Protoform: TALASEA [FJ] Marine creature, perhaps a sea-slug
Description: | Marine creature, perhaps a sea-slug |
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Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic |
Notes: | *2 PFJ *tarasea "a marine creature, perhaps a sea-slug". |
Pollex entries:
Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
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East Futuna | Talasea | Nom d`un poisson | (Gzl) |
Fijian | Tarasea | A bluish sea-worm found in the reefs | (Cpl) |
Rennellese | Tagasea | Kind of edible reddish sea slug | (Ebt) |
Tahitian | Tarahea | Odious, obnoxious; to be in a forlorn condition; lean, meagre, as children; unsightly Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lmt) |
Tikopia | Tarasea | Chestnut-banded Goby (Amblyeleotris japonica) | (Fth) |
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