Protoform: TALA.4 [PN] Tern species (Sterna lunata) (Thalassius bergii)
| Description: | Tern species (Sterna lunata) (Thalassius bergii) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Tala | Sterne, hirondelle de mer (Sterna) | (Myr) |
| Emae | Tara | Tern | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Kala | Gray-backed tern, (Sterna lunata) | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Tara | Bridle tern | (Ebt) |
| Kapingamarangi | Dala | Grey-backed tern | (Lbr) |
| Kapingamarangi | Tara tohoro | Tropic bird | (Emy) |
| Luangiua | Kala | Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) | (Bsm) |
| Luangiua | Kala/hola | Seagull (black back, white belly) | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Tara/ra | Nom d'un oiseau de mer (Thalassius bergii); voix âcre; pleurer amèrement | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tara | Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | (McC) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tara | Sea bird | (Sve) |
| Marquesas | Taʔa (MQS), tara (MQN), taraka (Ua Pou) | Tern. Sterne fuligineuse, oiseau de la famille des laridés. Sooty tern, Sterna fuscata. Sterne à dos gris; Spectacled (Gray-backed) Tern, Sterna lunata. (Atl). Phonologically Irregular | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tara | Tern (Sterna striata) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Tala | A seabird (grey, about the size of a taketake [white tern], flies in a flock). (Rarely seen (Sph.). | (McE) |
| Nuguria | Tara | A kind of seagull | (Dvl) |
| Nuguria | Te/tana | Greater crested tern | (Hdn) |
| Nukumanu | Tara/hora | Greater crested tern | (Hdn) |
| Nukumanu | Tara/auri | Sooty/bridled tern | (Hdn) |
| Nukuoro | Dala | Bird sp., tern? | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Tara | Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | (Cbl) |
| Pukapuka | Tala | (Sterna lunata) | (Bge) |
| Pukapuka | Tala/wue | Sterna sp. poss. Crested tern, Sterna bergii | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Tara | Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) (common on Suwarrow) | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Taga | Crested tern, (Thalassius bergii cristata) [Stephens] | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tala | A seabird | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Tala | (Thalassius bergii) | (Clk) |
| Tahitian | Tara-papa | Sterne huppée (Thalassius bergii) | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Tara moana | Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Tara fora | Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Tara | Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii) | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Tara hora | Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | (Mle) |
| Takuu | Tara moana | Sooty or Bridled Tern (Sterna sp.) (not usually seen close to Takuu) | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tara | Sooty tern (Sterna fuscata) | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tala(gogo) | Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tala | Kind of sea-gull (Thalassius bergii) | (Clk) |
| Tuamotu | Tara | Gray-backed tern (Sterna lunata?) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tala | (Thalassius bergii) | (Clk) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tala | Sea-gull. A diving sea-bird (Lch). | (Hvn) |
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