Protoform: TEA [CP] White

Description: White
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CP: Central Pacific
Notes:

*0 >> PN *te-tea "albino", CE *tea-tea "semen", TA *maka-tea "raised coral limestone", *tua-tea "white-capped wave"
*8 SAM1 form results from replacement of tea also found in several other words.

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Anuta Tea White (Yen)
East Futuna Tea Blanc, blanche (Gzl)
East Uvea Tea White (Rch)
Easter Island Tea/tea White (Fts)
Emae Tea White (Cpl)
Fijian See Be radiant (of light) Problematic (Cpl)
Fijian Rai seesee See clearly Problematic (Cpl)
Hawaiian Kea White, clear (Pki)
Ifira-Mele Tea/tea White (Clk)
Luangiua Keea Green Problematic (Smd)
Mangareva Tea Blond, blanc, de couleur blanche; terne, mat. White, blanched, pale; matt, unpolished, dead, dull (Tgr). (Rch)
Mangareva Tu/teea/teea Grande fumée montant par ondulation; grande pluie poussée par le vent, tombant par ondulations (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Tea White (Tnr)
Marquesas Tea Clear, white. Blanc, clair, pur, limpide; tache blanche sur la peau (Lch). (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Tea Clear, white (Wms)
Niuafoʔou Tea/tea White (Gry)
Niuatoputapu Tea White (Dye)
Niue Tea White, light-coloured, fair skinned (McE)
Nuguria Ma/tea White (Ray)
Nuguria Maa/tea White; clean (Dvl)
Nukuoro Dea White (only in compunds) (Crl)
Penrhyn Tea White (Sta)
Pukapuka Tea Bright (of light, colour) (Mta)
Rapa Ka/tea/tea White (Sks)
Rapa Tea/tea White, whitish, light-coloured. White (Grn). (MCl)
Rarotongan Tea White, clear (Sve)
Rennellese Tea White, light-coloured (Ebt)
Rotuman Fea Pale or light in colour (Cwd)
Samoan -tea Denoting a white or pale variety (Prt)
Sikaiana Tea Clear, white, pale (Dnr)
Tahitian Tea White (Dvs)
Takuu T/tea Light-blue, whitish-blue; period of early morning when such coloration is visible (Mle)
Tikopia Tea Light-coloured, white; clear, e.g. empty drinking glass (Fth)
Tokelau -tea Occurs as an element of names only, meaning pale-coloured (Sma)
Tongan Tea White, whitish, light, pale (Cwd)
Tongan Téa Pale, white (Mar)
Tuamotu Tea White, clear (Stn)
Tuvalu Tea White (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Thea White (Hvn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Tea/tea/nga Shallow and clear sea close to shore (Hvn)
West Futuna X/tea (WFU), tea (ANI) White (Cpl)
West Futuna (Ga)/h/tea White, light (Dty)

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