An evening star, Jupiter | (Sve) |
| Samoan | Taulu/alofi, Taulua/tuafanua | Names of stars | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Tau-lua-alofi, Taulua-tua-fanua | A pair of stars in Ursa Major (Stair 1898) | (Jmr) |
| Tahitian | Te fetiʔa taʔurua | La planète Vénus | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Taʔurua | Fête profane, réjouissances; Te ta'urua Tiurai, les fêtes "du Juillet" | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Taʔurua-faupapa | Sirius (Henry 1907:101-104) | (Lmt) |
| Tahitian | Taʔurua-e-tupu-tainaniu | Canopus (Henry 1907:101-104) | (Lmt) |
| Tongan | Takulua-alofi, Takulua-tua-fanua | Two large stars that rise, respectively, in front of and at the back of the island of Akana (Collocott 1922) | (Jmr) |
| Tuamotu | Takuruua | Star name; it may be Venus, Jupiter or Saturn | (Stn) |
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