Protoform: TAWA-TAWA [PN] Fish sp. (Euthynnus yaito) or (Gymnosarda unicolor) juvenile (Hpr. 1994)
| Description: | Fish sp. (Euthynnus yaito) or (Gymnosarda unicolor) juvenile (Hpr. 1ŋŋ4) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> TA *koo-tawa |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Tavatava | Ko`iro (congrio, conger eel) pequeño Problematic | (Cnt) |
| Hawaiian | Kawakawa | (Euthynnus yaito), Bonito, Little Tunny | (Pki) |
| Kapingamarangi | Dawadawa | Fish sp.: Small tuna | (Lbr) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tavatava | Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) | (McC) |
| Marquesas | Távvàtávva | The albacore | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Tavatava | (Euthynnus affinus). Bonite à dos rayé (Lch). Mackerel Tuna (Atl). | (Lvs) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tawatawa | Blue Mackerel (Scomber australasicus) | (Wms) |
| Nukuoro | Dawa/ia | The largest kind of tuna | (Crl) |
| Penrhyn | Tawatawa | Fish sp; walu (Ruvettus pretiosus cocc.) Problematic | (???) |
| Penrhyn | Tavatava | Scaleless tuna, smooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Tavatava | (Gymnosarda unicolor) | (Hpr) |
| Samoan | Tavatava | Bonito when about a foot long | (Prt) |
| Tahitian | ʔOo/tava | Bonite, famille des Scombridae (Euthynnus affinis) | (Lmt) |
| Tokelau | Tavatava | (Gymnosarda unicolor) when eighteen to twenty-four inches long | (Hpr) |
| Tongan | Kavakava | (Euthynnus yaito) Problematic | (Hpr) |
| Tuamotu | Koo/tawa | (Euthynnus affinis) (Klawe) | (Stn) |
| Tuvalu | Tavatava | A fish with large fins | (Rby) |
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