Protoform: TAU-RUA [CE] A double canoe

Description: A double canoe
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *tau-lua "pair, two of a kind"
*1 Cf. PN *faqu-lua

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Kaulua Double canoe (Pki)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Vaka taurua Double sailing canoe (Bck)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Taurua Double canoe (Sve)
Marquesas Tauʔua Accoupler deux pirogues ensemble (Lch)
New Zealand Maori Taurua Double, in pairs; a canoe used for working a kaharoa (seine net) (Wms)
Pukapuka Taulua Double canoe (archaic) Problematic (Sby)
Rapa Ta(k)urua Double canoe Problematic (Sks)
Tahitian Taurua A double canoe (Dvs)

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