Protoform: TAU.9 [EP] Reef or shoal
| Description: | Reef or shoal |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *tau-laga "anchorage" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Tau | Rock on the coast, taller than others so that something can be deposited on it without fear of seeing it washed away by the waves | (Fts) |
| Moriori | Tau | Reef (Wms) | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tau | Reef, ridge of a hill | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Tau | Shallow part of sea; cape, promontory. Land point (Bck). | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Tau | Sandspit, sandbank, shoal; promontory, headland | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Tau | A sunken rock under water | (Dvs) |
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