Protoform: TIFA.1A [OC] Pearl shell
| Description: | Pearl shell |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to OC: Oceanic |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *jiva "pearl oyster" (LPO I:104). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tipa | Pearlshell | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tifa | Huitre perliere, nacre | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Sifa | Huitre perlière, nacre | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Civa | Pearl oyster | (Cpl) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tiwha | Decorate carving with paua shell | (Wms) |
| New Zealand Maori | Titiwha | Show out, gleam | (Wms) |
| Niue | Tifa | Mother-of-pearl shell; bonito hook made of pearl shell; earring; plant (Acacia spirorbis) [from resemblance of its fruit to earrings] | (Sph) |
| Rarotongan | Tiʔa | Pearl-shell breastplate | (Bse) |
| Rennellese | Tiha | To be or appear white, as some flowers, or sun-bleached *kie* leaves; said esp. of vertical objects Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Tifa | Oyster-shell Problematic | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Tifa | Mother-of-pearl | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Tiha | Mother-of-pearl | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Tifa | Striped with various colours Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Tikopia | Tifa | Mother-of-pearl; flat shell ornament for breast | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tifa | Pearl Oyster (Meleagrina sp.), which produces mother of pearl; mother of pearl shell, highly valued for making skipjack lures | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Sifa | Mother-of-pearl pendant | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Chifa | A mother o'pearl shell, worn as an ornament by men, upon the breast, hanging by a string round the neck | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Tifa | Pearl shell; plate | (Jsn) |
| Waya | Civa | Pearl oyster | (Ply) |
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