Protoform: TAPAIRU [EP] A woman of high rank
| Description: | A woman of high rank |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Tapairu | Chiefess (Métraux 1937:53) | (Fts) |
| Mangareva | Tepeiru | Woman of high rank. Princesse (Rch) | (Bck) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tapairu | Sister of Huku, discoverer of Manihiki; senior daughter of chiefly family | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Tepeiʔu | Woman of high rank (Bck) | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Haʔatepeiʔu (Ua Pou haka-) | Cheffesse, princesse, dame. Reine, queen (Atl). | (Lch) |
| Marquesas | Ha/tàpéiyu | A Chief Woman | (Crk) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tapairu | Firstborn female in a family of high rank (Wms | (Wms) |
| Rarotongan | Tapairu | Eldest daughter of a chief ; a fairy, often used for a pretty girl ; a beauty | (Mka) |
| Tahitian | Tapairu | A young woman that lives delicately; a young woman that is an attendant on a chief woman | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Tapairu | A young woman of great beauty | (Stn) |
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