Protoform: TANIFA [OC] Shark sp
| Description: | Shark sp |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *nifa.2 "fish (Sardinella sp.)" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tanipa | Large shark sp. | (Yen) |
| East Futuna | Tanifa | Requin de grande taille (supérieure à dix mètres) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Tanifa | A kind of shark | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Daniva | (Sardinella sp.) | (Cpl) |
| Kwaraʔae | Tanifa | Fish sp. | (Shn) |
| Mangaia | Taniva | A sort of shark | (Chn) |
| Mangareva | Taniʔa | Fish sp. Poisson mentionné dans les légendes (Rch). | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Taa nifa (MQS), taa niha (MQN) | Perche à tache noire | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Taanifa (MQS). Taniha (MQN) (Dln). | A fish (Lutjanus monostigma). Vivaneau églefin, perche à tache noire; Blackspot Snapper (Atl). | (Hpr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Taniwha | Mythical reptilian monster, usually water-dwelling | (Bgs) |
| Niuatoputapu | Tenifa | Whale shark | (Dye) |
| Niue | Tenifa | General name for shark | (Hpr) |
| Nukuoro | Taniha | A shark | (Crn) |
| Pukapuka | Taniwa | A fierce shark | (Hpr) |
| Rotuman | Tanifa | A large, dangerous shark Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Tanifa | Kind of large man-eating shark | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | Tania | Monstre marin légendaire Phonologically Irregular | (Aca) |
| Takuu | Tanifa | Fish sp. | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Taniha | Shark sp. | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tanipa | Unidentified type of shark . Problematic | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tanifa | A man-eating sea monster that appears in traditional tales | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tenifa | A very fierce kind of shark | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Taanifa | A variety of fish | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Taanifa | Lizardfish (Saurida gracilis) | (Bsr) |
| Waya | Tanive | A class of small, sardine-like fish | (Ply) |
| West Uvea | Tanifa | Espèce de requin | (Hmn) |
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