Protoform: TALU.1 [MP] Weeds; fallow: *talu(talu)
| Description: | Weeds; fallow: *talu(talu) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *talu(n) "old garden, fallow land, land returning to secondary growth" (LPO I:118,II:54). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | ʔAu/talu/ | Sarcler | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | ʔAu/talu/ | Sarcler les taros | (Btn) |
| Fijian | Talutalu | A small tree that grows on the edge of the forest | (Phm) |
| Hawaiian | Kalu/kalu | Kind of fern | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Taru | Nom d'une herbe qui se répand très vite | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Taʔu | Plantation, culture, semence, sémis; semer, planter, cultiver | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Taʔu tanu | Culture, plantation. Jardin, garden (Atl). | (Lch) |
| Moriori | Taru | Grass | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taru(taru) | Herbage, small vegetation, grass; a kind of moss used as a scent | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Talu | Forest land which has previously been cultivated | (Fox) |
| Niue | Talu/talu | Fallow land. Land out of cultivation (McE). | (Sph) |
| Penrhyn | Taru/taru | Plentiful harvest Problematic | (Sta) |
| Rapa | Taru | A grass (Agrostis rapensis), probably generic; weeds (used for house thatch) | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Taru/taru | Weeds that have been cut and laid about on the ground | (Sve) |
| Rennellese | Tagu/tagu | Begin to be brush-covered, of a fallow garden | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Talu/talu | Fresh growth of weeds | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Taru/aa | Chou caraïbe (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Problematic | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | (A)u/taru | To weed, remove weeds from garden | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Taru/taru | Cultivation plot | (Fth) |
| Tuamotu | Taru | Weeds, herbage, grass | (Stn) |
| Waya | Tarutaru | Shrub taxon. Grows on coast, up to 2-3 metres tall, has sweet-smelling white flower | (Ply) |
| West Futuna | Taru | To be unable, impossible Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
| West Futuna | A ne taru | Vanities Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cpl) |
23 entries found
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